Jonathon Marsh Explained

Jonathon Marsh
Fullname:Jonathon Marsh
Birth Date:17 October 1995
Originalteam:East Fremantle (WAFL)
Draftpick:No. 77, 2013 AFL Draft,
Height:193 cm
Weight:87 kg
Position:Defender
Guernsey:10
Years1:2014–2016
Games Goals1:15 (0)
Years2:2017–18, 2021–
Games Goals2:83 (118)
Years3:2019–2020
Games Goals3:11 (3)
Games Goalstotal:26 (3)
Statsend:round 12, 2024

Jonathon Marsh (born 17 October 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He previously played for Collingwood from 2014 to 2016 and St Kilda from 2019 to 2020 in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Marsh played his junior football with the Augusta-Margaret River Hawks, often with older brother Harry, of the Sydney Swans, and he went to school in Margaret River and Busselton. He was recruited by the club with the 77th selection in the 2013 AFL draft. Marsh was a late pick, drafted for his attack on the ball and defensive attributes. He made his debut in round 19, 2015 against Carlton.[1] In November 2016, he announced his retirement from AFL football to return to his home state of Western Australia.[2] He was signed as a rookie by for the 2019 AFL season during the supplemental selection period (SSP). He returned to WA to play for East Fremantle again in 2021.

Statistics

[3] |- style="background-color: #eaeaea"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014| || 46 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015| || 17 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 26 || 25 || 51 || 10 || 9 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.2 || 5.0 || 10.2 || 2.0 || 1.8|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016| || 17 || 10 || 0 || 1 || 83 || 41 || 124 || 44 || 30 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 8.3 || 4.1 || 12.4 || 4.4 || 3.0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019| || 43 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 29 || 12 || 41 || 15 || 11 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 5.8 || 2.4 || 8.2 || 3.0 || 2.2|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 20! 1! 2! 138! 78! 216! 69! 50! 0.1! 0.1! 6.9! 3.9! 10.8! 3.5! 2.5|}

Notes and References

  1. News: Johnson. Len. Collingwood v Carlton: Vintage Dane Swan performance sees Magpies shake off Blues. 11 August 2015. The Age. 8 August 2015.
  2. News: Collingwood defender Jonathon Marsh has retired from AFL to return home to Western Australia. 9 November 2016. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 9 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Jonathon Marsh statistics. AFL Tables.