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Jayden Short

Jayden Short

Richmond
Defender · Centre Half Back #15 Active
Career games
211
Debut
2016
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Player Information

Height 178 cm
Age 30 years
Date of Birth 24-Jan-1996
AFL Debut 2016
Drafted: Pick #11 — 2014 Rookie Draft by Richmond

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Jayden Short made his AFL debut for Richmond in 2016 and has played 211 games for the club. Richmond selected him with pick 11 in the 2014 rookie draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was centre half back. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 5.3 marks and 20.6 disposals per game. He played 16 games in his debut season, averaging 3.4 marks per game. His highest recorded season total is 143 marks, from 21 games in 2026 at an average of 6.8 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 24.64 per game in 2021. The largest total in those seasons is 559 disposals, recorded in 2022.

His honours include 2 premierships in 2019 and 2020.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20222355924.30
20212254224.64
20251531821.20
20262147222.48
About these season figures

Compared 11 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals 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
# 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
2026 24
Richmond RIC
Geelong @ GEE
L
76-133
GMHBA Stadium INT INT 15 18 13 5 5 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 3 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 82% 78% 105 69 68 447 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 0% 2 8 0 7 5 53.8% 0 10 76.9% 0 0 5.1 6 4 3 0 —
2026 23
Richmond RIC
St Kilda vs STK
L
45-94
MCG INT INT 15 18 12 6 6 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 76% 89% 93 78 82 244 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0% 0 0% 0% 1 10 0 2 1 22.2% 0 11 91.7% 1 0 9.6 8 7 1 0 —
2026 22
Richmond RIC
Adelaide @ ADE
L
54-63
Adelaide Oval INT INT 15 16 12 4 5 0 0 4 0 1 3 1 9 9 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 81% 75% 101 75 65 445 6 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0% 0 0% 0% 2 12 0 0 0 0% 0 9 75% 1 0 3.8 5 8 4 1 —
2026 21
Richmond RIC
West Coast vs WCE
W
84-73
MCG INT INT 15 17 13 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 4 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71% 59% 89 47 60 437 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0% 1 100% 100% 1 3 0 4 3 21.1% 0 6 46.2% 0 0 5.2 8 3 4 0 —
2026 20
Richmond RIC
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
L
48-105
Marvel Stadium INT INT 15 26 22 4 15 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 2 22 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 82% 85% 98 92 124 378 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0% 0 0% 0% 4 6 0 2 1 14.3% 0 18 81.8% 0 0 5 12 7 5 0 —
Latest 5 of 211 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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