Jaxon Prior
Australian rules footballer
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Jaxon Prior (born 4 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Brisbane Lions.[1]
Sorrento-Duncraig JFC
| Jaxon Prior | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Prior playing for Essendon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 4 June 2001 | ||
| Original teams |
West Perth (WAFL) Sorrento-Duncraig JFC | ||
| Draft | No. 59, 2019 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 2021, Brisbane Lions vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2024 | Brisbane Lions | 39 (11) | |
| 2025– | Essendon | 41 (0) | |
| Total | 80 (11) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2026. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
Prior, a half back, is the son of former Essendon and West Coast footballer Michael Prior.[2] He played his junior football with Sorrento-Duncraig and was recruited out of West Perth, having been named in the 2019 WAFL Colts team of the year.[3]
Brisbane Lions
Prior was selected by the Brisbane Lions with the 59th pick of the 2019 national draft.[4] Prior made 18 appearances in his debut season in 2021. His 12 games in 2022 included the Lions' two-point elimination final win over Richmond. He was re-signed at the end of the 2022 season for another two years.[5]
Prior was delisted by the Lions at the end of the 2024 AFL season[6]
Essendon
Following his delisting from Brisbane, Prior was picked up by Essendon on the first day of the Supplemental Selection Period for the 2025 season.[7][8] This linked him up with the club in which his father, Michael, played 81 matches for between 1994 and 2000.
Prior made his club debut for the Bombers in round 1 against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[9] Prior was one of only four Essendon players to play every game for the season.
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 20, 2026.[10]
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 | |||||
| 2020[a] | Brisbane Lions | 45[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 116 | 44 | 160 | 45 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 104 | 34 | 138 | 38 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Essendon | 25 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 108 | 362 | 113 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 15.7 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2026 | Essendon | 25 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 85 | 300 | 88 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 16.7 | 4.9 | 1.9 | |
| Career | 80 | 11 | 12 | 755 | 285 | 1040 | 316 | 133 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
