Jai Serong

Jai Serong
Personal information
Full name Jai Serong
Date of birth (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21)
Original team(s) Gippsland Power
Draft No. 53, 2021 national draft
Debut Round 21, 2022, Hawthorn vs. Gold Coast, at York Park, Launceston
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Key Defender
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 29
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022– Hawthorn 10 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
  • Col Austen trophy: 2024[1]
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jai Serong is a professional Australian Rules Football player who plays for Hawthorn as a midfielder or forward in the AFL.[2] He has also played for Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League. Jai is the younger brother of Caleb Serong, who currently plays for the Fremantle.

Early life

Serong grew up on a dairy farm near the Victorian country town of Inverloch before his family moved to Warragul. [3]

He was drafted with the 53rd selection in the 2021 AFL draft from Gippsland Power in the NAB League.

AFL career

Jai made his debut in round 21 of the 2022 season when Hawthorn played the Gold Coast in Launceston. He played in the final three rounds of the season.

His 2023 season was delayed because of injury. He suffered pericarditis.[4][5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2024.[6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2022 Hawthorn 29 3 1 0 7 6 13 5 5 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.0 4.3 1.7 1.7
2023 Hawthorn 29 2 0 0 15 6 21 8 3 0.0 0.0 7.5 3.0 10.5 4.0 1.5
2024 Hawthorn 29 5 0 0 19 23 42 11 13 0.0 0.0 3.8 4.6 8.4 2.2 2.6
Career 10 1 0 41 35 76 24 21 0.1 0.0 4.1 3.5 7.6 2.4 2.1

Honours and achievements

Hawthorn

Individual

  • Col Austen trophy: 2024

References

  1. ^ Ferguson, Emily (27 September 2024). "2024 Col Austen Trophy". Box Hill Hawks. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Hawthorn Football Club – Jai Serong". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Jai Serong is a Hawk after AFL Draft selection". 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Nissan Injury Update: Morris returns, watch on Wingard". hawthornfc.com.au. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Serong set for stint on sidelines". hawthornfc.com.au. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Jai Serong". AFLTables. Retrieved 6 August 2022.