Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 1999 and 2013.

Early life

Growing up, he supported the

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. He was recruited from and played his junior football at St Bernard's Football Club in Essendon.

AFL career

Bolton played his first senior game for Sydney against Carlton in round 12 of the 1999 season and received a

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Award nomination the following year. By 2001, he was a regular member of the team and went on to represent Australia in the

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series in 2004. On Saturday, 9 April 2011, Bolton laid an AFL-record 19 tackles in a match, playing an integral role in victory over the

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. In the Second Semi-final, he set the new record for the most tackles lain in a

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career, surpassing former captain Brett Kirk's tally of 1278 career tackles. His final career total was 1490 tackles, which was the record until surpassed by

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late in 2014. On 26 August 2013, Bolton announced he would retire at the conclusion of the 2013 season. He played his last game in Sydney's preliminary final loss to on 21 September and scored his final goal for the Swans.

After football

In December 2013 Bolton was a crew member aboard racing supermaxi yacht Perpetual Loyal in the 2013

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, with other celebrity crew members,

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and

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. He is currently seen as a boundary rider for the

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's coverage of AFL matches played in Sydney. He appeared as a contestant on the fifteenth season of ''

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'' paired with professional dancer Dianne Buswell. Jude's wife, Lynette, competed against Jude. On 16 August 2015, Jude and Dianne were eliminated, coming in seventh place, and Jude was eliminated one week after Lynette.

Personal life

His wife Lynette Bolton starred in WAG Nation, a reality show that documented the lives of five wives and girlfriends of Australian sportsmen. Bolton has two daughters. Jude was inducted into the St.Bernards College Hall of Fame in 2017.

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolton, Jude 1980 births Living people Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans Premiership players People educated at St. Bernard's College, Melbourne Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Calder Cannons players Aberfeldie Football Club players Australia international rules football team players Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players