Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (born 25 August 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to Essendon.
| Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1998 | ||
| Original team(s) | Sturt (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 66, 2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 22, 2019, Essendon vs. Fremantle, at Optus Stadium | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019–2023 | Essendon | 51 (0) | |
| 2024– | Port Adelaide | 26 (0) | |
| Total | 77 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editZerk-Thatcher was educated at Murray Bridge High School. At the age of 18 he started playing for Sturt Football Club and competed in the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships for South Australia.
AFL career
editZerk-Thatcher was selected with pick 66 in the 2017 national draft.[1] He made his senior debut against Fremantle[2] in round 22 of the 2019 season.
Zerk-Thatcher was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of the 2023 AFL season.[3]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of the 2024 season.[4]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2018 | Essendon | 30 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Essendon | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 2020[a] | Essendon | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 30 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | Essendon | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 22 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | Essendon | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 52 | 152 | 70 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | Essendon | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 103 | 267 | 120 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | Port Adelaide | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 93 | 285 | 136 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| Career | 77 | 0 | 2 | 548 | 309 | 857 | 384 | 105 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ Grimm, Nick (27 November 2017), "Essendon Football Club draft Murray Bridge's Brandon Zerk-Thatcher", The Murray Valley Standard
- ^ Brown, Dani (21 August 2019), "Brandon Zerk-Thatcher makes debut for Essendon Bombers against Fremantle Dockers on August 17, 2019", The Murray Valley Standard
- ^ @AFL_House (18 October 2023). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Brandon Zerk-Thatcher". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
External links
edit- Brandon Zerk-Thatcher's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Brandon Zerk-Thatcher from AFL Tables