1. Lewis Jetta was born on 4 May 1989 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.
14 Facts About Lewis Jetta
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Lewis Jetta was overlooked in the 2007 AFL Draft and decided to return to his hometown Bunbury to play for Bridgetown Football Club in the Lower South West Football League.
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Lewis Jetta was drafted by Sydney with the 14th selection in the 2009 AFL Draft, which had been traded from Collingwood in exchange for Darren Jolly.
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Lewis Jetta is a small, but extremely quick and skilful player who was overlooked in both the 2007 and 2008 drafts, before having a breakthrough year for Swan Districts in 2009.
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Lewis Jetta represented Western Australia in their state game against South Australia in June 2009 and kicked three goals, including the WA's last goal in the final minutes.
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Lewis Jetta is the cousin of Neville Jetta who plays for Melbourne and his brother Graham Jetta plays for Swan Districts.
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Lewis Jetta was impressive against Carlton in the opening round of the 2010 NAB Cup.
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Lewis Jetta came third in the 2010 AFL Grand Final sprint, representing Sydney.
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In 2011, Lewis Jetta only managed to kick 9 goals in the entirety of the season, yet by the end of round 16 of the 2012 season, he had kicked 36, making him first for goals in the Sydney squad and seventh in the competition itself.
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Lewis Jetta has improved immensely and has credited this to an outstanding pre-season.
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On 8 June 2013 Lewis Jetta re-signed with the Sydney Swans for another two seasons.
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In October 2015 Lewis Jetta was traded to the West Coast Eagles in exchange for Callum Sinclair.
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Lewis Jetta was delisted at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season.
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Jetta and his ex partner Jessica Miller have a son together: Lewis Oliver Miller Jetta, born 26 December 2010.