Jonathon Griffin

Jonathon Griffin
Griffin playing in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jonathon Griffin
Date of birth	(1986-01-14) 14 January 1986 (age 31)
Place of birth	Western Australia
Original team(s)	Karoonda JFC
Draft	21st pick, 2005 Rookie Draft (Adelaide)
Height / weight	201cm / 101kg
Position(s)	Ruckman
Club information
Current club	Fremantle
Number	12
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–10	Adelaide	41 0(7)
2011–	Fremantle	51 (26)
Total		92 (33)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2009–2015	Indigenous All-Stars	2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2017. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2015.
Career highlights
Central District premiership side 2007
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jonathon Griffin (born 14 January 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), he previously played for the Adelaide Football Club. A ruckman from Western Australia, Griffin played for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) before being drafted by Adelaide at the 2005 Rookie Draft. Upgraded to the club's senior list for the 2007 season, he debuted the following season, and played 41 games for Adelaide before being traded to Fremantle during the 2010–11 trading period.

Griffin was born in Bunbury, Western Australia. His family moved to the southern suburbs of Perth when he was 10 years old, and he attended Booragoon Primary School and Applecross Senior High School, playing junior football for Karoonda JFC. He was drafted by Adelaide from East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) with the 21st selection in the 2005 Rookie Draft and spent the 2005 season on the rookie list. He was upgraded to the senior list for the 2006 season but spent most of 2006 playing reserves for Central District Bulldogs. Griffin got his chance to make his AFL debut in the early rounds of 2007 due to the departure of Matthew Clarke and injuries to Rhett Biglands and Ivan Maric. Although he was recruited as a key-forward Griffin was required to play as a ruckman. Many thought Griffin was not yet ready to play at the highest level as a ruckman because of his lanky figure, however Griffin managed to hold his spot for the first 13 rounds of 2007 before being replaced by the returning Maric.