Jeff White
Melbourne and Fremantle
AFL career
268 games113 goals
- Debut
- R3 1995 v FIT15 Apr 1995
- Most recent
- R22 2008 v RCH31 Aug 2008
Stats
2008 | MEL | 15 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 18.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 90 | 86 |
2007 | MEL | 22 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 87 | 83 |
2006 | MEL | 24 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 16.7 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 90 | - |
2005 | MEL | 23 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 79 | - |
2004 | MEL | 23 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 17.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 92 | - |
2003 | MEL | 16 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 76 | - |
2002 | MEL | 24 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 88 | - |
2001 | MEL | 21 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 79 | - |
2000 | MEL | 24 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 16.4 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 90 | - |
1999 | MEL | 19 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 70 | - |
1998 | MEL | 25 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 70 | - |
1997 | FRE | 13 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 54 | - |
1996 | FRE | 13 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 50 | - |
1995 | FRE | 6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 30 | - |
RCH | MCG | R22 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2.0 | 103 | 88 |
PAD | AAMI | R21 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.1 | 86 | 78 |
GEE | MCG | R19 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0.1 | 61 | 47 |
SYD | MO | R13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0.0 | 66 | 65 |
RCH | TD | R12 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1.0 | 87 | 97 |
COL | MCG | R11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0.0 | 95 | 83 |
STK | TD | R10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 77 | 78 |
ADE | AAMI | R8 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0.1 | 106 | 98 |
FRE | MCG | R7 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 113 | 103 |
BRL | Gabba | R6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 97 | 113 |
CAR | MCG | R5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0.0 | 96 | 93 |
NTH | MCG | R4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1.0 | 92 | 75 |
GEE | SS | R3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 112 | 112 |
WBD | MCG | R2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2.0 | 103 | 106 |
HAW | MCG | R1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0.1 | 61 | 59 |
Bio
Selected with the number one pick in the 1994 National Draft, Jeff White began his career as a foundational player for the fledgling Fremantle Dockers. Despite showing immediate potential in the west, the Victorian native requested a return home after three seasons, facilitating a high-stakes trade that saw Melbourne part with two first-round draft selections to secure his services. The bold investment paid dividends for the Demons, as White established himself as the prototype of the modern athletic ruckman, distinguishing himself from the stationary big men of previous eras through his exceptional vertical leap and ground-level mobility.
White operated almost as an additional midfielder, utilising his endurance to win possessions around the ground and drifting forward to impact the scoreboard. His individual career reached its zenith in 2004 when he earned All-Australian honours and won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal as Melbourne's best and fairest. A durable and consistent performer who was pivotal during the club's finals campaigns of the mid-2000s, White was eventually delisted at the conclusion of the 2008 season as the club embarked on a significant youth-led rebuild, retiring as one of the Demons' most decorated ruckmen of the AFL era.
Profile
- Born
- 19 Feb 1977 (age 49y 244d)
- Height
- 195 cm
- Weight
- 95 kg
Teams
Honours
- All-Australian2004
- Melbourne B&F2004
- 2nd
- 2000
- Top 10
- 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Brownlow Medal
- Top 10
- 2004
Family
- Son:Kalani White
Bio
1 revisionSelected with the number one pick in the 1994 National Draft, Jeff White began his career as a foundational player for the fledgling Fremantle Dockers. Despite showing immediate potential in the west, the Victorian native requested a return home after three seasons, facilitating a high-stakes trade that saw Melbourne part with two first-round draft selections to secure his services. The bold investment paid dividends for the Demons, as White established himself as the prototype of the modern athletic ruckman, distinguishing himself from the stationary big men of previous eras through his exceptional vertical leap and ground-level mobility.
White operated almost as an additional midfielder, utilising his endurance to win possessions around the ground and drifting forward to impact the scoreboard. His individual career reached its zenith in 2004 when he earned All-Australian honours and won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal as Melbourne's best and fairest. A durable and consistent performer who was pivotal during the club's finals campaigns of the mid-2000s, White was eventually delisted at the conclusion of the 2008 season as the club embarked on a significant youth-led rebuild, retiring as one of the Demons' most decorated ruckmen of the AFL era.