Jade Gresham

Jade Gresham (born 24 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was initially drafted by the St Kilda Football Club with pick 18 in the 2015 AFL draft.

Jade Gresham
Gresham playing for St Kilda in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jade Gresham
Nickname(s) Gresh
Date of birth (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997
Original team(s) South Morang Football Netball Club(NFNL)/Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 18, 2015 National draft
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 17
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016–2023 St Kilda 136 (136)
2024– Essendon 0 (0)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2020 Victoria 1 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

St Kilda: 2016–2023

He made his debut in round 1 of the 2016 AFL season against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.[1]

Gresham played 18 games in the 2016 AFL premiership season, finishing with 11 goals and an average of 15 disposals per game.[2] He was nominated for the 2016 AFL Rising Star for his efforts in the Saints' comeback victory over Geelong in Round 14, which included kicking a contender for Goal of the Year late in the match.[3]

Prior to the 2017 season, Gresham signed a two-year contract extension with St Kilda, committing to the club until the end of the 2019 season.[4]

Gresham played in all 22 games for the Saints in 2017. He kicked 30 goals and averaged 14 disposals.[5]

Gresham played in all 22 games for the Saints in 2018 and led the Saints' goalkicking with 35 goals, including a career-high six goals in the Saints' round 10 loss to Richmond. In round 13, Gresham earned his third career Goal of the Year nomination as the Saints overcame a 39-point deficit to defeat the Gold Coast.[6]

Gresham played 19 of a possible 22 games in 2019 and began to assert himself as one of the Saints' best young players, averaging 22 disposals a game. Gresham signed a four-year contract extension in May 2019, to remain a Saint until at least the end of 2023.

The 2020 season was affected by COVID-19 with the quarters reduced to 16 minutes after round one, and the regular season reduced to 17 matches per team. Gresham played the first 11 games of the season and was a key member of the Saints' midfield, but suffered a stress fracture in his back and took no further part in the 2020 campaign.[7]

Gresham began the 2021 campaign strongly, playing the opening three rounds of the season, collecting 28 disposals against GWS and 29 disposals and a goal against Melbourne. In round three against Essendon, Gresham ruptured his Achilles tendon. The injury ruled him out of the remainder of the season as the tendon required surgery and nine months of recovery.[8]

Essendon: 2024–

Jade was signed by Essendon on a 3 year contract on 13/10/2023 as a free agent with St Kilda Receiving Pick 21 (compensation)

Personal life

Gresham is of Aboriginal Australian descent, hailing from the Yorta Yorta people. He and his mother, Michelle, played a key role in designing St Kilda's 2017 AFL Indigenous Round guernsey.

Gresham's father, Jamie, played u18s football with North Melbourne Football Club legend Brent Harvey. Gresham cited Harvey as a big influence on how he developed as a player before being drafted.

Career statistics

Updated to the end of round 7, 2023.[9]

Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016St Kilda22 1811614612927548540.60.38.17.215.32.73.00
2017St Kilda4 22303019611931574551.41.48.95.414.33.42.50
2018St Kilda4 22352022016738772551.60.910.07.617.83.32.55
2019St Kilda4 19151325717343071550.80.713.59.122.63.72.91
2020[lower-alpha 1]St Kilda4 11761118319425210.60.510.17.517.62.31.95
2021St Kilda4 3104221631260.30.014.07.021.04.02.01
2022St Kilda4 18161822419541950570.91.012.410.823.32.83.25
2023St Kilda4 784695512433171.10.69.97.917.74.72.4
Career 12012397126594222073853201.00.810.57.918.43.22.717

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.

References
  1. Gabelich, Josh (28 March 2016). "The tale of two Knights". St Kilda.
  2. Gabelich, Josh (29 September 2016). "Season review: Jade Gresham". saints.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Guthrie, Ben (27 June 2016). "Saints hero picks up Rising Star nomination". Australian Football League. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. Bowen, Nick (9 December 2016). "Rising Saint rewarded with new two-year deal". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. Gabelich, Josh (19 September 2017). "Season review: Jade Gresham". saints.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. Shilton, Bryce (18 June 2018). "Gresham nominated for Goal of the Year". saints.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. "Star Saint Jade Gresham set to miss rest of season with back injury". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. "Achilles injury spells season over for Gresham". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. "AFL Tables - Jade Gresham - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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