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Jake Waterman
Waterman playing for West Coast in 2019
Personal information
Born (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 27)
Perth, Western Australia
Original team Marist Football Club
Draft No. 77 (F/S), 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, West Coast vs. Sydney, at Optus Stadium
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position Key forward
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 2
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– West Coast 112 (149)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2026 Western Australia 1 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
2 Representative statistics correct as of 2026.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jake Waterman (born 6 May 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jake is the son of dual West Coast premiership defender Chris Waterman, and brother of former Essendon forward Alec Waterman.

AFL career

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He was drafted by West Coast with their final selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2016 national draft as a father-son selection.[1] He made his debut in the twenty-nine point loss to Sydney at Optus Stadium in round 1 of the 2018 season.[2] In round 6, Waterman was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award after recording fourteen disposals, five marks and two goals in the eight-point win over Fremantle at Optus Stadium.[3]

2024

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In round 5 of the 2024 AFL season, Waterman kicked a career-high six goals against Richmond at Optus Stadium.[4] He was again impressive the next week in Western Derby 58, kicking five goals.[5] He also kicked five goals in round 10 during West Coast's 35-point win over Melbourne.[6] Waterman finished the season as West Coast's leading goalkicker, having kicked 53 goals from 20 games, which placed him fifth in the Coleman Medal.[7] For his performance throughout the year, he earnt a spot in the 2024 All-Australian team as a forward, and finished third in the West Coast Eagles' best and fairest award, the John Worsfold Medal.

2025

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Waterman only managed 8 games for the 2025 AFL season due to injury and didn't play again after Round 11.[8] Despite this he still led the Club for goals kicked up until Round 19, before eventually being overtaken by Jamie Cripps and Liam Ryan.[9]

2026

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In 2026, Waterman was picked to play for Western Australia in the revised State of Origin match against Victoria. His father Chris Waterman had previously represented Western Australia four times at state level in the 1990s, including as captain in 1998.[10][11]

Statistics

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Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[12]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 West Coast 45 16 13 12 118 60 178 75 23 0.8 0.8 7.4 3.8 11.1 4.7 1.4 0
2019 West Coast 2 13 15 5 112 45 157 75 16 1.2 0.4 8.6 3.5 12.1 5.8 1.2 0
2020[a] West Coast 2 10 9 2 78 25 103 51 8 0.9 0.2 7.8 2.5 10.3 5.1 0.8 0
2021 West Coast 2 14 13 8 129 44 173 89 27 0.9 0.6 9.2 3.1 12.4 6.4 1.9 0
2022 West Coast 2 20 18 11 143 42 185 97 32 0.9 0.6 7.2 2.1 9.3 4.9 1.6 0
2023 West Coast 2 11 11 9 112 46 158 71 23 1.0 0.8 10.2 4.2 14.4 6.5 2.1 2
2024 West Coast 2 20 53 23 191 61 252 137 22 2.7 1.2 9.6 3.1 12.6 6.9 1.1 7
2025 West Coast 2 8 17 9 57 24 81 49 5 2.1 1.1 7.1 3.0 10.1 6.1 0.6 0
Career 112 149 79 940 347 1287 644 156 1.3 0.7 8.4 3.1 11.5 5.8 1.4 9

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ Malcolm, Alex (11 October 2016). "Eagles nominate father-son selection for upcoming draft". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ Robinson, Chris (23 March 2018). "West Coast Eagles to blood three debutants for first time since 1996". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ McArdle, Jordan (1 May 2018). "West Coast forward Jake Waterman gets round six AFL Rising Star nomination". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Paddy. "Why West Coast's win was Waterman's watershed moment". theage.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ Jovanovski, Jack (6 May 2024). "'That's just flippant': Great's frank Freo fears amid worrying trends after 'miserable' result". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ Schmook, Nathan (19 May 2024). "Harley the hero as Eagles stun shellshocked Demons". Australian Football League.
  7. ^ ESPN Australia (25 August 2024). "Coleman Medal leaderboard for season 2024". ESPN Australia.
  8. ^ Schmook, Nathan (27 May 2025). "Season over for spearhead as Eagles eye mid-season recruits". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  9. ^ "2025 Player Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  10. ^ Cellini, Aidan (12 February 2026). "West Coast forward's "grand" return to football, achieves rare Origin feat". zerohanger. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  11. ^ Gibson, Mark (13 February 2026). "Jake Waterman says he will be 'zinging' around at Saturday's Origin match". ABC Radio Perth. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Jake Waterman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
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