Emerson Jeka (born 18 September 2001) an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jeka also spent time on the playing list of the Geelong Football Club, however never played a senior match.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Emerson Jeka | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 2001 | ||
| Original team(s) |
Altona (WRFL) Western Jets (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft |
No. 9, 2020 rookie draft No. 7, 2024 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 7, 2021, Hawthorn vs. St Kilda, at Marvel Stadium | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2023 | Hawthorn | 7 (2) | |
| 2024 | Geelong | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 7 (2) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Career
editEarly career
editJeka played the majority of his NAB League career in the forward line.[1] He suffered a knee injury while representing an Australian under-18 team against Victorian Football League (VFL) club Casey at the MCG in April 2019. He was sidelined for almost two months, but was selected by Hawthorn with Pick 9 in the 2020 AFL rookie draft.[2]
AFL
editJeka first played for Hawthorn's Victorian Football League (VFL) affiliate Box Hill, showing promise during scratch matches in the COVID-19-affected 2020 season.[3]
Jeka made his AFL debut against St Kilda at Marvel Stadium in round 7 of the 2023 AFL season. He later kicked 0.7 in a VFL match on 3 July 2021.[4]
He was promoted to Hawthorn's senior list in December 2021 for the 2022 season.[5]
At the end of the 2023 AFL season, Jeka was delisted by Hawthorn. On 14 November 2023, he signed with Essendon's reserves team for the 2024 VFL season,[6] but 12 days later he returned to the AFL and joined Geelong.
Jeka was delisted by Geelong at the end of the 2024 AFL season without playing a single senior game for the Cats.[7] He played 19 games for Geelong's reserves team during the 2024 VFL season.[8]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of the 2024 season.[9]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020 | Hawthorn | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 | Hawthorn | 39 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Hawthorn | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Hawthorn | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 | Geelong | 43 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 20 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "AFL DRAFT WATCH: Emerson Jeka".
- ^ "'I don't want to be mediocre': Draft rollercoaster fails to dent Hawk's ambition".
- ^ "Season Spotlight: Emerson Jeka". hawthornfc.com.au.
- ^ "He's in! Jeka's purple patch has been rewarded". hawthornfc.com.au.
- ^ "2022 list update: Who's in, who's out, who's new".
- ^ "VFL: Jeka becomes a Bomber". Essendon Football Club. 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Premiership pair among SEVEN axed by Cats". afl.com.au. 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Geelong Cats List Update". Geelong Football Club. 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Emerson Jeka Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
External links
edit- Emerson Jeka's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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