Jacob Heron Explained

Jacob Heron
Fullname:Jacob Heron
Nickname:Speedy, Pugface[1]
Birth Date:10 December 1999
Originalteam:Palm Beach Currumbin (QAFL)
Cairns (AFL Cairns)
Height:184 cm
Weight:78 kg
Position:Small forward
Years1:2018-2020
Games Goals1:13 (2)
Statsend:2019

Jacob Heron (born 10 December 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously for the Gold Coast Suns 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]

Career

AFL

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.

VFL

Heron played for Southport in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to .[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/queenslander-jacob-heron-to-make-history-when-he-makes-his-afl-debut-in-china/news-story/b6fcc1f8199f40ca6f51fec5df472a0d Queenslander Jacob Heron to make history when he makes his AFL debut in China
  2. https://www.cairnspost.com.au/speedy-saints-junior-eyes-shanghai-debut/news-story/f3144618b5fb254b6173d9982e78fb38 Speedy Saints junior eyes Shanghai debut
  3. http://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/2018-02-07/suns-surprise-breeding-ground-in-rugby-heartland Suns' surprise breeding ground in rugby heartland
  4. http://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport/queenslander-jacob-heron-to-make-history-when-he-makes-his-afl-debut-in-china/news-story/b6fcc1f8199f40ca6f51fec5df472a0d Queenslander Jacob Heron to make history when he makes his AFL debut in China
  5. Web site: 2024 Smithy’s VFL Grand Final: Player Profiles . AFL.com.au . 22 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921184807/https://www.afl.com.au/news/1225408/2024-smithys-vfl-grand-final-player-profiles . 21 September 2024 . 21 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Werribee Tigers v Southport . AFL.com.au . 22 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922091938/https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/6951#line-ups . 22 September 2024 . 22 September 2024.