Jade Pregelj
| Jade Pregelj | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | The Big Dog | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 20 (0) | ||
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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]
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]- ^ RSL Queensland (23 April 2022). "ANZAC Spirit: Jade Pregelj". Facebook. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Cheadle, Josh (16 January 2020). "AFLW Feature: Pregelj's path to the pro's". goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "AFLW Profiles: Jade Pregelj". womens.afl. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "New Sun hopes to hit old heights after seven years away". womens.afl. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Jade Pregelj – Emerging Player of the QW Winter Series". goldcoastfc.com.au. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (17 November 2019). "New Sun hopes to hit old heights after seven years away". womens.afl. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Gold Coast Suns AFLW Team Announcement: Round 1". goldcoastfc.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Black, Sarah (3 April 2020). "REVEALED: Magpies lead the way in All-Australian squad". womens.afl. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "AFLW statement: 2020 AFLW All-Australian Squad". womens.afl. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lions Sign Queensland Stalwart Jade Pregelj". Brisbane Lions. Telstra. 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Jade Pregelj". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- Jade Pregelj's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Jade Pregelj at AustralianFootball.com
