Jay Neagle (born 17 January 1988) is an
Australian rules footballer formerly with the
Essendon Football Club in the
Australian Football League (AFL).
The son of former Bomber
Merv Neagle
Mervyn Neagle (7 March 195823 August 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who represented and in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life
Neagle grew up in Dimboola, a country town in western Victoria. ...
, Jay was
drafted under the
father–son rule
The father–son rule is a rule that allows clubs preferential recruiting access to the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the club in Australian rules football, most notably in the Australian Football League.
The rule ...
at the end of the
2005 AFL season
The 2005 AFL season was the 109th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixt ...
.
In his first season, Neagle suffered a number of injury setbacks, primarily with his ankles.
Neagle played his first game of the 2007 season in Round 22, which was also
Kevin Sheedy's last game as coach of Essendon and
James Hird
James Albert Hird (born 4 February 1973) is a former professional Australian rules football player and past senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Hird played as a midfielder and half-forward, but ...
's last game as a player. Despite lacking in fitness, Neagle was very impressive with his leading and marking and kicked his first senior AFL goal.
2008 saw Neagle develop rapidly. Despite missing large amounts of the pre-season and still having problems with his ankles, he appeared seven times in the Essendon senior side and kicked 10 goals, including three against
West Coast and two against both
Carlton and
Port Adelaide. His accurate goal kicking and strength in marking contests became a feature of his playing style.
On 8 October 2011, Neagle was officially delisted by Essendon.
References
External links
Jay Neagle profile on Essendon Football Club official website*
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1988 births
Living people
Essendon Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Gippsland Power players
Bendigo Football Club players