Jarrad Waite (born 4 February 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Jarrad Waite
Waite playing for North Melbourne in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Jarrad Waite
Date of birth (1983-02-04) 4 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Devonport, Tasmania
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 46 (F/S), 2001 National draft
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2003–2014 Carlton 184 (252)
2015–2018 North Melbourne 060 (125)
Total 244 (377)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2008 Victoria 1 (0)
International team honours
2005 Australia 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL playing career edit

Carlton (2003–2014) edit

Born in Devonport, Tasmania, Waite was recruited as the number 46 draft pick in the 2001 AFL draft from Benalla under the father-son selection rule, he is the son of former Carlton player Vin Waite. He made his debut for Carlton in round 1, 2003 against the Sydney Swans.[1]

Waite made his stance in the AFL as a very prominent forward after he kicked 36 goals in the 2005 season, finishing second behind Brendan Fevola for the club.[2]

Waite was shifted from the forward-line into the back-line during the 2007 NAB Cup where he played at centre half-back. However, during the home and away season, he again played predominantly as a forward. In 2008, Waite returned to the back-line under senior coach Brett Ratten.[3]

In 2009, Waite again began to spend time at both ends of the ground. However, in round 9, he suffered a season-ending knee after he partially tore his ACL after hyperextending his left knee when landing on a straight leg. He returned in time for the 2010 season.[4]

In a small part of football history, Waite was the first player ever to be substituted off the ground under the AFL's revised interchange rules in 2011; Waite was concussed in a collision, and was replaced by Kane Lucas in the season's opening match against Richmond.[5] On 12 September 2011, following a round 16 hip injury, Waite was ruled out for the remainder of the 2011 season.[6]

In October 2011, after nine seasons with the club, Waite re-signed with Carlton on a three-year deal.[7] In January 2012, he was elevated to the club's leadership group for the 2012 season.[8]

On 29 September 2014, Waite parted ways with Carlton after 12 seasons with the club, announcing his decision to exercise his free agency rights.[9][10][11]

Waite played with Carlton from 2003 until 2014 for a total of 184 games and 252 goals.[12][13]

North Melbourne (2015–2018) edit

On 3 October 2014, Waite signed a two-year deal with the North Melbourne Football Club.[14][15]

In late August 2018, he announced that he will retire from his playing career at the end of the 2018 season. He played his last game against St Kilda in Round 23, 2018.[16][17][18][19]

Waite played with North Melbourne from 2015 until 2018 for a total of 60 games and 125 goals.[20]

Statistics edit

Statistics are correct to the end of round 9, 2016[21]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2003 Carlton 30 20 11 12 151 82 233 52 56 0.6 0.6 7.6 4.1 11.7 2.6 2.8
2004 Carlton 30 9 7 9 43 27 70 26 20 0.8 1.0 4.8 3.0 7.8 2.9 2.2
2005 Carlton 30 21 36 23 185 95 280 119 41 1.7 1.1 8.8 4.5 13.3 5.7 2.0
2006 Carlton 30 13 18 16 126 42 168 86 34 1.4 1.2 9.7 3.2 12.9 6.6 2.6
2007 Carlton 30 22 28 15 206 117 323 111 58 1.3 0.7 9.4 5.3 14.7 5.0 2.6
2008 Carlton 30 21 7 5 256 131 387 138 66 0.3 0.2 12.2 6.2 18.4 6.6 3.1
2009 Carlton 30 9 10 2 132 46 178 66 10 1.1 0.2 14.7 5.1 19.8 7.3 1.1
2010 Carlton 30 16 36 14 173 66 239 111 56 2.3 0.9 10.8 4.1 14.9 6.9 3.5
2011 Carlton 30 12 16 19 116 58 174 83 24 1.3 1.6 9.7 4.8 14.5 6.9 2.0
2012 Carlton 30 11 27 14 116 49 165 84 30 2.5 1.3 10.5 4.5 15.0 7.6 2.7
2013 Carlton 30 14 27 17 127 37 164 84 34 1.9 1.2 9.1 2.6 11.7 6.0 2.4
2014 Carlton 30 16 29 17 169 62 231 101 46 1.8 1.1 10.6 3.9 14.4 6.3 2.9
2015 North Melbourne 30 23 42 24 209 105 314 134 66 1.8 1.0 9.1 4.6 13.7 5.8 2.9
2016 North Melbourne 30 9 27 11 97 54 151 59 36 3.0 1.2 10.8 6.0 16.8 6.6 4.0
Career 216 321 198 2106 971 3077 1254 577 1.5 0.9 9.8 4.5 14.2 5.8 2.7

Personal life edit

In 2011, Waite married long-time girlfriend Jackie Spong, the owner of the Melbourne fashion boutique SISCA. She appeared in the first season of WAG Nation, a reality television series that documents the lives of five wives and girlfriends of Australian sportsmen, for which Waite is a part of the supporting cast.[22]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jarrad Waite". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Jarrad Waite". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Jarrad Waite". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Jarrad Waite". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ^ Concussion rule: common sense or just a nuisance?
  6. ^ "Season over for Jarrad Waite". Carlton Football Club. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  7. ^ Jarrad Waite re-signs with Carlton for three years
  8. ^ "Waite added to leadership group". Carlton Football Club. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Waite to exercise Free Agency". Carlton Football Club. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Jarrad Waite quits Carlton". 29 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Jarrad Waite to leave Carlton and could join North Melbourne as AFL free agent". 28 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Jarrad Waite". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  13. ^ "JARRAD WAITE". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Waite becomes a Roo". North Melbourne Football Club. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Jarrad Waite says tough decision to leave Carlton but two-year deal at North Melbourne too good to refuse". 3 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Jarrad Waite retires". 21 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  17. ^ "AFL 2018: North Melbourne forward Jarrad Waite announces retirement from AFL". 21 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Jarrad Waite retires: AFL veteran to hang up boots at end of 2018 season". 21 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  19. ^ "The Waite is over: North veteran calls it quits". 21 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  20. ^ "JARRAD WAITE". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Jarrad Waite". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  22. ^ "All WAG and no play makes our dolls dull". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.

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