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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
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| name = Jake Spencer
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| caption = Spencer in May 2019
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| caption = Spencer warming up before a pre-season match in February 2017
| fullname = Jake Spencer
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'''Jake Spencer''' (born 9 October 1989) is a professional [[Australian rules football]]er playing for the [[Melbourne Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL).<ref name="news">[http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/sport/afl/story/0,27046,25079731-5016190,00.html Courier Mail: Townsville's Jake Spencer set for debut with Demons]</ref> Spencer, a [[Ruckman (Australian rules football position)|ruckman]], is the first person from [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]] to be drafted and play in the AFL.<ref name="RFC">[http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-109-34758-0-0&sID=56342&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4886310&sectionID=56342 Redland Bombers FC: Spencer becomes a Demon]</ref>
'''Jake Spencer''' (born 9 October 1989) is a former professional [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Melbourne Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL).<ref name="news">{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/townsville-beanstalk-makes-mark/news-story/3c7c68726f63674c6cc321a463d13e6c?sv=30486bcff3946ef4c848d6aca38ae1da|title=Townsville's Jake Spencer set for debut with Demons|last=Craddock|first=Robert|newspaper=CourierMail|date=19 February 2009|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref> Spencer, a [[Ruckman (Australian rules football position)|ruckman]], is the first person from [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]] to be drafted and play in the AFL.<ref name="RFC">[http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-109-34758-0-0&sID=56342&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4886310&sectionID=56342 Redland Bombers FC: Spencer becomes a Demon]</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==AFL career==
==AFL career==
[[File:Jake Spencer 2015.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Spencer at training in July 2015]]
[[File:Jake Spencer 2015.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Spencer at training in July 2015]]

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Melbourne Football Club used its 35th selection in the [[2007 AFL Draft#2008 Rookie Draft|2008 Rookie Draft]] to recruit Spencer in 2008. His first season was spent playing in the [[Victorian Football League]] with affiliate club Sandringham where he played seven games at reserves level and 10 in the seniors.<ref name="super">[http://superstats.heraldsun.com.au/profile/280521.html Herald Sun Superstats: Jake Spencer]</ref> He made his [[NAB Cup]] debut on 21 February 2009 to encouraging reviews.<ref>[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25087948-23211,00.html Fox Sports: Melbourne nearly cause huge upset as Hawthorn leave it to the final seconds]</ref> He played his first AFL game in Round 1 2009 and managed six games for the season. At the conclusion of the 2010 season, Spencer was promoted from the rookie list to the senior list with the 96th selection in the [[2010 AFL Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Burgan|first=Matt|title=Melbourne to have four ‘live’ draft picks|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/105117/default.aspx|publisher=Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club|accessdate=19 November 2010|date=11 November 2010}}</ref> After two senior games in 2010, an injury in Round 14 prematurely ended his season. In May 2011 Spencer suffered a season-ending knee injury, rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for VFL affiliate the [[Casey Scorpions]].<ref>[http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/grimes-out-for-season-121779 Sportal.com.au: Grimes out for season]</ref>
===Rookie list (2008-2010)===

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{{AFL Mel}} used its 35th selection in the [[2007 AFL Draft#2008 Rookie Draft|2008 Rookie Draft]] to recruit Spencer in 2008. His first season was spent playing in the [[Victorian Football League]] with affiliate club {{VFL San}} where he played seven games at reserves level and 10 in the seniors.<ref name="super">{{Cite web |url=http://superstats.heraldsun.com.au/profile/280521.html |title=Herald Sun Superstats: Jake Spencer |access-date=8 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207173800/http://superstats.heraldsun.com.au/profile/280521.html |archive-date=7 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his [[NAB Cup]] debut on 21 February 2009 to encouraging reviews.<ref>[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25087948-23211,00.html Fox Sports: Melbourne nearly cause huge upset as Hawthorn leave it to the final seconds]</ref> He played his first AFL game in Round 1 2009 and managed six games for the season. After two senior games in 2010, an injury in Round 14 prematurely ended his season. At the conclusion of the 2010 season, Spencer was promoted from the rookie list to the senior list with the 96th selection in the [[2010 AFL Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Burgan|first=Matt|title=Melbourne to have four 'live' draft picks|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/105117/default.aspx|publisher=Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club|access-date=19 November 2010|date=11 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110328201429/http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/105117/default.aspx|archive-date=28 March 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Senior list (2011-2017)===

In May 2011 Spencer suffered a season-ending knee injury, rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for VFL affiliate the {{VFL Cas}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/grimes-out-for-season-121779 |title=Sportal.com.au: Grimes out for season |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614130221/http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/grimes-out-for-season-121779 |archive-date=14 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He returned to the VFL in 2012 and started to improve his form.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2012-05-08/casey-player-review|title=Casey player review|last=Burgan|first=Matt|date=8 May 2012|access-date=13 September 2017|website=melbournefc.com.au|publisher=Melbourne Football Club}}</ref> In 2013, he played consistently in the VFL and was named an emergency in the AFL side a number of times, but wasn't named in the 22-man side until round 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2013-06-20/clisby-to-debut-against-saints|title=Clisby to debut against Saints|last=Burgan|first=Matt|date=20 June 2013|access-date=13 September 2017|website=melbournefc.com.au|publisher=Melbourne Football Club}}</ref>

Throughout his AFL career, Spencer struggled to get a consistent spot in Melbourne's side, as Melbourne preferred to play only one ruckman and [[Max Gawn]] began to emerge as a great ruckman. In 2016, he wasn't able to play a single game for the Demons and remained a back-up ruckman for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/player-profile/jake-spencer|title=Jake Spencer|website=melbournefc.com.au|publisher=Melbourne Football Club|access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref> He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-09-12/trengove-spencer-among-four-list-changes|title=Trengove, Spencer among four list changes|last=Burgan|first=Matt|date=12 September 2017|work=MelbourneFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of round 4, 2017''<ref name="AFL tables stats">{{Cite web|title=Jake Spencer statistics|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jake_Spencer.html|publisher=AFL Tables}}</ref>
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season''<ref name="AFL tables stats">{{Cite web|title=Jake Spencer statistics|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jake_Spencer.html|publisher=AFL Tables}}</ref>
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==External links==
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*{{AFL Tables|ref=J/Jake_Spencer.html}}
*{{AFL Tables|ref=J/Jake_Spencer.html}}
*[http://demonwiki.org/Jake+Spencer Demon Wiki profile]
*[http://demonwiki.org/Jake+Spencer Demon Wiki profile]


{{Melbourne player squad}}
{{2008 AFL rookie draft}}
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[[Category:Sandringham Football Club players]]

Latest revision as of 07:09, 22 June 2022

Jake Spencer
Spencer in May 2019
Personal information
Full name Jake Spencer
Date of birth (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 34)
Original team(s) Redland (QAFL)
Draft No. 35, 2008 rookie draft
Debut Round 1, 2009, Melbourne vs. North Melbourne, at MCG
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2008–2017 Melbourne 38 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jake Spencer (born 9 October 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] Spencer, a ruckman, is the first person from Townsville to be drafted and play in the AFL.[2]

Early life

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Spencer moved to Townsville at age 18 years of age where he played basketball, becoming an under 18 player.[2] In 2003 he began to play Australian rules football[1] and in 2007 he moved to Brisbane because:

"I couldn't really get noticed in Townsville so I moved to Brisbane to get a better standard of football. If I do become the first (Townsville product) to play AFL I would be very proud of it."[1]

He completed his schooling at Brisbane Boys College and his performances with Redland Bombers in the AFL Queensland State League gained the attention of several AFL talent scouts.[1] Spencer's uncle is Tony Kelly, chairman of the Brisbane Lions football club, one of the teams that scouted Spencer but did not select him.[1]

AFL career

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Spencer at training in July 2015

Rookie list (2008-2010)

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Melbourne used its 35th selection in the 2008 Rookie Draft to recruit Spencer in 2008. His first season was spent playing in the Victorian Football League with affiliate club Sandringham where he played seven games at reserves level and 10 in the seniors.[3] He made his NAB Cup debut on 21 February 2009 to encouraging reviews.[4] He played his first AFL game in Round 1 2009 and managed six games for the season. After two senior games in 2010, an injury in Round 14 prematurely ended his season. At the conclusion of the 2010 season, Spencer was promoted from the rookie list to the senior list with the 96th selection in the 2010 AFL Draft.[5]

Senior list (2011-2017)

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In May 2011 Spencer suffered a season-ending knee injury, rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for VFL affiliate the Casey.[6] He returned to the VFL in 2012 and started to improve his form.[7] In 2013, he played consistently in the VFL and was named an emergency in the AFL side a number of times, but wasn't named in the 22-man side until round 13.[8]

Throughout his AFL career, Spencer struggled to get a consistent spot in Melbourne's side, as Melbourne preferred to play only one ruckman and Max Gawn began to emerge as a great ruckman. In 2016, he wasn't able to play a single game for the Demons and remained a back-up ruckman for the club.[9] He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[10]

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[11]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2008 Melbourne 42 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2009 Melbourne 42 6 0 1 14 31 45 18 11 67 0.0 0.2 2.3 5.2 7.5 3.0 1.8 11.2
2010 Melbourne 42 2 0 0 2 8 10 4 2 24 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 12.0
2011 Melbourne 42 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2012 Melbourne 42 8 2 0 28 46 74 20 30 167 0.3 0.0 3.5 5.8 9.3 2.5 3.8 20.1
2013 Melbourne 42 8 1 3 23 57 80 25 19 213 0.1 0.4 2.9 7.1 10.0 3.1 2.4 26.6
2014 Melbourne 42 5 0 0 13 27 40 9 18 143 0.0 0.0 2.6 5.4 8.0 1.8 3.6 28.6
2015 Melbourne 42 7 3 0 20 34 54 9 35 173 0.4 0.0 2.8 4.9 7.7 1.3 5.0 24.7
2016 Melbourne 33 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2017 Melbourne 33 2 2 0 7 10 17 7 5 28 1.0 0.0 3.5 5.0 8.5 3.5 2.5 14.0
Career 38 8 4 107 213 320 89 120 815 0.2 0.1 2.8 5.6 8.4 2.3 3.1 21.4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Craddock, Robert (19 February 2009). "Townsville's Jake Spencer set for debut with Demons". CourierMail. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Redland Bombers FC: Spencer becomes a Demon
  3. ^ "Herald Sun Superstats: Jake Spencer". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  4. ^ Fox Sports: Melbourne nearly cause huge upset as Hawthorn leave it to the final seconds
  5. ^ Burgan, Matt (11 November 2010). "Melbourne to have four 'live' draft picks". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Sportal.com.au: Grimes out for season". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  7. ^ Burgan, Matt (8 May 2012). "Casey player review". melbournefc.com.au. Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. ^ Burgan, Matt (20 June 2013). "Clisby to debut against Saints". melbournefc.com.au. Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Jake Spencer". melbournefc.com.au. Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  10. ^ Burgan, Matt (12 September 2017). "Trengove, Spencer among four list changes". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Jake Spencer statistics". AFL Tables.
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