Jai Serong
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| Jai Serong | |||
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 Serong in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jai Serong | ||
| Born | 16 February 2003 | ||
| Original team | Gippsland Power | ||
| Draft | No. 53, 2021 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 21, 2022, Hawthorn vs. Gold Coast, at York Park, Launceston | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position | Key Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022–2025 | Hawthorn | 10 (1) | |
| 2026– | Sydney | 4 (1) | |
| Total | 17 (2) | ||
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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 | |||
Jai Serong (born 16 February 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the younger brother of Caleb Serong, who currently plays for Fremantle.
Serong grew up on a dairy farm near the Victorian country town of Inverloch before his family moved to Warragul. [1]
He was drafted with the 53rd selection in the 2021 AFL draft from Gippsland Power in the NAB League.
AFL career
Hawthorn (2022–2025)
Serong made his debut in round 21 of the 2022 season when Hawthorn played the Gold Coast in Launceston. He played in the final three rounds of the season.
His 2023 season was delayed because of injury. He suffered pericarditis.[2][3]
Sydney Swans (2026–)
On the final day of the 2025 trade period, Jai Serong was traded to the Sydney Swans along with a fourth round pick in exchange for a third round draft selection.[4]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 7, 2026.[5]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2022 | Hawthorn | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | Hawthorn | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Hawthorn | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Hawthorn | 29[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2026 | Sydney | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 56 | 129 | 31 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 18.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | |
| Career | 17 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 91 | 205 | 55 | 43 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
