Jarryn Geary
Encyclopedia
Jarryn Geary is an Australian rules football
er for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Geary generally plays as a half-back or midfielder and has shown he is a hard-nosed player.
Geary is a product of TAC Cup side Bendigo Pioneers
and came through the system with Geelong star Joel Selwood
.
Despite winning Bendigo's best and fairest in 2006, he was passed over in the national draft and eventually taken by the Saints with pick 58 in the rookie draft.
At the end of 2007 he was elevated to the senior list and played 10 games in 2008. He played in eight of St Kilda's wins, earning the Rising Star nomination for his 19-possession game against Essendon.
In Round 1, 2008, Geary gained 30 possessions and was one of the best-on-ground against the Sydney Swans
.
Geary played in St Kilda’s 2008 NAB Cup
winning side - St Kilda’s third pre-season cup win.
Geary played in 15 of 22 matches in the 2009 season home and away wounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the AFL finals series, winning the club’s third minor premiership
.
As of the end of the 2009 season, Geary had yet to play in a finals series match but had played in one pre-season cup final.
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 for the St Kilda Football Club 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).
AFL career
Geary is a product of TAC Cup side Bendigo Pioneers
Bendigo Pioneers
The Bendigo Pioneers are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league the TAC Cup.Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Bendigo. The team trains at Wade St Oval, Golden Square. The team is coached by Mark Ellis...
and came through the system with Geelong star Joel Selwood
Joel Selwood
Joel Anthony Selwood is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...
.
Despite winning Bendigo's best and fairest in 2006, he was passed over in the national draft and eventually taken by the Saints with pick 58 in the rookie draft.
At the end of 2007 he was elevated to the senior list and played 10 games in 2008. He played in eight of St Kilda's wins, earning the Rising Star nomination for his 19-possession game against Essendon.
In Round 1, 2008, Geary gained 30 possessions and was one of the best-on-ground against 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...
.
Geary played in St Kilda’s 2008 NAB Cup
2008 NAB Cup
The 2008 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2008 Premiership season began...
winning side - St Kilda’s third pre-season cup win.
Geary played in 15 of 22 matches in the 2009 season home and away wounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the AFL finals series, winning the club’s third minor premiership
2009 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...
.
As of the end of the 2009 season, Geary had yet to play in a finals series match but had played in one pre-season cup final.