19 Facts About Jason Saddington

Jason Saddington was born on 23 October 1979 and is a retired Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Jason Saddington was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1997 AFL Draft from Eastern Ranges.

Jason Saddington had a consistent debut season in 1998 and was nominated for the Norwich Rising Star award that year.

Jason Saddington kicked 4 goals against the Kangaroos in Round 4 of 2004 in one of his best matches of his career, and was noted as a consistent rebounding backman with a strong mark.

However, a serious knee injury in Round 10,2004 against the Western Bulldogs interrupted his career and the very slow process of recovery resulted in Jason Saddington being traded to the Carlton Football Club at the end of the 2005 season.

Jason Saddington played 142 games in eight seasons at the Swans.

Jason Saddington debuted for Carlton against his old club, the Sydney Swans, in Round 3,2006.

Jason Saddington played six consecutive games, scoring two goals, before his season was again ended by the recurring knee injury.

Jason Saddington had a further operation, and missed the rest of the 2006 season.

Fully recovered, Jason Saddington played very good football for Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Bullants, in the early rounds of season 2007 and played his first senior game of the 2007 AFL Season at the MCG against Magpies in Round 7 on Saturday 12 May 2007 taking a team high total of 12 marks.

Jason Saddington played his 150th AFL game against the Kangaroos at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast the following week.

Jason Saddington played only two games for Carlton in 2008, both late in the season.

Jason Saddington won the Northern Bullants' best and fairest award, the Laurie Hill Trophy, for his strong season at VFL level during the season.

Jason Saddington was offered a position in an AFL initiative to assist homeless people.

Jason Saddington officially retired from the AFL on 13 October 2008.

Jason Saddington continued to play on with the Northern Bullants as a VFL-listed player in 2009, where he was a part of the club's losing grand final team.

In 2012, Jason Saddington played for the Balmain Dockers in the Sydney AFL competition alongside premiership players Nick Davis and Chad Fletcher.

On 23 October 2014 Jason Saddington was announced as new Greater Western Sydney Academy Coach by the AFL.

In January 2020, Jason Saddington was appointed as the Greater Western Sydney reserves team coach for the 2020 NEAFL season.