Emerson Jeka was born on 18 September 2001 and an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.
10 Facts About Emerson Jeka
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Emerson Jeka played the majority of his NAB League career in the forward line.
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Emerson Jeka suffered a knee injury while representing an Australian under-18 team against Victorian Football League club Casey at the MCG in April 2019.
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Emerson Jeka was sidelined for almost two months, but was selected by Hawthorn with Pick 9 in the 2020 AFL rookie draft.
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Emerson Jeka first played for Hawthorn's Victorian Football League affiliate Box Hill, showing promise during scratch matches in the COVID-19-affected 2020 season.
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Emerson Jeka made his AFL debut against St Kilda at Marvel Stadium in round 7 of the 2023 AFL season.
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Emerson Jeka later kicked 0.7 in a VFL match on 3 July 2021.
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Emerson Jeka was promoted to Hawthorn's senior list in December 2021 for the 2022 season.
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Emerson Jeka was delisted by Geelong at the end of the 2024 AFL season without playing a single senior game for the Cats.
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Emerson Jeka played 19 games for Geelong's reserves team during the 2024 VFL season.