Jack Redden (born 9 December 1990) is a former

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football player who played for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Originally from

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, Redden participated in the

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program there. He attended Sacred Heart College and played senior football with Glenelg in the

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. His brother Tom Redden was once listed as a rookie at the

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. Redden was selected with the Brisbane Lions' second selection (pick 25 overall) in the 2008 National Draft.

AFL career

2009

Redden made his senior debut in round 15, 2009 against Geelong, where he kicked one goal. He remained in the Brisbane side for the remainder of the season, including two

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matches.

2010

Redden was one of few

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players to have played in all 22 game season for the Brisbane Lions in 2010. Redden was the third player (after

Todd Banfield Todd Banfield (born 28 June 1990) is an Australian rules football player who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). Banfield played 53 games for the Brisbane Lions between 2010 and 2013 and joined Richmond in 2014, before being deliste ...

and

Tom Rockliff Thomas Rockliff (born 22 February 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and previously played for the Brisbane Lions Football Club for 154 games between 2009 and 2017. In 2008 ...

) from the Brisbane Lions to have earned a

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nomination in 2010, an award which recognises the standout performers of the AFL who are of 21 years of age or younger and played 10 games before the conclusion of the current season. Redden ended up losing out to

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youngster

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. Redden earned his nomination after what was said to be an "outstanding" performance in a narrow loss against St Kilda. Alongside his 4 goals, Redden also took 114 marks and had an average of 17 disposals per game. In his second season, he led Brisbane in tackles (with 115) and was ranked third in the club for inside-50s (with 73). In the end of year Club Champion Award, Redden ended up with a 5th-placed finish with a grand total of 26.5 votes.

2011

2011 has been considered Redden's breakout season, playing some of his best football. Redden's kicked 14 goals in his 22 matches this season. Redden has also had a career-high 32 disposals v

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in round 12 and

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in round 16, a season-high 9 marks v

in round 11 and Collingwood in round 22 and a career-high 13 tackles v

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in round 1 and

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in round 15. Redden totalled 166 tackles for the season (ranked 5th for the season and having the 3rd highest average), having the most tackles of players not to have played in the finals. This caused Redden to be ranked 9th on the all-time list of most tackles in a season since statistics for tackles have been counted. Redden is said to play a crucial role in the current re-building process which the

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team is undertaking. In this reference, Redden is listed alongside

and

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who are considered important to the re-building process. Teammate

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is also another player who is excited by the future of Redden and co. Redden has not missed a game since his debut in round 15, 2009. Redden was listed to be Brisbane's most underrated player in a club-by-club analysis of the most underrated players by

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journalists John Clark and Paul Pickering. Redden was noted to "rarely earn the plaudits as peers

and

". With club legend Simon Black considered to be on the back-end of his career, Redden was also considered to be one of the players which could take over the role. In an interview after Brisbane's loss to

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in round 13, Redden said "it'll be big shoes to fill when Blacky (

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) does leave... but most definitely I would love to take that spot in the team" but yet admits "there's plenty of other boys that have the potential to do that". In the article, Whiting said Redden has a "hunger for the contested footy" and is a "composed young player with strong hands overhead and a great work ethic". Redden ranked 3rd in the Brisbane best and fairest awards (otherwise known as the Merrett-Murray Medal) in 2011 with 35 votes, finishing only 2.5 votes behind winner

and half a vote behind runner-up

. Because of his third-place finish, Redden won the Alistair Lynch trophy. Also, Redden was announced as being the most courageous player for Brisbane in the year, winning him the Shaun Hart Most Courageous Player award. Redden also polled his first

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vote this year, the award which rewards the

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's fairest and best player. Redden polled the vote in his 27 disposal, 2 goal and 12 tackle effort v St Kilda in round 5.

2015

Redden was traded to in October in exchange for pick 17 in the off season.

2018

Redden won his first premiership at the Eagles after defeating Collingwood by 5 points. He placed runner up in the John Worsfold Medal count for the Eagles and was also named player of the finals.

2022

After playing a good season individually for a season that would want to be forgotten for the Eagles, Redden retired from the game after 14 seasons, seven of those being in Eagle colours. He finished his career at the age of 31 playing 263 games.

Statistics

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2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Redden, Jack 1990 births Living people Brisbane Lions players Glenelg Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia West Coast Eagles players West Coast Eagles Premiership players People from Keith, South Australia East Perth Football Club players People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players