Brandon Zerk-Thatcher Explained

Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Birth Date:25 August 1998
Originalteam:Sturt (SANFL)
Draftpick:No. 66, 2017 national draft
Debutdate:Round 22, 2019
Debutstadium:Optus Stadium
Height:195 cm
Weight:92 kg
Position:Key Defender
Guernsey:25
Years1:2019 - 2023
Games Goals1:51 (0)
Years2:2024 -
Games Goals2:13 (0)
Games Goalstotal:64 (0)
Statsend:round 14, 2024

Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (born 25 August 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to .

Early life

Zerk-Thatcher was educated at Murray Bridge High School. At the age of 18 he started playing for Sturt Football Club and competed in the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships for South Australia.

AFL career

Zerk-Thatcher was selected with pick 66 in the 2017 national draft. He made his senior debut against Fremantle in round 22 of the 2019 season.

Zerk-Thatcher was traded to at the end of the 2023 AFL season.[1]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023.[2]

|-| 2018 || || 30| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|-| 2019 || || 30| 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 1 || 11 || 6 || 3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.0 || 1.0 || 11.0 || 6.0 || 3.0|-| 2020 || || 30| 10 || 0 || 2 || 46 || 36 || 82 || 30 || 8 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 4.6 || 3.6 || 8.2 || 3.0 || 0.8|-| 2021 || || 30| 6 || 0 || 0 || 36 || 24 || 60 || 22 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.0 || 4.0 || 10.0 || 3.7 || 1.8|-| 2022 || || 30| 12 || 0 || 0 || 100 || 52 || 152 || 70 || 12 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.3 || 4.3 || 12.7 || 5.8 || 1.0|-| 2023 || || 30| 22 || 0 || 0 || 164 || 103 || 267 || 120 || 33 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.5 || 4.7 || 12.1 || 5.5 || 1.5|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 51 !! 0 !! 2 !! 356 !! 216 !! 572 !! 248 !! 67 !! 0.0 !! 0.0 !! 7.0 !! 4.2 !! 11.2 !! 4.9 !! 1.3|}

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. AFL_House. 1714563217434050873. 18 October 2023. Trade paperwork lodged..
  2. Web site: Brandon Zerk-Thatcher. AFL Tables. 4 September 2023.