- Ryan Jackson
Infobox afl player
firstname = Ryan
lastname = Jackson
| birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|4|4
birthplace =
originalteam =Northern Knights (Vic)
heightweight = 188cm/81kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 3 September 2006
debutteam = Carlton
debutopponent = Sydney
debutstadium = S.C.G.
playingteams = Carlton (2006-) 9 games, 3 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =Ryan Jackson (born 4 April 1987) is an
Australian rules football er in theAustralian Football League .He is a highly durable utility, with the highest aerobic capacity at Carlton. He has sharp ball handling skills with a highly accurate kick. His play in the Bullants has also shown that he has great poise, and a tuned football brain.
Junior career
Jackson began his football career at the Hurstbridge Junior Football Club, then moving to the Greensborough Junior Football Club, before playing under-18s football with the Northern Knights, where he was club captain in 2005. Jackson nominated for the 2005 AFL draft, but was not selected. He was subsequently taken as a Rookie by Carlton (number 1 overall) in the corresponding Rookie Draft.
AFL career
He began playing in the
Northern Bullants reserves, before winning a regular Bullants senior position in round 9 against Tasmania, with limited ground-time at first. Within three weeks, he had cemented himself in the team, with high ground-time each week. He was elevated from the rookie list late in the season, and played his first game for Carlton in the final game of the season against Sydney. However, the 12-10 rule pushed him back into the Bullants' reserves during the VFL finals. He began the 2007 season back on the rookie list, however he was elevated again early in the season, playing seven games including a 23 possession game against St Kilda in Round 17 playing on champion midfielder Robert Harvey. Jackson was rewarded for his hard work and promising efforts in 2007 by being placed on the senior list for 2008. [cite news|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsId=52900
title=Carlton Primary Playing List 2008|publisher=Carlton Football Club|date=31 October 2007]Footnotes
External links
*Carlplayer|ref=358827
*AflRleague|ref=R/Ryan_Jackson.html
* [http://www.blueseum.org/cfc/tiki-index.php?page=Ryan+Jackson Ryan Jackson Profile in Blueseum]
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