Jack Henry (born 29 August 1998) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). He was drafted by Geelong with their first selection and sixteenth overall in the 2016 rookie draft. He made his debut in the one point loss to at the

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in round two of the 2018 season. In his sixth match, he recorded eighteen disposals, eleven marks (including five intercept marks), and three tackles in the sixty-one point win against in round seven to earn the round nomination for the

2018 AFL Rising Star The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jaidyn Stephenson of was the winner with 52 votes ahead of Tom Doedee Tom Doedee ( ; born 1 March 1997) is a professional ...

. Henry moved forward in the second half of the 2018 AFL season and kicked 8 goals in a handful of games in the forward line, including a three-goal haul against Brisbane at GMHBA Stadium.

Statistics

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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Honours and achievements

Team

* AFL premiership player ():

* 2×

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Individual

* Geelong F.C. Best Young Player Award: 2018 * AFL Rising Star nominee: 2018 (round 7)

References

External links

* * 1998 births Living people Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club premiership players Geelong Falcons players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) VFL/AFL premiership players 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub