Jacob Heron

Jacob Heron (born 10 December 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Jacob Heron
Heron playing for Gold Coast in August 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Heron
Nickname(s)	Speedy, Pugface[1]
Date of birth	(1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 25)
Original team(s)	Palm Beach Currumbin (QAFL) Cairns (AFL Cairns)
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s)	Small forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2018-2020	Gold Coast	13 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Heron was raised in Cairns, Queensland and attended St Augustine's College.^[2] He grew up playing his junior football for the Cairns Saints in the AFL Cairns competition. Towards the end of his junior football, he relocated to the Gold Coast as part of the Gold Coast Suns Academy and began playing for Palm Beach Currumbin as well as attending Palm Beach Currumbin High School.^[3]

Career

AFL

Heron was named to make his AFL debut in round 9 of the 2018 AFL season against Port Adelaide in Shanghai, China.^[4] He became the first player to make his AFL debut in a game played outside of Australia.

VFL

Heron played for Southport in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to Werribee.^[5][6]