11 Facts About Jayden Hunt

Jayden Hunt was born on 3 April 1995 and is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League, having previously played for the Melbourne Football Club.

Jayden Hunt was born into an Australian rules football family with both his great-uncle and uncle playing in the Victorian Football League.

Jayden Hunt played his final junior football year in school sports and did not play any football at under-18 level.

Jayden Hunt played under 16 level football with the Hampton Rovers Football Club in 2011 before playing school football with Brighton Grammar School.

Jayden Hunt was labelled as the draft smoky and Herald Sun journalist, Sam Landsberger, noted he was "plucked from relative obscurity".

Jayden Hunt had his first uninterrupted pre-season in the lead-up to the 2016 season and played the first two matches of the NAB Challenge.

Jayden Hunt made his AFL debut in the thirty-five point win against Collingwood in round four at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Jayden Hunt ultimately missed out on a nomination, which led to Fox Sports Australia naming him the unluckiest player to miss a nomination.

Jayden Hunt did not miss a match following his debut and he finished with nineteen matches for the season.

Jayden Hunt's season was rewarded with the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy as Melbourne's best young player, and an eleventh-place finish in the best and fairest count.

Jayden Hunt struggled to maintain a place in the Melbourne side over the following years, only being listed as an emergency in Melbourne's 2021 grand final win.