Jade Pregelj

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Jade Pregelj
Personal information
Nickname(s) The Big Dog
Date of birth (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 32)
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 01 (0)
Total 20 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights

QWAFL

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

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 Gold Coast.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 42 7 0 0 68 15 83 13 12 0.0 0.0 9.7 2.1 11.9 1.9 1.7
Career 7 0 0 68 15 83 13 12 0.0 0.0 9.7 2.1 11.9 1.9 1.7

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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