Jacob Koschitzke

Jacob Koschitzke (born 11 July 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Jacob Koschitzke
Jacob Koschitzke playing for the Hawthorn Football Club during the 2021 AFL season.
Personal information
Full name Jacob Koschitzke
Date of birth (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000
Place of birth Albury, New South Wales
Original team(s) Albury (OMFNL)
Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 52, 2018 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2021, Hawthorn
vs. Essendon, at Marvel Stadium
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s) Key Forward
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 23
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Hawthorn 23 (34)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Jacob Koschitzke was raised in the New South Wales regional town of Albury and is the cousin of former St Kilda forward Justin Koschitzke. He was a part of the Greater Western Sydney Giants' developmental academy until 2016 when Albury was removed from their zone.[1]

Standing at 196cm tall, the youngster was used as swingman from the Murray Bushrangers, and was rated among the best key position prospects in the 2018 draft. He had an impressive national U18 championships for the Allies which resulted in an All-Australian selection in the position of fullback.

Koschitzke was drafted with selection Pick 52 in the 2018 AFL draft by Hawthorn.[2]

AFL career

Koschitzke's AFL career started by playing with the Hawthorn affiliate Box Hill Hawks. Here, under the tutelage of Hawthorn aligned coaches, he spent his first year developing for the rigors of AFL football. A key position player with strong hands and a penetrating kick, he reads the game well. He is composed with the ball in hand and makes good decisions providing defensive rebound.

Koschitzke had to negotiate a difficult COVID-19 affected season. He showed promise during the pre-season games and with scratch matches against other AFL clubs. Later in the year he was moved to the forward line and seemed to thrived. A big pre-season in 2021 and a dominant game at full forward against North Melbourne in which he kicked six goals showed that he was ready for the big time.

Koschitzke played his first AFL game for Hawthorn as part of the trio that debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season against Essendon at Marvel Stadium.[3]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 7, 2022.[4]

Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019Hawthorn34 0——————————————0
2020[lower-alpha 1]Hawthorn34 0——————————————0
2021Hawthorn34 202719986516377371.41.04.93.38.23.91.93
2022Hawthorn23 37013922652.30.04.33.07.32.01.7
Career 2334191117418583421.50.84.83.28.03.61.83

Notes

  1. 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.

Honours and achievements

Individual

References
  1. Bumper Academy Crop, Again
  2. "Koschitzke joins the Hawks".
  3. "ROUND 1 TEAM: Fans set for a glimpse of the future". Hawthorn FC. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Jacob Koschitzke Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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