1. Jarrad McVeigh was born on 7 April 1985 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
13 Facts About Jarrad McVeigh
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Jarrad McVeigh is the younger brother of former Essendon midfielder Mark McVeigh.
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Jarrad McVeigh was co-captain of the Sydney Swans alongside Adam Goodes in 2011 and 2012 and Kieren Jack from 2013 to 2016.
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Jarrad McVeigh performed well at the AFL Draft camp, recording the highest score in the beep test and the fastest three-kilometre run time.
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Jarrad McVeigh was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the fifth selection in the 2002 AFL Draft, which was plagued by the Carlton Football Club salary cap breach which saw the Swans advance up the order by two picks; without the punishments Carlton copped, McVeigh would've been drafted by the Brisbane Lions instead.
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Jarrad McVeigh made his AFL debut, wearing guernsey number 3, in the Swans' embarrassing loss to triple-defending premiers, the Brisbane Lions, at the Gabba in Round 1 of the 2004 season.
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In 2009, Jarrad McVeigh had a less successful year, missing some games due to a hamstring injury, and finishing sixth in the Best and Fairest award.
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In 2010, Jarrad McVeigh finished fourth in the Bob Skilton Medal.
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In 2011, Jarrad McVeigh was appointed co-captain of the Sydney Swans alongside Adam Goodes.
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In 2012, Jarrad McVeigh captained the Sydney Swans to the 2012 premiership.
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In 2015, Jarrad McVeigh became only the seventh person to reach 250 games for the Swans in round 7.
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On 1 August 2019, Jarrad McVeigh announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season.
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Essendon's Mark McVeigh, the older brother of Jarrad who had a baby daughter himself earlier in the year, paid tribute to Luella by 'blowing a kiss to the heavens' following his team's seven-point win over Port Adelaide the following day.