Jake Carlisle
Encyclopedia
Jake Carlisle is an Australian rules football
er for the Essendon Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Carlisle was selected by Essendon with the twenty-fourth pick in the 2009 AFL Draft
. Like fellow draftee Jake Melksham
, Carlisle is a local to the Essendon area. He had previously been playing with the Calder Cannons
in the TAC Cup
and Craigieburn
in the EDFL
. He represented Vic Metro in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships
and was also part of the Calder Cannons
2009 TAC Cup Premiership winning team.
Carlisle made his AFL debut on 13 August 2010, against Collingwood
, a game which the young Essendon team lost by 98 points. Essendon coach Matthew Knights
claimed that Carlisle and fellow debutant, Stewart Crameri
, will have "come away from [the match] with enormous knowledge of how hard they have to train now and how hard they have to work in the off-season to keep building their football."
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er for the Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Carlisle was selected by Essendon with the twenty-fourth pick in the 2009 AFL Draft
2009 AFL Draft
The 2009 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2009/10 Australian Football League off-season. These were the Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft .- Trades :In the lead up to the trade week many high profile players such as...
. Like fellow draftee Jake Melksham
Jake Melksham
Jake Melksham is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.Melksham was selected by Essendon with the tenth pick in the 2009 AFL Draft. An Essendon local, he had previously been playing with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup and PEGS...
, Carlisle is a local to the Essendon area. He had previously been playing with the Calder Cannons
Calder Cannons
The Calder Cannons are an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia.The club competes in the TAC Cup and fields squads in the U15, 16 and most importantly the U18s. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs...
in the TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
and Craigieburn
Craigieburn Football Club
The Craigieburn Football Club is an Australian rules football club and is located 27 km north of Melbourne in the township of Craigieburn....
in the EDFL
Essendon District Football League
The Essendon District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade...
. He represented Vic Metro in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships
2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships
The 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships is the 2009 series of the AFL National Under 18 Championships, a state and territory based Australian rules football competition which showcase the best junior footballers in Australia, primarily with the aim for them to be drafted into the Australian...
and was also part of the Calder Cannons
Calder Cannons
The Calder Cannons are an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia.The club competes in the TAC Cup and fields squads in the U15, 16 and most importantly the U18s. The club was formed in 1995 after the need for two more metropolitan clubs...
2009 TAC Cup Premiership winning team.
Carlisle made his AFL debut on 13 August 2010, against Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, a game which the young Essendon team lost by 98 points. Essendon coach Matthew Knights
Matthew Knights
Matthew Knights is a former Australian rules football player, having played in the midfield for the Richmond Football Club from 1988 to 2002. He went on to a coaching career, most notably as head coach of the Essendon Football Club from 2008 to 2010...
claimed that Carlisle and fellow debutant, Stewart Crameri
Stewart Crameri
Stewart Crameri is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League .Crameri was selected by Essendon with the forty-third pick in the 2009 AFL Rookie Draft...
, will have "come away from [the match] with enormous knowledge of how hard they have to train now and how hard they have to work in the off-season to keep building their football."
External links
- Jake Carlisle profile on essendonfc.com.au
- Draft Profile on afl.com.au