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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

Awards

Leading Goalkicker

Leading Goalkicker

2009

AFC Life Member

AFC Life Member

2015