Jaxon Prior (born 4 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Brisbane Lions.[1]
AFL career
Prior, a half back, is the son of former Essendon and West Coast footballer Michael Prior.[2] He played his junior football with Sorrento-Duncraig and was recruited out of West Perth, having been named in the 2019 WAFL Colts team of the year.[3]
Brisbane Lions
Prior was selected by the Brisbane Lions with the 59th pick of the 2019 national draft.[4] Prior made 18 appearances in his debut season in 2021. His 12 games in 2022 included the Lions' two-point elimination final win over Richmond. He was re-signed at the end of the 2022 season for another two years.[5]
Prior was delisted by the Lions at the end of the 2024 AFL season[6]
Essendon
Following his delisting from Brisbane, Prior was picked up by Essendon on the first day of the Supplemental Selection Period for the 2025 season.[7][8] This linked him up with the club in which his father, Michael, played 81 matches for between 1994 to 2000.
AFL statistics
Updated to the end of 2024.[9]
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020[a] | Brisbane Lions | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 116 | 44 | 160 | 45 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 104 | 34 | 138 | 38 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Career | 39 | 11 | 8 | 286 | 92 | 378 | 115 | 63 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ^ "Relatives of Eagles, Dockers set to thrive at Lions". The West Australian. 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Son-of-a-gun to debut for West Perth". The West Australian. 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Robertson, Prior commit to Brisbane". PerthNow. 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to the Den, Jaxon Prior". Brisbane Lions. 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Prior All In With Lions 'Til '24". lions.com.au. 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Lions cut defender in 'tough decision', rookie-list promise for duo". afl.com.au. 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Prior to don the sash". Essendon Football Club. 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Essendon sign discarded Lion Jaxon Prior as Fremantle confirm Quinton Narkle move on first day of SSP". Seven News. 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Jaxon Prior". afltables.com.
External links
- Jaxon Prior's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Jaxon Prior's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jaxon Prior at AustralianFootball.com
- Jaxon Prior's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net
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