| Kristian Jaksch | |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1994 |
| Originalteam: | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) |
| Draftpick: | No. 12, 2012 national draft |
| Height: | 195 cm |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Games Goals1: | 7 (2) |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Games Goals2: | 7 (1) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 14 (3) |
| Statsend: | 2017 |
Kristian Jaksch (born 7 October 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was a versatile key position player who could play both in the forward line and as a defender.[1] He played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup before being drafted by with pick 12 in the 2012 national draft.[2] In 2014 he was traded to,[3] and at the end of the 2017 season he was delisted after playing just 14 AFL games in 5 seasons.[4]
Jaksch was previously a student at Carey Baptist Grammar School[5] and played for most of his childhood as a forward. In 2012 he played in the TAC Cup for the Oakleigh Chargers as a defender, and he was selected with the twelfth in the 2012 AFL draft by Greater Western Sydney.
Jaksch had a knee injury early in 2013 which limited his opportunities,[6] and he made his debut in round 22 against, the team he grew up supporting.[7] He kicked a goal with his first kick. In October 2014, Jaksch was traded to .
In his first pre-season at Carlton, Jaksch injured his left foot, causing him to miss out on two months of training.[8] He returned to training in February,[9] but after making his debut for Carlton in round 1, 2015 against, he suffered two broken ribs which sidelined him again.[10] His injury troubles continued when he injured his ankle later in the season.[11] For the rest of his career, Jaksch mostly played for Carlton's VFL side the . In a match against the in 2017 he kicked 5 goals in a 55-point win.[12] Jaksch was delisted by Carlton at the end of the 2017 season.
Jaksch was known as a key position player who could play either in the forward line or as a key defender. He started his career as a forward, but began to also play as a defender when he was playing in the TAC Cup, showing versatility which helped him to get drafted as a first round pick. He was also a strong mark overhead.
Statistics are correct to end of the 2017 season[13] |- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013|style="text-align:center;"|| 34 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 10 || 5 || 15 || 8 || 1 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 5.0 || 2.5 || 7.5 || 4.0 || 0.5|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014|style="text-align:center;"|| 34 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 33 || 13 || 46 || 13 || 7 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 6.6 || 2.6 || 9.2 || 2.6 || 1.4|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|style="text-align:center;"|| 18 || 6 || 1 || 2 || 39 || 23 || 62 || 26 || 8 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 6.5 || 3.8 || 10.3 || 4.3 || 1.3|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016|style="text-align:center;"|| 18 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 8 || 2 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.0 || 1.0 || 8.0 || 2.0 || 2.0|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|style="text-align:center;"|| 18 || 0 || colspan=14||- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 14! 3! 3! 89! 42! 131! 49! 18! 0.2! 0.2! 6.4! 3.0! 9.4! 3.5! 1.3|}