Jamie Elliott | |||
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Elliott playing in a Collingwood intra-club match in 2015.
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Jamie Elliott | ||
Nickname(s) | Billy | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Lorne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | ||
Height / weight | 179 cm / 77 kg | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Collingwood | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2012– | Collingwood | 72 (104) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jamie Elliott (born 21 August 1992) is a professional Australian rules football player at the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was traded to Collingwood at the end of 2011 in a deal with Greater Western Sydney, which also saw Marty Clarke return to the club, in exchange for a first round draft pick. Elliott made his debut in Round 9, 2012, against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.
Elliott lived in Dongara, Western Australia before his family moved to Queensland. His father died when he was a teenager and his family moved to Euroa, Victoria where he played for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup. In 2011 he was invited to play two games for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In Round 2 2013 Elliott set 3 new career bests, kicking 5 goals, and amassing 10 marks and 16 kicks in a 17-point comeback win over fierce rivals Carlton.