Jarad Rooke
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Max Rooke is a retired Australian rules football
er, who played for the Geelong Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL). A utility player, 1.89 metres (6.2 ft) tall and weighing 93 kilograms (205 lb), Rooke's versatility allowed him to play as a forward, defender, and midfielder.
Rooke made his AFL debut in 2002, and was awarded the 2003 Geelong Football Club Most Determined & Dedicated Player Award. He went on to become a dual premiership player with the club, playing key roles in both the 2007 and 2009 Grand Final victories. Rooke also won two NAB Cups and two McClelland Trophies
with Geelong.
in 2001, and made his debut in the second round of 2002. He was a regular senior player until a shin injury forced him to miss the second half of 2004, including the finals series, but recovered to play all but one game in 2005.
His lack of pace against small forwards was exposed in Round 20, 2005 when Melbourne
's Russell Robertson
kicked seven goals against him. This prompted coach Mark Thompson to move him into the midfield the following week. This move was successful, with Rooke nullifying champion midfielder Chris Judd
. In Geelong's close loss to the Sydney Swans
in the Elimination Finals, Rooke amassed a remarkable fifteen tackles.
Rooke missed out on most of the 2007 season after suffering a potential season-ending 7 cm hamstring tear in Round 13. On July 12, Geelong spent $20,000 on Rooke to receive treatment by soft-tissue expert Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfarth in Germany. He returned to the side in the 106-point Qualifying Final win against Kangaroos, after key defender Matthew Egan suffered a season-ending foot injury.
On the 13th of October 2010, Rooke announced his retirement from AFL football. He cited an acute knee injury which kept him out for most of the 2010 Home and Away season.
Rooke will be returning to the Geelong Footbal Club in 2011 as the Development Coach.
records from the 2007 season onwards, in the same vein of the Western Bulldog's Brian Lake's name change from his original "Brian Harris".
Rooke has a daughter named Evie Willow, born in 2010, with partner Olivia Peron.
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, who played for the Geelong Football Club
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
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). A utility player, 1.89 metres (6.2 ft) tall and weighing 93 kilograms (205 lb), Rooke's versatility allowed him to play as a forward, defender, and midfielder.
Rooke made his AFL debut in 2002, and was awarded the 2003 Geelong Football Club Most Determined & Dedicated Player Award. He went on to become a dual premiership player with the club, playing key roles in both the 2007 and 2009 Grand Final victories. Rooke also won two NAB Cups and two McClelland Trophies
McClelland Trophy
The McClelland Trophy is an Australian rules football trophy, currently awarded to the minor premiers in the Australian Football League each year...
with Geelong.
AFL career
Rooke was recruited from CastertonCasterton, Victoria
Casterton is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Glenelg Highway, 42 kilometres east of the South Australian border, in the Shire of Glenelg. The Glenelg River passes through the town...
in 2001, and made his debut in the second round of 2002. He was a regular senior player until a shin injury forced him to miss the second half of 2004, including the finals series, but recovered to play all but one game in 2005.
His lack of pace against small forwards was exposed in Round 20, 2005 when Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
's Russell Robertson
Russell Robertson
Russell "Robbo" Robertson is a professional Australian rules footballer, who last played for the Melbourne Football Club....
kicked seven goals against him. This prompted coach Mark Thompson to move him into the midfield the following week. This move was successful, with Rooke nullifying champion midfielder Chris Judd
Chris Judd
Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
. In Geelong's close loss to the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Elimination Finals, Rooke amassed a remarkable fifteen tackles.
Rooke missed out on most of the 2007 season after suffering a potential season-ending 7 cm hamstring tear in Round 13. On July 12, Geelong spent $20,000 on Rooke to receive treatment by soft-tissue expert Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfarth in Germany. He returned to the side in the 106-point Qualifying Final win against Kangaroos, after key defender Matthew Egan suffered a season-ending foot injury.
On the 13th of October 2010, Rooke announced his retirement from AFL football. He cited an acute knee injury which kept him out for most of the 2010 Home and Away season.
Rooke will be returning to the Geelong Footbal Club in 2011 as the Development Coach.
Personal life
In November 2006, Rooke made the decision to officially change his legal name to Max. Rooke's middle name at birth was Maxwell and both his grandfathers were known as Max, which led to a fondness of the name as the main reason behind the change. He also sported a new wild 1970's hairstyle and beard. Rooke will be known by the new name in all official AFLAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
records from the 2007 season onwards, in the same vein of the Western Bulldog's Brian Lake's name change from his original "Brian Harris".
Rooke has a daughter named Evie Willow, born in 2010, with partner Olivia Peron.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct as of end of 2009 season (December 31, 2009)
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Marks Mark (Australian football) A mark is a skill in Australian rules football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it or the ball hitting the ground.... |
Handballs Handball (Australian rules football) Handball is a term in the sport of Australian rules football which describes a method of disposing of possession of the football by hand. It is the most frequently used alternative to kicking the ball... |
Disposals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 2002 AFL season -Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Ladder:All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176... |
Geelong | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 37 | 69 | 162 |
| 2003 2003 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2003.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:... |
Geelong | 33 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 134 | 74 | 103 | 237 |
| 2004 2004 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2004.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Wizard Home Loans Cup:The Wizard Home Loans Cup Final saw St... |
Geelong | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 38 | 47 | 98 |
| 2005 2005 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2005.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:... |
Geelong | 33 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 131 | 88 | 129 | 260 |
| 2006 2006 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final... |
Geelong | 33 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 114 | 62 | 121 | 235 |
| 2007 2007 AFL season The 2007 AFL Season was the 111th season of the Australian Football League, the highest-level professional Australian rules football league in Australia... |
Geelong | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 45 | 83 |
| 2008 2008 AFL season -Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6 :-Round 7:-AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match:-Round 8:... |
Geelong | 33 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 113 | 84 | 156 | 269 |
| 2009 2009 AFL season -Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:... |
Geelong | 33 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 135 | 97 | 108 | 243 |
| Totals | 134 | 58 | 28 | 809 | 506 | 778 | 1587 | ||