Jaspa Fletcher
| Jaspa Fletcher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jaspa Fletcher | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 2004 | ||
| Original team(s) |
Sherwood Districts (QAFL) Coorparoo (QAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 12 (F/S), 2022 national draft | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023– | Brisbane Lions | 19 (10) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jaspa Fletcher (born 24 February 2004) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions.
Early career
Fletcher was born in
Dandenong as well as an Australian national team representative.[2]
Jaspa attended
AFL Under-19 Championships.[5]
In his final year of junior football, Fletcher captained both the Brisbane Lions academy and the Allies teams in their respective representative competitions and his efforts led to selection in the 2022 U18 All-Australian alongside fellow future Brisbane Lions father-son teammate Will Ashcroft.[6][7] The Brisbane Lions elected to match a father-son bid for Fletcher with pick 12 in the 2022 AFL draft.[8]
AFL career
Fletcher was selected to make his AFL debut for the Brisbane Lions in round 14 of the 2023 AFL season against the Sydney Swans at the Gabba and kicked a goal on debut.[9][10]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 23, 2023[11]
G
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Goals
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K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds
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H
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Handballs | M
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Marks
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 28 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 46 | 118 | 43 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 11.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
| Career | 10 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 46 | 118 | 43 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 11.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | ||
References
- ^ "Fletch lives at Lions". Brisbane Times. 3 December 2007.
- ^ "Narelle Fletcher - ABC News". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Congratulations to Jaspa Fletcher (Year 10) who played for Metropolitan East at the AFL Queensland School Sport State Carnival". Brisbane State High School. 15 May 2019.
- ^ "AFL greats coaching in this year's QAFL". AFL Queensland. 1 April 2021.
- ^ "AFL 2021 U19 Championships - Queensland v Tasmania". Australian Football League. 23 September 2021.
- ^ "There's a SECOND Brisbane father-son gun. He's a draft bolter who's already tasted life as a Lion". Fox Sports Australia. 29 October 2022.
- ^ "The top 20 prospects in the 2022 AFL draft: Jaspa Fletcher". Wide World of Sports. 27 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Recap: A Father-Son Frenzy". Brisbane Lions. 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Son of a Gun Jaspa Fletcher to Debut". Brisbane Lions. 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Fletcher fetches first goal to get Gabba going". Australian Football League. 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Jaspa Fletcher". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
External links
- Jaspa Fletcher's playing statistics from AFL Tables