Jarryd Roughead

Jarryd Roughead
Jarryd Roughead playing for Hawthorn during the 2007 AFL Season
Personal information
Full name	Jarryd Roughead
Date of birth	23 January 1987 (1987-01-23)
Place of birth	Leongatha, Victoria
Original team	Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft	#2 (PP), 2004 National Draft, Hawthorn
Height/Weight	193cm / 100kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	2
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2005–	Hawthorn	136 (253)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
Hawthorn premiership player 2008 2005 AFL Rising Star nominee

Jarryd Roughead is an Australian rules footballer playing for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Born in Leongatha in southern Gippsland, Roughead played Gippsland Power. After the under 18 season finished Roughead helped his local team, Leongatha win the WGLFL premiership.

AFL career

Drafted by Hawthorn with 2nd overall pick in the 2004 AFL Draft, Roughead and Lance Franklin were keys to Hawthorn rebuilding under new coach Alastair Clarkson.

He Received an AFL Rising Star nomination in round 19, 2005.

In 2007, Roughead showed his true skills after scoring 40 goals in 22 games. Although inaccurately kicking 36 points at just 52.6 percent in 2007, Roughhead showed he could hold down a key forward position.

So far in his career Roughhead has shown he has tremendous athletic capapbility with a huge leap. In season 2008, Roughead fell under the radar of teams with all the focus on Lance Franklin. Roughead kicked 75 goals from 25 matches. Despite having the ability to go into defence, Roughead has become a regular Centre Half Forward for Hawthorn. In the 2008 Grand final Roughead struggled to get the ball at times but finished with a respectable 2 goals. Jarryd Roughead is well known for his consistent assists to other forwards and his endurance.

Roughead kicked a career high 8 goals against Carlton on the MCG during the 2009 season.

In 2011, Roughead played in the ruck and forward due to Hawthorns injuries. In Round 12, against Geelong, Jarryd Roughead ruptured his achilles during the final quarter. Roughead was stretched off the ground and is ruled out for the remainder of the 2011 AFL Season. Roughead had kicked 16 goals for the season.

External links

• Jarryd Roughead's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Hawthorn Football Club
• Jarryd Roughead's statistics from AFL Tables

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