Jarrad Waite

Personal information
Birth	4 February 1983 (1983-02-04) (age 26)
Recruited from	Benalla / Murray U18
Height and weight	194cm / 95kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 1, 29 March 2003, Carlton vs. Sydney Swans, at Stadium Australia (now Telstra Stadium)
Team(s)	Carlton (2003-) 115 games, 117 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2009 season
Career highlights
Carlton NAB AFL Rising Star nominee 2003. Carlton International Rules Series 2005. Victorian representative in Hall of Fame Tribute Match

Jarrad Waite (born 4 February 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Jarrad was born in Devonport, Tasmania. He 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.

Waite has made his stance in the AFL as a very prominent forward. He kicked 36 goals in the 2005 season, finishing second behind Brendan Fevola for the club. He is expected to be a future star for Carlton, however he has been struck down by recurring injuries so far in his career.

Waite was shifted from the forward-line into the back-line through the NAB Cup and early rounds of 2007, in which he was among the best players on the ground playing at centre half-back. However, he again played predominately as a forward, and showed enormous advances in his football intelligence with difficult assists. Despite this, Waite returned to the back-line in 2008 under new coach Brett Ratten.

Waite was Carlton's acting captain against Fremantle Dockers in Round 13, 2007 in the absence of regular captain Lance Whitnall and vice-captain Nick Stevens. ^[1]

In 2009, Waite again began to spent time at both ends of the ground. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in Round 9, partially tearing his ACL after hyperextending his left knee when landing on a straight leg.

[edit] External links

• Jarrad Waite profile on the Official AFL Website of the Carlton Football Club
• Jarrad Waite's statistics from AFL Tables
• Jarrad Waite Profile in Blueseum

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