Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was born on 4 April 2002 and is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.
15 Facts About Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan attended secondary school at Warrnambool College, before moving to Scotch College as a boarder in year 9.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan first played for East Warrnambool and South Warrnambool at a community football level, before progressing to Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was a member of the Western Bulldogs' Next Generation Academy, which helps scout and develop Aboriginal and multicultural players, and people who would not otherwise play the sport of Australian rules football.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was taken at Pick 1 in the 2020 national draft, when the Western Bulldogs matched the Adelaide Crows' bid.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan is the first Bulldogs No 1 Draft Pick since Adam Cooney in 2003, and only the second Indigenous player to be taken with the first selection since Des Headland in 1998.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan played his first AFL game for the Western Bulldogs on 11 July 2021 in their Round 17 loss to the Sydney Swans.
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On 5 August 2021, it was revealed that Jamarra Ugle-Hagan signed on with the Bulldogs until the end of 2024.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan received a Rising Star nomination for his five-goal performance against Melbourne during Round 19 in 2022.
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In Round 3 of the 2023 AFL season, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan received a racist remark from a St Kilda supporter when walking off the field at the end of the game.
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The next week in their game against the Brisbane Lions, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan kicked five goals in a low scoring and tight game.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan had a breakout year in 2023, playing every game possible for the Western Bulldogs and finishing 2nd in their leading goalkicker tally with 67 goals.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan had a good year in 2024, playing 22 games and kicking 43 goals, to place him as the leading goalkicker for the Western Bulldogs for the season.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan captured a brilliant patch of form from rounds 18 to 20 in which he kicked 12 goals from 3 games.
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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan made some appearances at training at Whitten Oval during the pre-season as part of a flexible arrangement with the club.