(225th Eagles player)
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 | |
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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 | |||
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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 |
References[]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Redden
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jack_Redden.html
http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/6467
2018 Premiership Team |
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B: Shannon Hurn (c), Tom Barrass, Will Schofield |
- ↑ Ashleigh Carey, willungafc.com.au (16 November 2022), "Signed, sealed, delivered": https://www.willungafc.com.au/post/sign-sealed-delivered