Jed Adcock (born 15 November 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and current coach who played for the Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was co-captain of the Brisbane Lions in 2013 and sole captain in 2014.[1] After moving back to Brisbane in 2017 following separation from his first wife, he became the assistant midfield coach at the Brisbane Lions and still remains in that position.

Jed Adcock
Adcock in December 2016
Personal information
Full name Jed Adcock
Date of birth (1985-11-15) 15 November 1985 (age 38)
Original team(s) North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 33, 2003 national draft
No. 46, 2016 rookie draft
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
(assistant midfield coach)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2004–2015 Brisbane Lions 206 (59)
2016 Western Bulldogs 7 (1)
Total 213 (60)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

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He was recruited as the number 33 draft pick in the 2003 AFL Draft from the North Ballarat Rebels. He made his debut for the Brisbane Lions in Round 7, 2004 against North Melbourne.

In 2007, Adcock came second (behind Jonathan Brown) in the best and fairest and was also an all Australian nominee. He was in the top 10 in the AFL for free kicks and was in the top 15 for tackles. He was a defender at the start of 2007 and then became a midfielder for the lions and kicked a career high four goals at the MCG against Collingwood in round 17 when the lions won by 93 points.

Adcock at a Brisbane Lions public training session in 2008

In 2008, Adcock was appointed as one of four vice captains alongside Simon Black, Luke Power and Daniel Merrett.

Adcock played in the first 15 games of 2009 before getting injured. Scans revealed that the injury was a tibial plateau fracture which kept him off the field for 10–12 weeks. He returned for the second semi final against the Western Bulldogs, and played in his first and only final.

In 2013, he became co-captain of the Lions with Jonathan Brown and in January 2014, became the sole captain.[1] After 1 season in job, Adcock stepped down to a mentor role and Tom Rockliff took over as captain.

In August 2015, he was advised he would not be offered a contract extension for 2016, and was subsequently delisted by Brisbane.[2] He was, however, drafted by the Western Bulldogs in the 2016 rookie draft with the 46th selection.[3]

Adcock played his first game for the Bulldogs in round 4, 2016 against Carlton.[4] In August, he announced he would retire at the end of the season.[5] He did not feature in the club's premiership win in October. Despite missing out on the AFL grand final, he did play in Footscray's 2016 VFL grand final victory.

Statistics

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Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2004 Brisbane Lions 7 2 2 2 6 7 13 4 2 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.5 6.5 2.0 1.0
2005 Brisbane Lions 7 22 4 2 160 117 277 93 49 0.2 0.1 7.3 5.3 12.6 4.2 2.2
2006 Brisbane Lions 7 8 1 1 98 49 147 50 27 0.1 0.1 12.3 6.1 18.4 6.3 3.4
2007 Brisbane Lions 7 22 10 1 277 178 455 98 109 0.5 0.0 12.6 8.1 20.7 4.5 5.0
2008 Brisbane Lions 7 21 6 4 175 170 345 75 95 0.3 0.2 8.3 8.1 16.4 3.6 4.5
2009 Brisbane Lions 7 16 4 1 162 152 314 79 68 0.3 0.1 10.1 9.5 19.6 4.9 4.3
2010 Brisbane Lions 7 9 2 1 73 66 139 39 22 0.2 0.1 8.1 7.3 15.4 4.3 2.4
2011 Brisbane Lions 7 20 5 2 252 150 402 117 70 0.3 0.1 12.6 7.5 20.1 5.9 3.5
2012 Brisbane Lions 7 21 3 2 244 160 404 104 85 0.1 0.1 11.6 7.6 19.2 5.0 4.0
2013 Brisbane Lions 7 22 2 3 290 153 443 93 92 0.1 0.1 13.2 7.0 20.1 4.2 4.2
2014 Brisbane Lions 7 22 3 0 265 142 407 87 63 0.1 0.0 12.0 6.5 18.5 4.0 2.9
2015 Brisbane Lions 7 21 17 10 148 110 258 92 67 0.8 0.5 7.0 5.2 12.2 4.4 3.2
2016 Western Bulldogs 44 7 1 1 50 51 101 24 14 0.1 0.1 7.1 7.3 14.3 3.4 2.0
Career 213 60 30 2200 1505 3705 955 763 0.3 0.1 10.3 7.1 17.4 4.5 3.6

Personal life

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Adcock separated from wife Hayley Opel in 2017. He is now married to Amber Ward.[7]

He has four children, two with Opel and two with Ward.[8]

Adcock resides in Brisbane's western suburbs.

References

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  1. ^ a b Stannard, Damien (23 January 2014). "Jed Adcock named sole captain at Brisbane Lions as Jonathan Brown steps aside". Herald Sun. News Ltd. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. ^ Ryan, Peter; Whiting, Michael (20 August 2015). "Lions part ways with former skipper Jed Adcock". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ Guthrie, Ben (27 November 2015). "Adcock heads rookie draft's second-chance saloon". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Adcock earns his Dogs debut". WesternBulldogs.com.au. BigPond. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. ^ Callum, Twomey (24 August 2016). "Dogs recruit calls time on career". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Jed Adcock". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ^ Ward, Amber (28 October 2021). "Jed Adcock wife pregnant". Courier Mail.
  8. ^ Adcock, Hugo (23 August 2020). "Jed Adcock son". Courier Mail.
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