Jack Henry (footballer, born 1998)

For the earlier Australian rules footballer, see Jack Henry (footballer, born 1922).

Jack Henry
Henry in April 2024
Personal information
Born (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998
Original team Geelong Falcons (NAB League)/St Mary's Sporting Club (Geelong Football League)
Draft No. 16, 2016 rookie draft
Debut Round 2, 2018, Geelong vs. Hawthorn, at MCG
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Position Key Defender
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 38
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Geelong 166 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2026
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Henry (born 29 August 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Geelong with their first selection and sixteenth overall in the 2016 rookie draft.[1] He made his debut in the one point loss to Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round two of the 2018 season.[2] In his sixth match, he recorded eighteen disposals, eleven marks (including five intercept marks), and three tackles in the sixty-one point win against Greater Western Sydney in round seven to earn the round nomination for the 2018 AFL Rising Star. Henry moved forward in the second half of the 2018 AFL season and kicked 8 goals in a handful of games in the forward line, including a three-goal haul against Brisbane at GMHBA Stadium.[3]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 1, 2026.[4]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  #  
 Played in that season's 
premiership team
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Geelong 38 22 8 4 160 73 233 84 66 0.4 0.2 7.3 3.3 10.6 3.8 3.0 0
2019 Geelong 38 23 0 4 175 66 241 97 34 0.0 0.2 7.6 2.9 10.5 4.2 1.5 0
2020[a] Geelong 38 21 1 0 157 48 205 82 36 0.0 0.0 7.5 2.3 9.8 3.9 1.7 0
2021 Geelong 38 24 7 2 217 119 336 150 43 0.3 0.1 9.0 5.0 14.0 6.3 1.8 3
2022# Geelong 38 17 4 1 119 65 184 82 24 0.2 0.1 7.0 3.8 10.8 4.8 1.4 0
2023 Geelong 38 11 4 0 81 37 118 47 15 0.4 0.0 7.4 3.4 10.7 4.3 1.4 0
2024 Geelong 38 25 0 0 214 73 287 143 34 0.0 0.0 8.6 2.9 11.5 5.7 1.4 0
2025 Geelong 38 21 0 2 208 50 258 136 20 0.0 0.1 9.9 2.4 12.3 6.5 1.0 0
2026 Geelong 38 2 1 0 17 11 28 11 1 0.5 0.0 8.5 5.5 14.0 5.5 0.5 TBA
Career[5] 166 25 13 1348 542 1890 832 273 0.2 0.1 8.1 3.3 11.4 5.0 1.6 3

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

  1. ^ Wade, Nick (28 November 2016). "AFL rookie draft 2017: Geelong Falcon Jack Henry's dream comes true after Cats selection". Geelong Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Ryan (1 April 2018). "Geelong rookie Jack Henry has a simple plan as he slips into defence". Geelong Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ Waterworth, Ben (7 May 2018). "Geelong's young backline stands up as Jack Henry wins Rising Star nomination after 'ridiculous' game". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Jack Henry1". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Jack Henry1". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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