Jacob van Rooyen
- Career games
- 79
- Debut
- 2023
Player Information
Player bio
A career in numbersJacob van Rooyen made his AFL debut for Melbourne in 2023 and has played 79 games for the club. Melbourne selected him with pick 19 in the 2021 national draft.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was full forward. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.7 marks and 1.9 tackles per game and scored 116 goals and 56 behinds. He played 20 games in his debut season, kicking 28 goals. His highest recorded season total is 42 goals, from 22 games in 2026 at an average of 1.9 per game. 2026 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete goal records.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 42 | 1.91 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 1.00 |
About these season figures
Compared 4 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.
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Career and season figures include finals where played.
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Recent Games
Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.
| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | D | K | HB | M | G | B | T | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | FF | FA | CM | M50 | IM | 1% | BO | GA | TOG | EFF | MIN | SC | DT | MG | GBG | CC | SCL | TO | HTA | HOW% | HTA% | SP | CD1 | CDL% | CO1 | COW% | INT | CBA% | SOG | SHACC% | GACC% | SI | PA | CBA | KI | KIPO | KI% | RC | EK | KE% | MOL | T50 | APR | D50P | DMP | AMP | A50P | Tagged |
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| 2026 | 23 |
@
PTA
|
W | Adelaide Oval | FWD | FF | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81% | 62% | 100 | 86 | 86 | 273 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.9% | 4 | 100% | 50% | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 23 | 4 | 44.4% | 3 | 2 | 11.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | ||
| 2026 | 22 |
vs
FRE
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W | MCG | FWD | FF | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81% | 63% | 101 | 32 | 22 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.2% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | ||
| 2026 | 21 |
@
GCS
|
W | People First Stadium | FWD | FF | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86% | 88% | 111 | 114 | 85 | 234 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 11.1% | 3 | 100% | 100% | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 15 | 9 | 100% | 3 | 1 | 22.2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | ||
| 2026 | 20 |
vs
GEE
|
L | MCG | FWD | FF | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77% | 55% | 98 | 36 | 44 | 197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 11.4% | 1 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 3 | 42.9% | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | — | ||
| 2026 | 19 |
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NME
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W | Marvel Stadium | FWD | FF | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89% | 63% | 106 | 66 | 62 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 80% | 40% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 4 | 57.1% | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
Games
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