1. Jack Gunston was born on 16 October 1991 and is a professional Australian footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.
27 Facts About Jack Gunston
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Jack Gunston previously played for the Brisbane Lions and the Adelaide Football Club.
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Jack Gunston originally played mainly as a midfielder, but after growing 15 centimetres in two years he began to play more in key positions.
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In 2009, the year he became eligible for the AFL Draft, Jack Gunston was selected for the Sandringham Dragons, a TAC Cup team.
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Jack Gunston played for the Dragons in only their last six matches, but was nonetheless a second-round pick in the 2009 AFL National Draft, taken by Adelaide with the 29th pick overall.
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Jack Gunston made his AFL debut against the Brisbane Lions in 9th round of the 2010 AFL season.
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Jack Gunston played one more game in round 18 against Richmond collecting nine disposals.
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Jack Gunston finished the year on the wing with Central District's 2010 premiership Side.
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Jack Gunston refused to participate in the finals series for Central District, choosing to return home to Victoria before the end of the SANFL season.
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Jack Gunston was traded to Hawthorn in a deal that saw three draft picks given to Adelaide and two picks returned.
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Jack Gunston played in the 2013 Grand Final against Fremantle, and was one of the best players on the ground, kicking 4 goals to be the leading goalkicker in the match and finishing second in the Norm Smith Medal count to teammate Brian Lake.
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Jack Gunston played an important role as key forward in 2014, finishing with a career-high 58 goals for the season and earning his second premiership as Hawthorn triumphed in the 2014 Grand Final.
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In 2015, Jack Gunston was Hawthorn's leading goalkicker, kicking 57 goals.
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Jack Gunston injured his knee in the Qualifying Final against the West Coast Eagles, but he returned in the Grand Final to kick 4 goals, in Hawthorn's three-peat victory against the Eagles once more.
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In 2016, Jack Gunston was forced to take on new roles due to the season-ending injury received by Jarryd Roughead, occasionally moving into the centre.
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Jack Gunston had a poor beginning to 2017, not kicking a large number of goals.
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Jack Gunston was moved back into the forward line for 2018.
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Jack Gunston enjoyed good form, forming a forward partnership with Luke Breust with the pair kicking a combined 105 goals between them.
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Jack Gunston personally kicked 48 goals and came equal 6th in the Coleman Medal.
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In February 2019, it was announced that Jack Gunston had been appointed vice-captain, alongside the new captain, Ben Stratton.
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Jack Gunston missed the majority of the 2021 season, playing just one game.
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Jack Gunston suffered a back injury that required surgery, before a premature comeback and recurrence of the injury required further surgery to correct the issue.
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Jack Gunston returned to full fitness in the 2022 season, finishing with 32 goals from 16 games and ending the season rated as 'above average' for marks inside 50, goals and score involvements.
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Jack Gunston collected 47 Brownlow Medal votes over the course of his career at Hawthorn.
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Jack Gunston has a reputation for being very accurate in kicking for goal from set shots, being frequently described as a "sharp-shooter".
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Jack Gunston is said to have a "very balanced, methodical set-shot routine", with a focus on a straight drop.
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Towards the end of the 2013 season, it was reported that Jack Gunston had the best conversion rate out of the top 50 goalkickers in the competition, with 82.5 percent of his set shots from the past two seasons resulting in goals.