Tew Jiath (born 2 March 2005) is a professional

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 ...

er playing for the

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. ...

in the

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Early life

Born in a refugee camp in

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parents, Jiath, along with his family, moved to Australia in 2007 when he was just 2 years old. At under-19 Australian rules football level, Jiath played for the

Gippsland Power The Gippsland Power is an Australian rules football team in the Talent League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. Honours *Premierships (1): 2005 *Runners-up (3): 1999, 2010, 2012 *Minor Premiers (3): 2005, 2007, 2 ...

as a medium defender.

Club career

Jiath was drafted by Collingwood in the 2023 national draft at pick number 37 as Collingwood's second pick of the night, following Harry DeMattia's selection. Jiath was drafted just months after Collingwood had won the premiership. Jiath made his AFL debut in round 14, 2024. He played a pivotal role in Collingwood's defeat of

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, when the Magpies trailed by 54 points and won by 1 point to record their largest comeback from deficit since 1970.

Personal life

Jiath grew up supporting Collingwood, stating that his favourite player was

Scott Pendlebury Scott Pendlebury (born 7 January 1988) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He served as Collingwood captain from 2014 to 2022. Pendlebury is a dual ...

. He is also the younger brother of Changkuoth Jiath who currently plays for Hawthorn in the AFL.

Statistics

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