Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Jeremy Finlayson (born 9 February 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to Greater Western Sydney .
Personal life
Finlayson was born in Culcairn , New South Wales , into a family of Indigenous Australian (Yorta Yorta ) descent.[ 1] [ 2] He grew up playing an array of sports including cricket , lawn bowls and tennis but mostly focused on Australian rules football . Finlayson attended Billabong High School in Culcairn and played his junior football with the Culcairn Lions in the Hume Football League , making his senior debut for the club in 2012 at the age of 16.[ 3]
In late 2012, he moved to Sydney to join the GWS Giants ' academy program full time to increase his chances of being drafted.[ 4] Finlayson was selected with the 85th pick in the 2014 AFL draft .[ 5] He completed his high school education at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown .[ 6]
Finlayson married Kellie Gardner in 2023. Kelly learned in August 2021 she was diagnosed with terminal lung and bowel cancer just a few months after giving birth to a daughter with her future husband;[ 7] she started chemotherapy in 2024.[ 8] [ 9]
AFL career
Finlayson made his debut against Geelong at Spotless Stadium in Round 15 of the 2017 season.[ 10]
Finlayson was traded to Port Adelaide via request, citing family reasons at the conclusion of the 2021 AFL season .[ 11]
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