Jose Romero
Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne
AFL career
211 games169 goals
- Debut
- R21 1988 v SYD19 Aug 1988
- Most recent
- R16 2001 v STK21 July 2001
Stats
2001 | WBD | 8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 53 |
2000 | WBD | 21 | 14.9 | 10.0 | 24.9 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 89 |
1999 | WBD | 9 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 41 |
1998 | WBD | 23 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 23.9 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 83 |
1997 | FSC | 24 | 12.4 | 5.8 | 18.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 66 |
1996 | FSC | 20 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 19.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 68 |
1995 | FSC | 17 | 10.5 | 4.4 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 57 |
1994 | NTH | 15 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 46 |
1993 | NTH | 16 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 14.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 51 |
1992 | NTH | 7 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 18.4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 65 |
1991 | NTH | 20 | 13.4 | 8.0 | 21.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 77 |
1990 | NTH | 15 | 13.3 | 7.9 | 21.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 78 |
1989 | NTH | 14 | 11.3 | 5.1 | 16.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 58 |
1988 | NTH | 2 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 42 |
Bio
Born in Chile and arriving in Australia as a seven-year-old with no English, Jose Romero forged a remarkable path from the commission flats of Broadmeadows to the top tier of Australian rules football. Originally recruited from local club Jacana, he debuted for North Melbourne as a teenager in 1988, carving out a niche as a nippy rover and goal-sneaking forward pocket. While he played 89 games for the Kangaroos and was a regular contributor on the scoreboard, he fell out of favour with the coaching staff by the end of 1994. After being omitted from North's preliminary final side, he was delisted, eventually finding a lifeline when Footscray (later the Western Bulldogs) selected him with pick 12 in the pre-season draft.
The move to the Kennel sparked a complete career reinvention. Shedding the reputation of an opportunistic forward, Romero transformed into one of the league's most disciplined and relentless run-with players. Renowned for his elite tank—he famously held the AFL beep test record for years—he became a critical defensive cog in the Bulldogs' midfield, often shutting down the opposition's best ball-winners while racking up possessions himself. His work rate was rewarded in 1996 when he tied with club legend Chris Grant for the Charles Sutton Medal. Romero remained a key figure in the Bulldogs' preliminary final campaigns of the late 1990s before injury forced his retirement in 2001.
Profile
- Born
- 01 Aug 1971 (age 55y 81d)
- Birthplace
- Chile
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
Honours
- Western Bulldogs B&F1996
- 3rd
- 1998
- Top 10
- 1997, 2000
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Chile and arriving in Australia as a seven-year-old with no English, Jose Romero forged a remarkable path from the commission flats of Broadmeadows to the top tier of Australian rules football. Originally recruited from local club Jacana, he debuted for North Melbourne as a teenager in 1988, carving out a niche as a nippy rover and goal-sneaking forward pocket. While he played 89 games for the Kangaroos and was a regular contributor on the scoreboard, he fell out of favour with the coaching staff by the end of 1994. After being omitted from North's preliminary final side, he was delisted, eventually finding a lifeline when Footscray (later the Western Bulldogs) selected him with pick 12 in the pre-season draft.
The move to the Kennel sparked a complete career reinvention. Shedding the reputation of an opportunistic forward, Romero transformed into one of the league's most disciplined and relentless run-with players. Renowned for his elite tank—he famously held the AFL beep test record for years—he became a critical defensive cog in the Bulldogs' midfield, often shutting down the opposition's best ball-winners while racking up possessions himself. His work rate was rewarded in 1996 when he tied with club legend Chris Grant for the Charles Sutton Medal. Romero remained a key figure in the Bulldogs' preliminary final campaigns of the late 1990s before injury forced his retirement in 2001.