Jade Pregelj

Jade Pregelj (/prəˈdʒɛli/ "prə-jelly";[1] born 22 August 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She has previously played for the Gold Coast.

Jade Pregelj
Personal information
Nickname(s) The Big Dog
Date of birth (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991
Place of birth Logan, Queensland
Original team(s) Yeronga (QWAFL)
Draft No. 86, 2019 AFL Women's draft
Debut Gold Coast
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Brisbane
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020–S7 (2022) Gold Coast 19 (0)
2023– Brisbane 00 (0)
Total 19 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Career highlights

QWAFL

  • 2010 QWAFL League Best & Fairest
  • 2011 QWAFL League Best & Fairest
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Pregelj was born and raised in Logan, Queensland[2] and attended Shailer Park State High School throughout her teenage years. She began playing junior football at the age of 10 and joined the Logan City Cobras as a teenager. While playing for Logan alongside future AFLW superstars Katie Brennan and Aasta O'Connor,[3] Pregelj played in five straight QAFLW premierships and was awarded back-to-back league best and fairest honours in 2010 and 2011.[4] She later decided to quit football and enlisted with the Australian Army in January 2015.[5] In a remarkable twist, she relocated to Townsville to continue her military service in 2018 and was reacquainted with a former junior coach and Gold Coast Suns head of women's football Fiona McLarty who convinced Pregelj to begin playing football again.[6]

AFLW career

Pregelj was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns with the 86th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft. She made her AFLW debut against Greater Western Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season[7] and was selected to play in every game of the 2020 AFLW season. She went on to be selected in the initial 40-woman squad for the 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team for her inaugural AFLW season performance.[8][9] In March 2023, Pregelj was delisted by Gold Coast.[10] A few weeks later, Pregelj was signed by Brisbane as a delisted free agent.[11]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season.[12]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020 Gold Coast 4270068158313120.00.09.72.111.91.91.7
Career 7 0 0 68 15 83 13 12 0.0 0.0 9.7 2.1 11.9 1.9 1.7

References
  1. RSL Queensland (23 April 2022). "ANZAC Spirit: Jade Pregelj". Facebook. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. Cheadle, Josh (16 January 2020). "AFLW Feature: Pregelj's path to the pro's". goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. "AFLW Profiles: Jade Pregelj". womens.afl. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. "New Sun hopes to hit old heights after seven years away". womens.afl. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. "Jade Pregelj – Emerging Player of the QW Winter Series". goldcoastfc.com.au. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. Whiting, Michael (17 November 2019). "New Sun hopes to hit old heights after seven years away". womens.afl. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. "Gold Coast Suns AFLW Team Announcement: Round 1". goldcoastfc.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. Black, Sarah (3 April 2020). "REVEALED: Magpies lead the way in All-Australian squad". womens.afl. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  9. "AFLW statement: 2020 AFLW All-Australian Squad". womens.afl. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  10. "SUNS make AFLW list changes". Gold Coast Suns. Telstra. 7 March 2023. The Gold Coast SUNS have informed defender Jade Pregelj and small forward Tori Groves-Little that they will not be offered contracts for the upcoming AFLW season.
  11. "Lions Sign Queensland Stalwart Jade Pregelj". Brisbane Lions. Telstra. 22 March 2023.
  12. "Jade Pregelj". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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