Lachie Jones Explained

Lachie Jones
Fullname:Lachlan Jones
Birth Date:9 April 2002
Originalteam:, SANFL
Draftpick:No. 16, 2020 national draft
Height:186 cm
Weight:90 kg
Guernsey:34
Years1:2021 -
Games Goals1:21 (5)
Statsend:Round 1, 2023
Careerhighlights:

2022

Lachlan "Lachie" Jones is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Jones played in Woodville-West Torrens' SANFL premiership side in 2020.[1]

He was a member of Port Adelaide's Next Generation Academy. He was eligible through being Indigenous and hailing from Bute, on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.[1] He was selected at Pick 16 at the 2020 AFL Draft; matched a bid by .

He made his AFL debut in Round 4 of the 2021 AFL season against at Adelaide Oval.

Jones received a 2022 AFL Rising Star nomination in round 15 of the 2022 AFL season against, collecting sixteen disposals and kicking a goal during the two point win.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Harvey . Taylor . Wendy Pilgrim delighted to see Port Adelaide draft grandson Lachie Jones . 24 April 2021 . Border Chronicle . 11 December 2020 . en-AU.
  2. News: Jones a Rising Star. 6 May 2024. portadelaidefc.com. 6 May 2024. Loukas. Founte.