Jason Laycock (born 4 November 1984) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

player. He played for the

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers or colloquially the Dons, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCrac ...

as a ruckman in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...

(AFL) from 2004 to 2010. He was drafted by Essendon from

East Devonport Football Club The East Devonport Football Club is an Australian rules football club based on Devonport, Tasmania. The club had competed in the North West Football League since 1987. History The club competed on an irregular basis in various non-senior North ...

with the tenth overall selection in the 2002 National AFL Draft. Laycock was nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star Medal in round five, 2005 before straining a calf muscle missed the last seven games of that season. In 2006, he suffered knee and foot injuries, which restricted him to six games. Laycock played 19 games in 2007 and a further 16 games in 2008. In 2009, he suffered another foot injury and missed the entire season. He was delisted by Essendon in 2010. Laycock was recruited by the

Burnie Dockers Football Club Burnie Dockers Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Burnie Tasmania, Australia. The club currently competes in the North West Football League (NWFL). Club history The Burnie Dockers were formed as a result of a merger between ...

in the

Tasmanian Football League The Tasmanian State League (TSL), colloquially known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), was the highest-level Australian rules football competition in the state of Tasmania. It disbanded following the end of the 2024 TSL season, 2024 season ...

in 2011. Laycock Played For The Cygnet Football Club in 2016 and the New Norfolk District Football Club In 2017 in the

Southern Football League (Tasmania) The Southern Football League (SFL) is an Australian rules football league based in the state of Tasmania, Australia, Tasmania. History Beginning and growth The Southern Tasmanian Football League (STFL) was founded in 1996. The league's orig ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laycock, Jason 1984 births Living people Essendon Football Club players East Devonport Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Tassie Mariners players Burnie Dockers Football Club players Bendigo Football Club players New Norfolk Football Club players 21st-century Australian sportsmen