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Jude Bolton

Sydney

AFL career

325 games196 goals

Debut
R12 1999 v CAR20 June 1999
Most recent
PF 2013 v FRE21 Sept 2013

Stats

2013
SYD
24
6.9
6.8
13.8
2.9
0.9
1.3
3.8
1.2
0.7
63
68
2012
SYD
22
8.4
11.5
19.9
3.2
1.1
0.5
5.3
1.0
0.5
85
90
2011
SYD
22
10.5
9.0
19.5
2.4
1.9
1.1
7.0
0.9
0.5
89
93
2010
SYD
24
8.2
12.6
20.8
2.8
1.8
0.8
5.8
0.6
0.3
84
97
2009
SYD
22
10.4
11.0
21.4
3.1
2.2
0.9
7.0
0.5
0.4
94
102
2008
SYD
24
10.2
9.6
19.8
3.5
1.5
1.4
6.0
0.5
0.2
85
95
2007
SYD
23
9.3
8.6
17.9
2.9
2.0
0.9
4.6
0.3
0.4
74
96
2006
SYD
25
12.3
6.4
18.7
3.1
1.4
1.0
5.4
0.5
0.3
82
-
2005
SYD
24
11.3
7.6
18.8
3.3
1.4
1.3
5.1
0.1
0.2
78
-
2004
SYD
24
11.7
8.8
20.5
3.5
1.5
0.8
4.3
0.5
0.3
84
-
2003
SYD
24
11.1
8.8
19.9
4.3
1.8
0.9
3.2
0.5
0.3
80
-
2002
SYD
19
7.3
6.5
13.8
3.1
0.7
0.7
3.5
0.5
0.5
61
-
2001
SYD
23
8.7
5.3
14.0
3.1
1.0
0.8
2.0
0.6
0.3
56
-
2000
SYD
16
7.9
4.6
12.4
2.3
0.7
0.5
1.7
0.9
0.2
51
-
1999
SYD
9
7.1
4.8
11.9
1.9
1.0
0.3
1.4
0.3
0.1
44
-
League
Season
FRE
PS
PF
2
7
9
2
0
0
0
7
1.0
60
54
CAR
ANZ
SF
6
6
12
5
0
2
0
6
1.1
70
69
HAW
MCG
QF
1
8
9
0
0
2
0
6
0.0
37
39
HAW
ANZ
R23
6
6
12
1
0
0
0
4
1.0
55
63
STK
SCG
R21
5
5
10
5
1
1
0
5
2.1
71
56
COL
ANZ
R20
7
5
12
3
1
0
0
3
1.2
61
84
WBD
ES
R19
8
3
11
3
1
1
0
2
2.1
58
53
RCH
SCG
R18
8
9
17
6
0
2
0
1
1.0
64
61
WCE
PS
R17
5
4
9
3
1
1
0
5
1.0
56
56
GWS
SCG
R16
8
15
23
5
1
2
0
2
1.0
78
81
MEL
MCG
R15
9
7
16
4
1
0
0
2
0.0
62
69
CAR
SCG
R14
10
4
14
3
0
2
0
4
1.2
65
90
PAD
AAMI
R13
6
5
11
0
1
4
0
5
0.0
37
37
ADE
AAMI
R11
6
10
16
2
1
0
0
4
2.0
73
90
ESS
SCG
R10
5
7
12
2
0
0
0
5
0.0
55
58
COL
MCG
R9
6
6
12
4
1
2
0
5
1.1
64
55
FRE
SCG
R8
5
6
11
2
1
1
0
3
1.1
50
48
HAW
MCG
R7
7
8
15
3
2
0
0
1
1.1
59
68
BRL
SCG
R6
9
5
14
3
2
2
0
5
2.3
77
67
STK
WS
R5
10
6
16
4
1
0
0
7
1.3
92
87
GEE
SCG
R4
10
7
17
1
1
3
0
4
2.0
67
88
NTH
BA
R3
10
6
16
4
0
0
0
2
4.0
86
102
GCS
SCG
R2
12
10
22
3
3
2
0
1
1.0
72
87
GWS
ANZ
R1
5
9
14
1
3
3
0
2
2.1
51
76

Profile

Born
15 Mar 1980 (age 46y 220d)
Height
181 cm
Weight
83 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Premiership(2×) 2005, 2012
  • Brownlow Medal
    Top 10
    2005
  • Sydney B&F
    3rd
    2003
    Top 10
    2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Bio

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Recruited from the Calder Cannons with pick 8 in the 1998 National Draft, Jude Bolton arrived at the Sydney Swans as a determined teenager and departed as one of the club's most decorated servants. While he was a capable ball-winner from his debut season in 1999, his game eventually came to be defined by an uncompromising attack on the contest and a fearlessness that embodied the "Bloods" culture developed during the Paul Roos era. Alongside captain Brett Kirk, Bolton formed the nucleus of a hard-nosed midfield brigade that prioritised tackling pressure and clearance work over flashiness, a formula that ultimately delivered the club's historic 2005 premiership drought-breaker.

Renowned as a tackling machine, Bolton held the VFL/AFL record for career tackles upon his retirement, a testament to his defensive work rate and willingness to do the unglamorous work at the bottom of packs. Despite lacking the elite speed of some contemporaries, his ability to extract the ball from heavy traffic and put his head over the football made him indispensable to the Swans' engine room for over a decade. As his career progressed into its twilight and his midfield minutes reduced, he successfully reinvented himself as a dangerous half-forward. This tactical shift allowed him to utilise his deceptive overhead marking strength and goal sense, extending his career significantly and seeing him play a crucial role in the Swans' 2012 premiership victory over Hawthorn.

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