Jacob Heron
Jacob Heron | |||
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![]() Heron playing for Gold Coast in August 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Jacob Heron | ||
Nickname(s) | Speedy, Pugface[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 December 1999 | ||
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 a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club 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]
AFL career
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.
References
External links
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- Jacob Heron's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Jacob Heron's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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- Use Australian English from May 2018
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- Living people
- Gold Coast Football Club players
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- People educated at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School
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