Jacob Heron

Jacob Heron
Heron playing for Gold Coast in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Jacob Heron
Nickname(s) Speedy, Pugface[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 24)
Original team(s) Palm Beach Currumbin (QAFL)
Cairns (AFL Cairns)
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Small forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018-2020 Gold Coast 13 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jacob Heron (born 10 December 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Heron was raised in Cairns, Queensland and attended St Augustine's College.[2] He grew up playing his junior football for the Cairns Saints in the AFL Cairns competition. Towards the end of his junior football, he relocated to the Gold Coast as part of the Gold Coast Suns Academy and began playing for Palm Beach Currumbin as well as attending Palm Beach Currumbin High School.[3]

Career

AFL

Heron was named to make his AFL debut in round 9 of the 2018 AFL season against Port Adelaide in Shanghai, China.[4] He became the first player to make his AFL debut in a game played outside of Australia.

VFL

Heron played for Southport in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to Werribee.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Queenslander Jacob Heron to make history when he makes his AFL debut in China
  2. ^ Speedy Saints junior eyes Shanghai debut
  3. ^ Suns' surprise breeding ground in rugby heartland
  4. ^ Queenslander Jacob Heron to make history when he makes his AFL debut in China
  5. ^ "2024 Smithy's VFL Grand Final: Player Profiles". AFL.com.au. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Werribee Tigers v Southport". AFL.com.au. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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