25 Facts About Jarryn Geary

Jarryn Geary was born on 23 June 1988 and is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Jarryn Geary played junior football with the Eaglehawk Football Club, which led to his selection to play in the state-wide junior competition, the TAC Cup, for the Bendigo Pioneers.

Jarryn Geary's career started positively, playing in the pre-season 2008 NAB Cup competition which St Kilda won in the final against Adelaide.

In Round 1,2008, Jarryn Geary made his home and away season debut for the Saints, gathering 21 possessions as one of the best-on-ground players against the Sydney Swans.

Jarryn Geary played a total of 10 games in 2008, a season which ended at the Preliminary Final stage for the Saints.

Jarryn Geary was nominated for the AFL Rookie of the Year award, the Rising Star, for his 19-possession game against Essendon in Round 8.

Jarryn Geary played the first 14 games in a row, then his only further appearance for the season was in the Round 19 win over Hawthorn.

Jarryn Geary was not selected to play in any of St Kilda's finals matches.

In 2010, Jarryn Geary played in 19 of St Kilda's 22 home and away matches, averaging 16.5 disposals per game.

St Kilda qualified third for the AFL finals series, but Jarryn Geary was again overlooked for the finals, not being selected for any of the Saints finals matches.

Jarryn Geary was not selected to play in the 2011 premiership season until Round 18 against Adelaide, playing every game for the remainder of the season.

Jarryn Geary played in his first finals match in the losing second eliminati'son final which ended St Kilda's season.

Jarryn Geary had his most productive career match in the final game for the year, the Round 23 match against Fremantle at Docklands Stadium, which was notable as being the final game for Saints legends Justin Koschitzke, Jason Blake and Stephen Milne.

Jarryn Geary played 20 games for the season, averaging 19.2 per game.

In 2016, Jarryn Geary played 21 games, averaging just over 15 disposals per game.

In 2017, Jarryn Geary took over as captain from St Kilda's longest-serving captain, Nick Riewoldt, in what was to be Riewoldt's final season as a player.

Jarryn Geary played every game for the year, averaging 16 disposals per game, with St Kilda finishing 11th on the ladder.

Jarryn Geary was again prominent in 2018, in what was a difficult year for the Saints, playing in 20 of St Kilda's 22 matches.

Jarryn Geary had his most productive season at the Saints, average over 20 disposals per game for the first time in his career.

Jarryn Geary suffered a serious broken leg in the match which ended his season.

Jarryn Geary again captained the Saints in a 2020 season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

St Kilda won the second elimination final, with Jarryn Geary playing as a defensive forward.

Jarryn Geary kicked three goals, including the Saints' final goal, being involved in other scoring chains, and had 12 disposals.

On 14 July 2022, after not playing an AFL match during the season, Jarryn Geary announced his retirement from AFL football after 16 seasons and 207 games for St Kilda.

Jarryn Geary was awarded honorary life membership to St Kilda for playing 150 games or more.