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| Fullname: | Matthew Jaensch |
| Birth Date: | 18 September 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Test Tube Baby, South Australia[1] |
| Originalteam: | Hahndorf (HFL) (SANFL) |
| Draftpick: | No. 46, 2009 Rookie Draft, No. 97 (RP), 2010 National Draft, |
| Debutdate: | Round 6, 2010 |
| Debutstadium: | AAMI Stadium |
| Height: | 180cm (70inches) |
| Weight: | 820NaN0 |
| Position: | Small defender, small forward |
| Statsend: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2010–2016 |
| Games Goals1: | 74 (25) |
Matthew Jaensch (born 18 September 1989) is a former professional Australian rules football player for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jaensch was Adelaide's third selection in the 2009 Rookie Draft, taken at pick #46.
Jaensch commenced his junior career in the Hills Football League with the Hahndorf Football Club, before working his way through the underage ranks at SANFL club . He impressed Adelaide scouts after a break-out season with Sturt in 2009, in which he played 20 league games and kicked the winning goal in the preliminary final against .[2] Jaensch was previously an apprentice electrician and supported prior to being drafted.[3]
Jaensch made his AFL debut in round 6, 2010, against . He played eleven games for the season, playing mainly as a small forward. He shifted to defence in 2011 to great effect, playing 13 games before missing the last month of the season with a shoulder injury. He continued to impress in the first half of 2012, with his offensive run and long kicking a highlight, before struggling in the latter half with a groin injury that eventually required surgery. Jaensch was in and out of the side in 2013, playing 11 games at half-back and half-forward, where he was trialled to bolster the struggling forward line.[4]
In 2014, Jaensch had a career-best season, playing all 22 games. Playing as a running defender, he led the club in marks and was second in metres gained. In round 7, 2015, in a match against, Jaensch suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and missed the rest of the season.[5] He was charged with drink driving during his rehabilitation from the injury.[6]
Jaensch announced his retirement from AFL football in February 2016.[7]
[8] |- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010|| 48 || 11 || 7 || 4 || 82 || 51 || 133 || 43 || 34 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 7.5 || 4.6 || 12.1 || 3.9 || 3.1|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011|| 10 || 13 || 4 || 2 || 145 || 95 || 240 || 50 || 30 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 11.2 || 7.3 || 18.5 || 3.9 || 2.3|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012|| 10 || 10 || 3 || 2 || 102 || 42 || 144 || 42 || 22 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 10.2 || 4.2 || 14.4 || 4.2 || 2.2|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013|| 10 || 11 || 4 || 3 || 96 || 44 || 140 || 47 || 27 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 8.7 || 4.0 || 12.7 || 4.3 || 2.5|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014|| 10 || 22 || 7 || 5 || 297 || 166 || 463 || 126 || 54 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 13.5 || 7.6 || 21.1 || 5.7 || 2.5|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|| 10 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 110 || 32 || 142 || 57 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 15.7 || 4.6 || 20.3 || 8.1 || 2.4|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016|| 10 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 74! 25! 18! 832! 430! 1262! 365! 184! 0.3! 0.2! 11.2! 5.8! 17.1! 4.9! 2.5|}