Jason Porplyzia
Games Played 130
Career 2006 - 2014
Debut 2006
Date of Birth 27/11/1984
Biography
AFC Debut Number: 147 AFC Debut Game: Round 5 v Western Bulldogs, 2006
AFC Career Guernsey Number: 40
Jason Porplyzia first arrived at West Lakes as an 18-year-old rookie in 2003 but was delisted after the one season without a game to his name. Over the next two years he quickly developed with West Adelaide, where he won the best and fairest award in 2005. This earned him a second chance with the Crows via the 2006 Pre-season Draft. On debut the small forward kicked three goals.
During the 2008 and 2009 seasons fans saw the best Porplyzia had to offer, with the talented attacker fighting through a recurring dislocated shoulder concern. The next season he was the Malcolm Blight Medal runner-up and a part of the 40-man All Australian squad thanks to his kicking 57 goals.
With injuries woes often lingering in the background, Porplyzia underwent a shoulder reconstruction in 2011 after he dislocated his shoulder in Round One – having booted one goal with his only disposal of the game. It did not stop him for long, however, and soon enough he was back on-field kicking goals. He retired at the end of the 2014 season, returning to West Adelaide where he played in their 2015 SANFL premiership. He also had a stint as an assistant coach and runner back at Adelaide.
Stats
Season | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 76 | 49 | 125 | 44 | 27 |
2007 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 105 | 100 | 205 | 56 | 36 |
2008 | 40 | 18 | 32 | 15 | 186 | 111 | 297 | 77 | 48 |
2009 | 40 | 24 | 57 | 20 | 206 | 138 | 344 | 89 | 88 |
2010 | 40 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 159 | 122 | 281 | 71 | 59 |
2011 | 40 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 40 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 257 | 138 | 395 | 103 | 60 |
2013 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 126 | 98 | 224 | 54 | 31 |
2014 | 40 | 4 | 1 | - | 21 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 6 |
Totals | - | 130 | 181 | 100 | 1137 | 768 | 1905 | 503 | 356 |