| Jamarra Ugle-Hagan | |
| Fullname: | Jamarra Ugle-Hagan |
| Nickname: | 'Marra, JU-H |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 2002 |
| Originalteam: | Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League)/South Warrnambool Football Club |
| Draftpick: | No. 1, 2020 national draft |
| Debutdate: | 11 July 2021 |
| Debutopponent: | Sydney Swans |
| Debutstadium: | Marvel Stadium |
| Debutteam: | Western Bulldogs |
| Height: | 197 cm |
| Weight: | 91 kg |
| Position: | Full-Forward |
| Guernsey: | 2 |
| Years1: | 2021 - |
| Games Goals1: | 65 (103) |
| Statsend: | round 23, 2024 |
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (born 4 April 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Ugle-Hagan was born in Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve in south-west Victoria into a family of Indigenous Australian (Noongar-Gunditjmara-Djab Wurrun) descent.[1] [2] He attended secondary school at Warrnambool College, before moving to Scotch College as a boarder in year 9.[3]
He first played for East Warrnambool and South Warrnambool at a community football level,[4] before progressing to Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League.[5]
He was a member of the Western Bulldogs' Next Generation Academy,[6] which helps scout and develop Aboriginal and multicultural players, and people who would not otherwise play the sport of Australian rules football.[7]
Ugle-Hagan was taken at Pick 1 in the 2020 national draft, when the Western Bulldogs matched the Adelaide Crows' bid.[8] [6] He is the first Bulldogs No.1 Draft Pick since Adam Cooney in 2003, and only the second Indigenous player to be taken with the first selection since Des Headland in 1998.[9]
Ugle-Hagan played his first AFL game for the Western Bulldogs on 11 July 2021 in their Round 17 loss to the Sydney Swans.[10] On debut, Ugle-Hagan collected seven disposals and one mark.[11] Despite staying goalless, Ugle-Hagan was kept in the team for round 18, where he kicked three goals in a strong performance against the Gold Coast Suns.[12] On 5 August 2021, it was revealed that Ugle-Hagan signed on with the Bulldogs until the end of 2024.[13] [14]
Ugle-Hagan received a Rising Star nomination for his five-goal performance against Melbourne during round 19 in 2022.[15] [6]
In Round 2 of the 2023 AFL season, Ugle-Hagan received a racist remark from a supporter when walking off the field at the end of the game. The next week in their game against the, Ugle-Hagan kicked five goals in a low scoring and tight game. As a celebration of one of his five goals he lifted his shirt and pointed to his skin whilst looking at the crowd, emulating Nicky Winmar's iconic gesture under similar circumstances in a 1993 game.[16] [17] This started some career best form for the young dog with a 3 goal performance in Round 11 against, a 4 goal performance alongside 12 disposals in Round 16 versing and 2 goals with 13 disposals the week after facing . Ugle-Hagan had a breakout year in 2023 playing every game possible for the and finishing 2nd in their leading goalkicker tally with 35 goals.
Statistics are correct to the end of 2023. |- | 2021 || || 22 | 5 || 7 || 2 || 25 || 10 || 35 || 14 || 8 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 5.0 || 2.0 || 7.0 || 2.8 || 1.6 |-| 2022 || || 2| 17 || 18 || 16 || 100 || 34 || 134 || 60 || 18 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 5.8 || 2.0 || 7.8 || 3.5 || 1.0 |-| 2023 || || 2| 23 || 35 || 35 || 188 || 73 || 261 || 120 || 22 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 8.1 || 3.2 || 11.3 || 5.2 || 0.9 |- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 45! 60! 53! 313! 117! 430! 194! 48! 1.3! 1.2! 7.0! 2.6! 9.6! 4.3! 1.1|}
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