Jake Bowey Explained

Jake Bowey
Fullname:Jake Bowey
Birth Date:12 September 2002
Draftpick:Pick 21, 2020 AFL draft
Height:176 cm
Weight:72 kg
Originalteam:Sandringham (NAB League)/Highett Football Club
Guernsey:17
Position:Defender
Years1:2021―
Games Goals1:59 (6)
Statsend:round 22, 2024
Careerhighlights:

Jake Bowey (born 12 September 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Bowey is the son of former St Kilda player Brett Bowey.

Bowey participated in the Auskick program at the Highett Football Club.[1] He went on to play junior and senior football with the club and under-18 football with the Sandringham in the NAB League.

He was educated at Cheltenham Secondary College.[2]

Bowey was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club with pick 21 in the 2020 AFL draft.[3]

AFL Career

Bowey made his AFL debut in the Demons' 98-point victory against at Marvel Stadium in round 20, 2021.[4] Bowey held his spot in the best 22 which propelled Melbourne to its first premiership since 1964.

Bowey would go on to feature in 17 consecutive wins for to start his career, almost breaking the V/AFL record of 's Albert Lauder set in the 1920s, when Lauder played in 18 consecutive wins to start his career.[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 8, 2024.[6]

|-| scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2021# || || 17| 7 || 0 || 0 || 61 || 58 || 119 || 23 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.7 || 8.3 || 17.0 || 3.3 || 0.7|-| 2022 || || 17| 17 || 2 || 0 || 173 || 111 || 284 || 69 || 29 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 10.2 || 6.5 || 16.7 || 4.1 || 1.7|-| 2023 || || 17| 23 || 4 || 1 || 259 || 112 || 371 || 85 || 41 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 11.3 || 4.9 || 16.1 || 3.7 || 1.8|-| 2024 || || 17| 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 1 || 14 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 13.0 || 1.0 || 14.0 || 3.0 || 1.0|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 48 !! 6 !! 1 !! 506 !! 282 !! 788 !! 180 !! 76 !! 0.1 !! 0.0 !! 10.5 !! 5.9 !! 16.4 !! 3.8 !! 1.6|}

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Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

Notes and References

  1. AFL Record. Round 3, 2022. pg 48
  2. Web site: Melbourne's Jake Bowey set for seventh career start in AFL grand final - ABC News . 2022-09-09 . amp.abc.net.au.
  3. Web site: Jake Bowey AFL. 2021-09-26. melbournefc.com.au. en.
  4. Web site: AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results. 2021-09-26. afl.com.au. en.
  5. Web site: Cherny . Daniel . Melbourne's Jake Bowey closes in on 93-year-old VFL-AFL record for most wins to start career . Code Sports . News Corporation Australia . 12 October 2022 . 9 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Jake Bowey. AFL Tables. 26 September 2021.