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Jarrad Waite
Jarrad Waite
	Waite playing for North Melbourne in April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jarrad Waite
Date of birth	4 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Devonport, Tasmania
Original team(s)	Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 46 (F/S), 2001 National draft
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
2003–2014	Carlton
2015–2018	North Melbourne
Total
Representative team honours
Years	Team
2008	Victoria
International team honours
2005	Australia
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
	AFL Rising Star nomination 2003; Carlton leading goalkicker 2014; North Melbourne leading goalkicker 2015;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jarrad Waite (born 4 February 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL playing career

Carlton (2003–2014)

Born in Devonport, Tasmania, Waite was recruited as the number 46 draft pick in the 2001 AFL draft from Benalla under the father-son selection rule, he is the son of former Carlton player Vin Waite. He made his debut for Carlton in round 1, 2003 against the Sydney Swans.^[1]

Waite made his stance in the AFL as a very prominent forward after he kicked 36 goals in the 2005 season, finishing second behind Brendan Fevola for the club.^[2]

Waite was shifted from the forward-line into the back-line during the 2007 NAB Cup where he played at centre half-back. However, during the home and away season, he again played predominantly as a forward. In 2008, Waite returned to the back-line under senior coach Brett Ratten.^[3]

In 2009, Waite again began to spend time at both ends of the ground. However, in round 9, he suffered a season-ending knee after he partially tore his ACL after hyperextending his left knee when landing on a straight leg. He returned in time for the 2010 season.^[4]

In a small part of football history, Waite was the first player ever to be substituted off the ground under the AFL's revised interchange rules in 2011; Waite was concussed in a collision, and was replaced by Kane Lucas in the season's opening match against Richmond.^[5] On 12 September 2011, following a round 16 hip injury, Waite was ruled out for the remainder of the 2011 season.^[6]

In October 2011, after nine seasons with the club, Waite re-signed with Carlton on a three-year deal.^[7] In January 2012, he was elevated to the club's leadership group for the 2012 season.^[8]

On 29 September 2014, Waite parted ways with Carlton after 12 seasons with the club, announcing his decision to exercise his free agency rights.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Waite played with Carlton from 2003 until 2014 for a total of 184 games and 252 goals.^[12]^[13]

North Melbourne (2015–2018)

On 3 October 2014, Waite signed a two-year deal with the North Melbourne Football Club.^[14]^[15]

In late August 2018, he announced that he will retire from his playing career at the end of the 2018 season. He played his last game against St Kilda in Round 23, 2018.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

Waite played with North Melbourne from 2015 until 2018 for a total of 60 games and 125 goals.^[20]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 9, 2016^[21]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2003	Carlton	30	20	11	12	151	82	233	52	56	0.6	0.6	7.6	4.1	11.7	2.6	2.8
2004	Carlton	30	9	7	9	43	27	70	26	20	0.8	1.0	4.8	3.0	7.8	2.9	2.2
2005	Carlton	30	21	36	23	185	95	280	119	41	1.7	1.1	8.8	4.5	13.3	5.7	2.0
2006	Carlton	30	13	18	16	126	42	168	86	34	1.4	1.2	9.7	3.2	12.9	6.6	2.6
2007	Carlton	30	22	28	15	206	117	323	111	58	1.3	0.7	9.4	5.3	14.7	5.0	2.6
2008	Carlton	30	21	7	5	256	131	387	138	66	0.3	0.2	12.2	6.2	18.4	6.6	3.1
2009	Carlton	30	9	10	2	132	46	178	66	10	1.1	0.2	14.7	5.1	19.8	7.3	1.1
2010	Carlton	30	16	36	14	173	66	239	111	56	2.3	0.9	10.8	4.1	14.9	6.9	3.5
2011	Carlton	30	12	16	19	116	58	174	83	24	1.3	1.6	9.7	4.8	14.5	6.9	2.0
2012	Carlton	30	11	27	14	116	49	165	84	30	2.5	1.3	10.5	4.5	15.0	7.6	2.7
2013	Carlton	30	14	27	17	127	37	164	84	34	1.9	1.2	9.1	2.6	11.7	6.0	2.4
2014	Carlton	30	16	29	17	169	62	231	101	46	1.8	1.1	10.6	3.9	14.4	6.3	2.9
2015	North Melbourne	30	23	42	24	209	105	314	134	66	1.8	1.0	9.1	4.6	13.7	5.8	2.9
2016	North Melbourne	30	9	27	11	97	54	151	59	36	3.0	1.2	10.8	6.0	16.8	6.6	4.0
Career			216	321	198	2106	971	3077	1254	577	1.5	0.9	9.8	4.5	14.2	5.8	2.7

Personal life

In 2011, Waite married long-time girlfriend Jackie Spong, the owner of the Melbourne fashion boutique SISCA. She appeared in the first season of WAG Nation, a reality television series that documents the lives of five wives and girlfriends of Australian sportsmen, for which Waite is a part of the supporting cast.^[22]