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Australian rules footballer

Jake Rogers
Personal information
Full name	Jake Rogers
Nickname(s)	Snake
Date of birth	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19)
Original team(s)	Broadbeach (QAFL) / Gold Coast Suns Academy (Talent League)
Draft	No. 14, 2023 AFL draft
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast
Number	29
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2024–	Gold Coast	9 (2)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jake Rogers is a professional Australian rules footballer who was selected by the Gold Coast Suns with the fourteenth pick in the 2023 AFL draft.

Early life

Rogers was born in Melbourne to an Australian father and a South African mother. He moved with his family to the Gold Coast at five years of age and attended Varsity College throughout his upbringing. Rogers began playing junior football for the first time shortly after arriving in Queensland when he signed up to play for the Broadbeach Cats in the local Gold Coast under-6s competition. Rogers became a foundation member of the Gold Coast Suns when they entered the Australian Football League in 2011 and he joined the club's Academy at 13 years of age where he met future AFL teammates Jed Walter, Ethan Read and Will Graham.

Along with Australian rules football, Rogers also played rugby league for his school in the position of fullback. He made his senior QAFL debut for Broadbeach at 16 years of age in May 2021. In 2022, his club form was rewarded with selection to represent the Allies in the U18 National Championships as well as the Gold Coast Suns Academy in the U19 Talent League. His performances at the representative and club levels led to placement in the AFL's 30-player National Academy program on the eve of his draft year.

In 2023, he moved into top 20 draft calculations when he was awarded the best on ground award in the AFL U18 Academy's victory over Carlton's VFL team and also played in the Allies' first U18 National Championship win, which earned him a starting midfield position in the 2023 U18 All-Australian team. Rogers was drafted to his hometown team the Gold Coast Suns with pick 14 in the 2023 AFL draft after the Suns elected to match a bid from the Sydney Swans.

AFL career

Rogers made his AFL debut for the Suns in round 6 of the 2024 season against the Sydney Swans at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2024	Gold Coast	29	9	2	0	33	50	83	10	24	0.2	0.0	3.7	5.6	9.2	1.1	2.7
Career			9	2	0	33	50	83	10	24	0.2	0.0	3.7	5.6	9.2	1.1	2.7

References

"Jake Rogers: 2023 AFL Draft Prospect". Athlete's MIND. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
"Rogers joins Suns in AFL Draft". Gold Coast Suns. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
"Four from four: Suns to unveil ANOTHER Academy product". Australian Football League. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
"AFL Draft: Scouting notes, full stats from AFL Academy clash". Herald Sun. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
"Our Senior ASPIRE AFL Players Kicking Goals". Varsity Life. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
"Behind the Draft - Get to know Jake Rogers". Gold Coast Suns. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
"Jake Rogers will debut against Sydney in round 6". Courier Mail. 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
"How a double-tag sparked Rogers' rise to the AFL". Gold Coast Suns. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
"'Great stepping stone' launches Suns' Academy gun into first-round plans". Australian Football League. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
"Congratulations Jake Rogers". Broadbeach Cats. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
"Allies squad named for 2023 U18 Boys Championships". Australian Football League. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
"Five GC SUNS Academy stars named in NAB AFL Academy Squads". Gold Coast Suns. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
"Prospective Sun dominates, Tassie pair shine in AFL Academy match". Australian Football League. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
"Allies dominate U18 All-Australian team after unbeaten carnival for 2023". Australian Football League. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
"Six Queenslanders selected in the 2023 AFL Draft". AFL Queensland. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
"Jake Rogers to debut". Gold Coast Suns. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
"Jake Rogers". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

External links

Jake Rogers's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club

v t e Gold Coast Suns – current squad
1 Andrew 2 Noble 3 Flanders 4 Walter 5 Davies 6 Sexton 7 Holman 8 Fiorini 9 Ainsworth 10 Ballard 11 Miller (c) 12 Himmelberg 14 Weller 15 Anderson 16 Berry 17 Rioli 18 Rowell 19 Humphrey 20 Read 21 Moyle 22 Long 23 Lemmens 24 Swallow 25 Collins (vc) 26 W. Graham 27 Powell 28 Witts (c) 29 Rogers 30 Lombard 31 Bell 32 Uwland 33 Clohesy* 34 King 35 Budarick 36 Evans* 37 Knobel* 38 Johnston* 39 Gulbin* 40 Jeffrey 41 Rosas 42 Eastham* 46 C. Graham 50 Farrar Coach: Hardwick * denotes rookie listed players

Gold Coast Suns – current squad

1 Andrew
2 Noble
3 Flanders
4 Walter
5 Davies
6 Sexton
7 Holman
8 Fiorini
9 Ainsworth
10 Ballard
11 Miller (c)
12 Himmelberg
14 Weller
15 Anderson
16 Berry
17 Rioli
18 Rowell
19 Humphrey
20 Read
21 Moyle
22 Long
23 Lemmens
24 Swallow
25 Collins (vc)
26 W. Graham
27 Powell
28 Witts (c)
29 Rogers
30 Lombard
31 Bell
32 Uwland
33 Clohesy*
34 King
35 Budarick
36 Evans*
37 Knobel*
38 Johnston*
39 Gulbin*
40 Jeffrey
41 Rosas
42 Eastham*
46 C. Graham
50 Farrar

Coach: Hardwick

* denotes rookie listed players

v t e 2023 AFL national draft
First round	1. Harley Reid 2. Colby McKercher 3. Jed Walter (academy selection) 4. Zane Duursma 5. Nick Watson 6. Ryley Sanders 7. Caleb Windsor 8. Daniel Curtin 9. Ethan Read (academy selection) 10. Nate Caddy 11. Connor O'Sullivan 12. Phoenix Gothard 13. Koltyn Tholstrup 14. Jake Rogers (academy selection) 15. Jordan Croft (F/S) 16. Will Green 17. James Leake 18. Darcy Wilson 19. Will McCabe (F/S) 20. Taylor Goad 21. Charlie Edwards 22. Wil Dawson 23. Riley Hardeman 24. Caiden Cleary (academy selection) 25. Harry DeMattia 26. Will Graham (academy selection) 27. Oscar Ryan 28. Lance Collard 29. Ashton Moir
Second round	30. Archer Reid 31. Logan Morris 32. Mitchell Edwards 33. Angus Hastie 34. Billy Wilson 35. Cooper Simpson 36. Shaun Mannagh 37. Tew Jiath 38. Clay Hall 39. Luamon Lual 40. Kane McAuliffe 41. Ollie Murphy 42. Luke Lloyd 43. Liam Fawcett 44. Joe Fonti
Third round	45. Joel Freijah 46. Bodie Ryan 47. Lachlan Smith 48. Thomas Anastasopoulos 49. Harvey Johnston 50. Hugo Garcia 51. Zane Zakostelsky 52. Lachlan Charleson
Fourth round	53. Patrick Snell 54. Archie Roberts 55. Aiden O'Driscoll 56. Calsher Dear (F/S) 57. Will Lorenz 58. George Stevens 59. Harvey Thomas (academy selection)
Fifth round	60. Jack Delean 61. Oliver Wiltshire 62. Arie Schoenmaker 63. Lawson Humphries 64. Reece Torrent

v t e 2024 AFL Rising Star nominees
Opening Round: Roberts Rd 1: Dempsey Rd 2: Wardlaw Rd 3: Gallagher Rd 4: Darcy Rd 5: Reid Rd 6: Wilson Rd 7: Rogers Rd 8: Windsor Rd 9: McKercher Rd 10: Lohmann Rd 11: Harrison Rd 12: Uwland Rd 13: Nankervis Rd 14: Thomas Rd 15: Morris Rd 16: Graham Rd 17: Jones Rd 18: Humphries Rd 19: Watson Rd 20: Draper Rd 21: Archer Rd 22: Caddy Rd 23: Dear Rd 24: Evans
Italics denote winner

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