Jacob Hopper
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Leeton, New South Wales
| Jacob Hopper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hopper in March 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jacob Hopper | ||
| Born |
6 February 1997 Leeton, New South Wales | ||
| Original team | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)/Leeton-Whitton (RFNL) | ||
| Draft | No. 7, 2015 national draft | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Richmond | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016–2022 | Greater Western Sydney | 114 (42) | |
| 2023– | Richmond | 57 (16) | |
| Total | 171 (58) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jacob Hopper (born 6 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for Greater Western Sydney.
Hopper was born in New South Wales[1] and grew up in the small Riverina town of Leeton.[2] He began playing football at the age of four with the Leeton-Whitton Crows where his father coached. He joined Greater Western Sydney's academy program at the age of 13[3] and regularly gained selection for NSW representative teams in the years that followed. He attended school at St Francis de Sales Regional College.[4] At the age of 17, he began boarding at St Patrick's College, Ballarat[5] while playing TAC Cup football for the North Ballarat Rebels.[6]
He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the seventh overall selection in the 2015 national draft.[7]
AFL career
Hopper made his debut in round 8 of the 2016 AFL season, in a 91-point win against Gold Coast at Spotless Stadium. He was rewarded with a nomination for the 2016 AFL Rising Star,[8] after he collected 32 disposals equaling the AFL record (since 1992) for most disposals made on debut (Brisbane Lion Bradd Dalziell's 32 in 2008 the previous highest). and nine clearances.[9][10]
At the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season, Hopper requested a trade to Richmond.[11] He was traded on 11 October.[12]
