| Jake Waterman | |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Originalteam: | Marist Football Club |
| Draftpick: | No. 77 (F/S), 2016 national draft |
| Debutdate: | Round 1, 2018 |
| Debutstadium: | Optus Stadium |
| Height: | 191 cm |
| Weight: | 92 kg |
| Position: | Forward |
| Guernsey: | 2 |
| Years1: | 2017 - |
| Games Goals1: | 104 (132) |
| Statsend: | 2024 |
| Careerhighlights: |
2024
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Jake Waterman (born 6 May 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jake is the son of dual West Coast Premiership defender Chris Waterman.
He was drafted by West Coast with their final selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2016 national draft as a father-son selection.[1] He made his debut in the twenty-nine point loss to at Optus Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2] In round 6, 2018, Waterman was nominated for the AFL Rising Star after recording fourteen disposals, five marks and two goals in the eight point win against at Optus Stadium.[3]
Jake Waterman is also the brother of former forward Alec Waterman. Waterman kicked a career-high six goals in round five of the 2024 AFL season against at Optus.[4] He was again impressive the next week in Western Derby 58 kicking five goals.[5] He also kicked 5 goals in round 10 during West Coast's 35-point win over the Demons.[6] Waterman finished the season as West Coast's leading goalkicker, having kicked 53 goals across 20 games, as well as a fifth place finish in the Coleman Medal.[7] For his performance throughout the season he earnt a spot in the 2024 All-Australian team, and a 3rd place finish in the West Coast Eagles Best & Fairest count.
Statistics are correct to the end of round 8, 2022[8]
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018|| 45 || 16 || 13 || 12 || 118 || 60 || 178 || 75 || 23 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 7.4 || 3.8 || 11.1 || 4.7 || 1.4|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|| 2 || 13 || 15 || 5 || 112 || 45 || 157 || 75 || 16 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 8.6 || 3.5 || 12.1 || 5.8 || 1.2|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020|| 2 || 10 || 9 || 2 || 78 || 25 || 103 || 51 || 8 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 7.8 || 2.5 || 10.3 || 5.1 || 0.8|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|| 2 || 14 || 13 || 8 || 129 || 44 || 173 || 89 || 27 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 9.2 || 3.1 || 12.4 || 6.4 || 1.9|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022|| 2 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 39 || 15 || 54 || 25 || 13 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 5.6 || 2.1 || 7.7 || 3.6 || 1.9|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 60! 52! 30! 476! 189! 665! 315! 87! 0.9! 0.5! 7.9! 3.2! 11.1! 5.3! 1.5|}
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