Matthew Jaensch (born 18 September 1989) is a former professional

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player for the

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in the

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(AFL). Jaensch was Adelaide's third selection in the 2009 Rookie Draft, taken at pick #46.

Pre-AFL career

Jaensch commenced his junior career in the

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with the Hahndorf Football Club, before working his way through the underage ranks at

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club . He impressed Adelaide scouts after a break-out season with Sturt in 2009, in which he played 20 league games and kicked the winning goal in the preliminary final against . Jaensch was previously an apprentice

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and supported prior to being drafted.

AFL career

Jaensch made his AFL debut in round 6, 2010, against . He played eleven games for the season, playing mainly as a small forward. He shifted to defence in 2011 to great effect, playing 13 games before missing the last month of the season with a shoulder injury. He continued to impress in the first half of 2012, with his offensive run and long kicking a highlight, before struggling in the latter half with a groin injury that eventually required surgery. Jaensch was in and out of the side in 2013, playing 11 games at half-back and half-forward, where he was trialled to bolster the struggling forward line. In 2014, Jaensch had a career-best season, playing all 22 games. Playing as a running defender, he led the club in marks and was second in metres gained. In round 7, 2015, in a match against , Jaensch suffered an

anterior cruciate ligament injury An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. The most common injury is a complete tear. Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during inju ...

and missed the rest of the season. He was charged with

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during his rehabilitation from the injury. Jaensch announced his retirement from AFL football in February 2016.

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 ...

, , 10 , , 13 , , 4 , , 2 , , 145 , , 95 , , 240 , , 50 , , 30 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 11.2 , , 7.3 , , 18.5 , , 3.9 , , 2.3 , - style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

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 ...

, , 10 , , 10 , , 3 , , 2 , , 102 , , 42 , , 144 , , 42 , , 22 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 10.2 , , 4.2 , , 14.4 , , 4.2 , , 2.2 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

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 ...

, , 10 , , 11 , , 4 , , 3 , , 96 , , 44 , , 140 , , 47 , , 27 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 8.7 , , 4.0 , , 12.7 , , 4.3 , , 2.5 , - style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

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 ...

, , 10 , , 22 , , 7 , , 5 , , 297 , , 166 , , 463 , , 126 , , 54 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 13.5 , , 7.6 , , 21.1 , , 5.7 , , 2.5 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

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 ...

, , 10 , , 7 , , 0 , , 2 , , 110 , , 32 , , 142 , , 57 , , 17 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 15.7 , , 4.6 , , 20.3 , , 8.1 , , 2.4 , - style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaensch, Matthew 1989 births Living people Australian people of German descent Australian rules footballers from South Australia Adelaide Football Club players Sturt Football Club players People from Hahndorf, South Australia