Jacob Ballard

Drafted with the 47th selection in the 2014 Rookie Draft from Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League (VFL), he played for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Fremantle's reserve team during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.Ballard made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the final round of the 2015 AFL season, when Fremantle sent a weakened team to play Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.Twelve changes were made to the team, and Ballard was one of four players to make their AFL debuts.[2] One day after being delisted by Fremantle, Ballard was awarded the Tuckey Medal as the best and fairest player for Peel Thunder in 2015.Ballard was named on the interchange of the VFL's Team of the Year while playing for Richmond in 2017.
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