Jason Roe (born 13 March 1984) is an

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and former

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player for the

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in the

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(AFL). Originally playing for

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in the

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(NTFL), then the Cairns City Cobras in the 2001–2002 seasons, Roe was selected in the 2002 rookie draft by the

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The club w ...

and placed on its

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. He was delisted at the end of 2003 having not played an AFL game, and moved to

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(SANFL) club

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. He was given a second chance at AFL level and was placed on the

rookie list in the 2006 rookie draft. Roe was delisted by Brisbane following the 2009 season, after playing 50 AFL games.

Drug Scandal

In June 2015, Roe was released on bail after being charged of possession and supply of 750 grams (26.45 Ounces) of

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and was facing two charges of possession and supply of the drug. The value was deemed to be worth $75,000 AUD if it were sold in a remote community.

References

External links

Jason Roe at the Brisbane Lions website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roe, Jason Brisbane Lions players 1984 births North Adelaide Football Club players Living people Nightcliff Football Club players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Sportspeople from Darwin, Northern Territory Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory Northern Territory Football Club players East Perth Football Club players Mooroopna Football Club players Australian rules football players from Darwin, Northern Territory