Jordan Gysberts (born 11 June 1991) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who previously played for the

Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...

and the

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also ...

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

(AFL).

Junior career

Gysberts played his junior football with the

Eastern Ranges The Eastern Ranges is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. The club is a founding member of the competition (1992) and has produced several players for the Australian Football Leag ...

in the

TAC Cup The NAB League Boys (also referred to as simply the NAB League and formerly known as the TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victo ...

and for

Yarra Valley Grammar , motto_translation = I lift up my eyes , city = Ringwood , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent, co-e ...

, where he played as an inside midfielder with good kicking skills. Gysberts also represented the Vic Metro side in the 2008 and 2009 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and averaged 23 disposals a game in the

in 2009 for the Eastern Ranges. Gysberts was named best on ground for the AFL/AIS Under 18 team during its 2009

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match against the South Africa national Australian rules football team.

AFL career

Gysberts was drafted by the

in the 2009 AFL National Draft with the 11th overall selection, which Melbourne received in return for trading

Brock McLean Brock "Chooka" McLean (born 11 March 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life McLean played his underage football w ...

to the

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Mel ...

. Gysberts was given Brock McLean's number 5 guernsey, which was presented to him by former Melbourne legend

Gerard Healy Gerard Healy (born 1 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator. Healy attended St Bede's College in Mentone, where he was the senior football captain. Gerard is a trained physiotherapist. VFL career Melbourne Dem ...

. After a series of good performances for Melbourne's , the

Casey Scorpions The Casey Football Club, nicknamed the "Demons" and formerly the "Scorpions", is an Australian rules football club based in Cranbourne East, Victoria. The club, which was known until 2005 as the Springvale Football Club and the Casey Scorpions ( ...

, Gysberts was selected by the Melbourne match committee to debut against the

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...

in Round 10 of the

2010 AFL Season The 2010 AFL season was the 114th 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 an impressive debut, Gysberts amassed 26 disposals for the game, the most of any Melbourne player, and was named as one of Melbourne's best players, in what was a comprehensive victory for Geelong. Gysberts repeated the effort of leading Melbourne's possessions in his second game, with 27 overall and also recording four clearances, for which he was awarded a Rising Star nomination, becoming the third Melbourne player, after

Jack Trengove Jack Trengove (born 2 September 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, tall and weighing , Trengove is capable ...

and

Tom Scully Tom Scully (born 15 May 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer. He played for the Melbourne Football Club, Greater Western Sydney Giants, and Hawthorn Football Club. A star midfielder at junior level, Scully was originally s ...

, to be nominated for the Rising Star in 2010. Gysberts was again nominated for the Rising Star award after his Round 11, 2011 match against

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington * Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport * Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United Ki ...

. At the end of the 2012 season, Gysberts was traded to the

with the 63rd pick in that draft, in exchange for

Cameron Pedersen Cameron Pedersen (born 17 March 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the and the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A utility, tall and weighing , Pedersen played the major ...

and the 74th pick. At the end of the 2013 season, Gysberts was delisted by North Melbourne Football Club.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gysberts, Jordan 1991 births Living people Melbourne Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Eastern Ranges players Casey Demons players Werribee Football Club players