Jack Bytel
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Aberfeldie, Victoria
| Jack Bytel | |||
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 Bytel in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jack Bytel | ||
| Born |
14 March 2000[1] Aberfeldie, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Calder Cannons (NAB League) | ||
| Draft | No. 41, 2018 AFL draft | ||
| Debut | 10 August 2020, St Kilda vs. Geelong, at The Gabba | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Coburg | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019–2023 | St Kilda | 22 (3) | |
| 2024 | Collingwood | 7 (1) | |
| Total | 29 (4) | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jack Bytel (born 14 March 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played for St Kilda and Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Bytel was born in Aberfeldie, Victoria and participated in the Auskick program there[2] and played junior football for the nearby Maribyrnong Park Football Club, before joining the Aberfeldie Football Club in 2013.[3][4][5] He attended high school at Maribyrnong College as part of the schools selective sports academy.[6] Bytel played for the Calder Cannons (where he was co-captain) for two seasons, playing sixteen games during his time at the club.[3] In 2017 he averaged 27 possessions in the TAC Cup as a 17-year-old, and was compared to Sydney's Josh Kennedy.[7] During his seasons with the Cannons, Bytel kicked 10 goals and averaged 25.2 disposals per game.[8] He was selected to represent Vic Metro in the AFL Under 18 Championships in both 2017 and 2018, but stress fractures in his back restricted him to just four games over the two seasons, including three in 2018.[8][9][3] Prior to his injury, Bytel had been tipped to be top-10 draft selection.[10][7]