Jarrod Berry Explained

Jarrod Berry
Fullname:Jarrod Berry
Birth Date:5 February 1998
Originalteam:North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
Draftpick:No. 17, 2016 national draft
Debutdate:Round 3, 2017
Debutstadium:Etihad Stadium
Height:192 cm
Weight:90 kg
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:7
Years1:2017 -
Games Goals1:150 (63)
Statsend:Preliminary Final, 2023

Jarrod Berry (born 5 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Brisbane with their second selection and seventeenth overall in the 2016 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the thirty-one point loss against at Etihad Stadium in round three of the 2017 season.[2]

Junior career

Berry was born and raised in Horsham, Victoria along with his younger brother, Tom Berry, who was previously Jarrod's teammate at the Brisbane Lions. Jarrod was a standout junior, playing local football with the Horsham Saints and with the North Ballarat Rebels in the then, TAC cup. He was a standout bottom age player in the TAC cup, winning All-Australian and team of the year honours in 2015. He was highly touted as a possible number 1 draft pick for the 2016 season, although injuries and inconsistent form hampered his top age year. He captained Vic Country at the AFL Under 18 Championships in 2016, and he further improved his draft stock at the draft combine, winning both the 3 km time trial and the beep test, showing his competitiveness and endurance. He was eventually selected at pick 17 in the 2016 AFL draft alongside his best mate, Hugh McCluggage.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season.[3]

|-| 2017 || || 13| 16 || 7 || 3 || 92 || 127 || 219 || 56 || 61 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 5.8 || 7.9 || 13.7 || 3.5 || 3.8 || 0|-| 2018 || || 13| 21 || 12 || 5 || 175 || 213 || 388 || 83 || 100 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 8.3 || 10.1 || 18.5 || 4.0 || 4.8 || 1|-| 2019 || || 7| 20 || 8 || 10 || 211 || 181 || 392 || 89 || 76 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 10.6 || 9.1 || 19.6 || 4.5 || 3.8 || 1|-| 2020 || || 7| 17 || 7 || 10 || 155 || 116 || 271 || 70 || 64 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 9.1 || 6.8 || 15.9 || 4.1 || 3.8 || 8|-| 2021 || || 7| 11 || 5 || 2 || 75 || 63 || 138 || 24 || 34 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 6.8 || 5.7 || 12.5 || 2.2 || 3.1 || 0|-| 2022 || || 7| 23 || 9 || 7 || 245 || 167 || 412 || 106 || 81 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 10.7 || 7.3 || 17.9 || 4.6 || 3.5 || 2|-| 2023 || || 7| 24 || 10 || 5 || 259 || 170 || 429 || 115 || 62 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 10.8 || 7.1 || 17.9 || 4.8 || 2.6 || TBC|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 132 !! 58 !! 42 !! 1212 !! 1037 !! 2249 !! 543 !! 478 !! 0.4 !! 0.3 !! 9.2 !! 7.9 !! 17.0 !! 4.1 !! 3.6 !! 12|}

Notes

Notes and References

  1. News: How Brisbane is planning to keep its kids together after recruiting four Vic Country prospects. Beveridge. Riley. 30 November 2016. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 9 April 2017.
  2. News: Brisbane young guns Hugh McCluggage and Jarrod Berry are set to make their AFL debuts. Davis. Greg. 6 April 2017. The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. 9 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Jarrod Berry. 16 July 2018.