Jacob Townsend

This is the player profile for Jacob Townsend, born in Leeton, New South Wales in 1993. He played for Greater Western Sydney, Richmond, Essendon and Gold Coast in the VFL/AFL, winning a premiership with Richmond in 2017. He played for the Gold Coast Reserves and Southport in the VFA/VFL. Townsend was drafted initially by Richmond during the 2019 AFL Rookie Draft.

Player Details

Name: Jacob Townsend
DOB: 20/06/1993
POB: Leeton, New South Wales
Height: 187cm
Weight: 89kg
State Of Origin: NSW
Recruitment History: Leeton-Whitton (NSW)/NSW-ACT U18/GWS Giants

Player History

Player Accolades

  • VFL/AFL Accolades:
    • Greater Western Sydney (2012-2015)
      • 28 matches played for Greater Western Sydney in the VFL/AFL
    • Richmond (2016-2019)
      • 20 matches played for Richmond in the VFL/AFL
      • 2017 premiership won with Richmond in the VFL/AFL
    • Essendon (2020)
      • 12 matches played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL
    • Gold Coast (2021)
      • 2 matches played for Gold Coast in the VFL/AFL
  • VFA/VFL Accolades:

Season History

Season Premiership Team Matches Goals Rounds
2012 AFL Season Greater Western Sydney 11 2 R01-05, R07, R09-10, R17-19
2013 AFL Season Greater Western Sydney 8 0 R04, R06-07, R10-12, R14-15
2014 AFL Season Greater Western Sydney 8 1 R02-04, R10-13, R17
2015 AFL Season Greater Western Sydney 1 1 R23
2016 AFL Season Richmond 4 0 R01-02, R05, R14
2017 AFL Season Richmond 5 16 R22-23, QF, PF, GF
2018 AFL Season Richmond 10 12 R01-05, R07-09, R19-20
2019 AFL Season Richmond 1 0 R12
2020 AFL Season Essendon 12 9 R01-02, R04-10, R12, R16-17
2021 AFL Season Gold Coast 2 3 R21-22
VFL Season Gold Coast (R) 7 8 R05-06, R09-10, R12-13, R16
2022 VFL Season Southport 18 37 R01-04, R08, R10, R12-14, R16-19, R21-22, QF, PF, GF
2024 VFL Season Southport 1 1 R16