Jack Redden

DOB

9/10/90

Height

190cm

Weight

85 kg

Junior club

Glenelg/Keith JFC

Arrived

Traded from Brisbane at the end of the 2015 season for pick 17 (Ben McKay)

Number

8

Debut

Round 1 2016 vs Brisbane
(225th Eagles player)

Games

134

Goals

28

Honours

Premiership medal (2018)

B&F Top 10

4 (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)

Best Finish

2nd (2018)

Last app.

Round 22 2022 vs Geelong

Departed

Retired at the end of the 2022 season

Other clubs

Glenelg (SANFL) 2008
Brisbane (AFL) 2009-2015
East Perth (WAFL) 2016-2018
Willunga (Gt Sthn FL) 2023

South Australian-born midfielder Jack Redden became a premiership player after joining the club from Brisbane.

Brisbane career[]

Originally from Keith in South Australia's south-east, Redden attended Sacred Heart College in Adelaide and represented Glenelg. He was drafted by Brisbane in the second round of the 2008 draft and played 129 games for the Lions over seven seasons, including 112 consecutive games from his debut. Known as a contested ball winner and strong tackler, Redden finished third in the Lions' best and fairest in 2011 and equalled that result in 2013.

West Coast career[]

Despite being contracted to Brisbane for the 2016 season and having no links to WA, Redden requested a trade to West Coast at the conclusion of the 2015 season. The deal was done on the first day of the trade period, with the Eagles giving up their first-round selection in exchange for Redden.

The former Lion missed most of the pre-season after groin surgery and struggled to catch up throughout the year. After playing every game in the first half of the season, he found himself at East Perth after the bye and, although he returned for two more games, was dropped again after that, this time for good.

Redden continued to struggle to fit into the Eagles' midfield early in 2017 and was dropped back to East Perth mid-season, but found form late in the year and was one of the side's best during the finals. He continued that form through 2018, becoming a prime mover in the middle following the retirements of Matt Priddis and Sam Mitchell. Redden played every game, leading the side in total disposals, and was at his best during the club's victorious finals campaign, being named the Player of the Finals (tied with Dom Sheed) and finishing runner-up in the John Worsfold Medal.

Although he was a regular in the midfield in 2019 and again finished in the top ten of the best and fairest, Redden had a quieter year, taking a lesser role behind Elliot Yeo, Luke Shuey and the emerging Dom Sheed. That continued in 2020 with the addition of Tim Kelly, with Redden pushed out to a wing on occasion, while also missing numerous games with a groin injury and a fractured thumb.

Redden was a solid contributor in 2021 and 2022 as the team struggled, finishing fourth in the best and fairest in 2021 and sixth the following year. At the end of the season, despite having met a trigger for a contract extension, Redden surprised the club by announcing his retirement, finishing his career with 134 games for the Eagles and 263 AFL games overall.

Post-AFL career[]

Redden signed with South Australian country side Willunga for 2023, combining with his brothers Tom (a former Adelaide rookie) and Jed.^[1]

Stats[]

AFL	Gm	G	B	K	M	H	D	T	Cl	WAFL	Gm	G	B	K	M	H	D	T
2016	15	5	4	102	42	139	241	72	55	EP	7	6	2	85	24	64	149	38
2017	19	4	1	187	87	202	389	98	65		3	2	2	40	18	41	81	26
2018	25	10	4	351	140	277	628	118	121		0
2019	23	0	4	251	111	277	528	129	92	WCE	0
2020	13	1	1	98	44	106	204	31	29	N/A
2021	18	3	1	208	104	235	443	71	72	WCE	0
2022	21	5	1	231	121	225	456	110	73		0
Tot	134	28	16	1428	649	1461	2889	629	507
Avg		0.2		10.7	4.8	10.9	21.6	4.7	3.8

Tribunal record[]

Year	Rd	Charge	Outcome
2017	22	Rough conduct against J.Kelly (GWS)	Accepted $1,000 fine
2018	15	Careless contact with umpire (ADL)	Accepted $1,000 fine
2020	5	Striking J.Kennedy (SYD)	Accepted $750 fine
2020	16	Careless contact with umpire (WB)	Accepted $500 fine
2022	22	Engaging in melee	Offered $1,000 fine