Jy Farrar is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League. The Gold Coast Suns selected Farrar with pick 60 in the 2019 NAB AFL draft.[1][2][3] Farrar is the cousin of AFLW player Kitara Whap-Farrar,[4] as well as the cousin of Adelaide player Shane McAdam.[5]
| Jy Farrar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jy Farrar | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Halls Creek, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No.60, 2019 AFL Draft | ||
| Debut | 20 September 2020, Gold Coast vs. Hawthorn, at Adelaide Oval | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020– | Gold Coast | 11 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23 2021. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Farrar was born in Halls Creek, Western Australia[6] into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Bunuba, Jaru and Kija).[7] He moved to Perth at the age of 14, where he attended boarding school.[6] After spending 5 years in Western Australia, Farrar moved to Wangaratta in regional Victoria, where he played for North Wangaratta Football Club, winning the best and fairest.[8] Not long after, he moved to Adelaide, in order to play for the Scotch Old Collegians Football Club.[3] From there, Farrar played 2 games for Adelaide's SANFL side, where he kicked 2 goals.[9]
AFL career
Farrar debuted in Gold Coast's 51 point loss to Hawthorn in the 18th round of the 2020 AFL season.[10][11] On debut, Farrar kicked 1 goal, collected 6 disposals, and took 2 marks.[12]
Statistics
- 'Statistics are correct to the end of round 3, 2022[13]
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 | ||||
| 2020[a] | Gold Coast | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 55 | 145 | 56 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 50 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 11 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 58 | 151 | 58 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 1.4 | ||
References
External links
- Jy Farrar's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Jy Farrar at AustralianFootball.com
- Jy Farrar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
