Jordan Lewis
Jordan Lewis | |||
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![]() Lewis playing for Melbourne in April 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Jordan Michael Lewis | ||
Nickname(s) | Lewy, Taz | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1986 | ||
Original team(s) | Warrnambool (Hampden FNL) Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 7, 2004 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 3, 2005, Hawthorn vs. Essendon, at MCG | ||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / half-back | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2005–2016 | Hawthorn | 264 (145) | |
2017–2019 | Melbourne | 55 (16) | |
Total | 319 (161) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jordan Michael Lewis (born 24 April 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2005 to 2016.
AFL career
Hawthorn
Lewis was drafted by Hawthorn with the seventh selection in the 2004 AFL Draft and made his AFL debut in season 2005.
Lewis was voted Hawthorn's best first-year player in 2005. He was a 2005 nominee for the AFL Rising Star award.
In 2008, Lewis was part of the Hawthorn team that won the premiership against Geelong.
A Hawthorn vice-captain in 2012, Lewis led the side whilst captain Luke Hodge was sidelined during the early part of the season.
In 2014 Lewis played his 200th AFL game in Round 7, as the Hawks defeated St Kilda by 145 points.[1] Jordan also won his third premiership for Hawthorn as well as earning his first ever Peter Crimmins Medal.
At the end of the 2015 season, Lewis became one of only seven current AFL players to have won four AFL premierships.[2]
Melbourne
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Jordan_Lewis_18.02.17_%281%29.jpg/135px-Jordan_Lewis_18.02.17_%281%29.jpg)
At the conclusion of the 2016 season, Lewis was traded to the Melbourne Football Club.[3]
On 20 August 2019, Lewis announced that he would retire at the end of the season. He was flanked by his only two AFL coaches, Alastair Clarkson and Simon Goodwin, at his retirement press conference.[4]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season[5]
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
Led the league after finals only |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2005 | Hawthorn | 40 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 156 | 307 | 86 | 39 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 16.2 | 4.5 | 2.1 |
2006 | Hawthorn | 3 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 216 | 177 | 393 | 117 | 39 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 19.7 | 5.9 | 2.0 |
2007 | Hawthorn | 3 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 310 | 285 | 595 | 177 | 52 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 24.8 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
2008† | Hawthorn | 3 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 232 | 269 | 501 | 127 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 25.1 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
2009 | Hawthorn | 3 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 255 | 498 | 113 | 45 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 26.2 | 5.9 | 2.4 |
2010 | Hawthorn | 3 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 272 | 232 | 504 | 136 | 62 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 21.9 | 5.9 | 2.7 |
2011 | Hawthorn | 3 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 267 | 228 | 495 | 123 | 68 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 22.5 | 5.6 | 3.1 |
2012 | Hawthorn | 3 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 243 | 247 | 490 | 108 | 67 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 22.3 | 4.9 | 3.0 |
2013† | Hawthorn | 3 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 280 | 244 | 524 | 116 | 91 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
2014† | Hawthorn | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 338 | 330 | 668 | 136 | 92 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 27.8 | 5.7 | 3.8 |
2015† | Hawthorn | 3 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 357 | 308 | 665 | 149 | 72 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 28.9 | 6.5 | 3.1 |
2016 | Hawthorn | 3 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 324 | 309 | 633 | 133 | 100 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 26.4 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
2017 | Melbourne | 6 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 216 | 284 | 500 | 93 | 47 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 14.9 | 26.3 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
2018 | Melbourne | 6 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 285 | 255 | 540 | 115 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 22.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
Career | 307 | 155 | 87 | 3734 | 3579 | 7313 | 1729 | 835 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 23.9 | 5.6 | 2.7 |
Honours and achievements
Team
- 4x AFL Premiership: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
- 2x McClelland Trophy: 2012, 2013
Individual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Jordan-lewis-under-armour.jpg/220px-Jordan-lewis-under-armour.jpg)
Personal life
Lewis is married to Lucy, and has three sons, Hugh, Freddie and Ollie.[6] His first son was born in 2015, days before he played in the 2015 AFL Grand Final. Lewis carried the newborn onto the podium as he was awarded his medallion.
After footy
Following his retirement, Lewis became a part-time coach at Melbourne, helping with players' kicking skills and in a development role for younger players.[7]
Lewis is a commentator for Fox Footy and SEN as an expert commentator.
References
- ^ Mitchell, Lake set to miss against Swans, AFL.com.au official website, 3 May 2014
- ^ [1] Under the heading "Played For Premiership Winning Team at Any Time During Season"
- ^ Browne, Ashley (18 October 2016). "Hawthorn star Jordan Lewis becomes a Demon". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Black, Sarah; McGowan, Marc (20 August 2019). "Four-time flag star to play final AFL game on Saturday". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Jordan Lewis". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Pierik, Jon. "Lewis defends Goodwin and takes aim at Schwarz". The Age. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-jordan-lewis-melbourne-hawthorn-jordan-lewis-development-coach-josh-mahoney-simon-goodwin-afl-offseason-2019-melbourne-coaches/news-story/5fb6c237139cc5a09ffb8e949acf4c52
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Jordan Lewis's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Jordan Lewis's playing statistics from AFL Tables