Kristian Jaksch

Kristian Jaksch (born 7 October 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was a versatile key position player who could play both in the forward line and as a defender.^[1] He played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup before being drafted by Greater Western Sydney with pick 12 in the 2012 national draft.^[2] In 2014 he was traded to Carlton,^[3] and at the end of the 2017 season he was delisted after playing just 14 AFL games in 5 seasons.^[4]

Kristian Jaksch
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 30)
Original team(s)	Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 12, 2012 national draft
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2013–2014	Greater Western Sydney	07 (2)
2015–2017	Carlton	07 (1)
Total		14 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Jaksch was previously a student at Carey Baptist Grammar School^[5] and played for most of his childhood as a forward.^[1] In 2012 he played in the TAC Cup for the Oakleigh Chargers as a defender, and he was selected with the twelfth in the 2012 AFL draft by Greater Western Sydney.^[2]

AFL career

Greater Western Sydney (2013–2014)

Jaksch had a knee injury early in 2013 which limited his opportunities,^[6] and he made his debut in round 22 against Richmond, the team he grew up supporting.^[7] He kicked a goal with his first kick. In October 2014, Jaksch was traded to Carlton.^[3]

Carlton (2015–2017)

In his first pre-season at Carlton, Jaksch injured his left foot, causing him to miss out on two months of training.^[8] He returned to training in February,^[9] but after making his debut for Carlton in round 1, 2015 against Richmond, he suffered two broken ribs which sidelined him again.^[10] His injury troubles continued when he injured his ankle later in the season.^[11] For the rest of his career, Jaksch mostly played for Carlton's VFL side the Northern Blues. In a match against the Casey in 2017 he kicked 5 goals in a 55-point win.^[12] Jaksch was delisted by Carlton at the end of the 2017 season.^[4]

Player profile

Jaksch was known as a key position player who could play either in the forward line or as a key defender.^[3] He started his career as a forward, but began to also play as a defender when he was playing in the TAC Cup, showing versatility which helped him to get drafted as a first round pick. He was also a strong mark overhead.^[1]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of the 2017 season^[13]

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
2013	Greater Western Sydney	34	2	1	0	10	5	15	8	1	0.5	0.0	5.0	2.5	7.5	4.0	0.5
2014	Greater Western Sydney	34	5	1	1	33	13	46	13	7	0.2	0.2	6.6	2.6	9.2	2.6	1.4
2015	Carlton	18	6	1	2	39	23	62	26	8	0.2	0.3	6.5	3.8	10.3	4.3	1.3
2016	Carlton	18	1	0	0	7	1	8	2	2	0.0	0.0	7.0	1.0	8.0	2.0	2.0
2017	Carlton	18	0
Career			14	3	3	89	42	131	49	18	0.2	0.2	6.4	3.0	9.4	3.5	1.3