Jackson Merrett

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Jackson Merrett

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| fullname = Jackson Merrett

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|02|27|df=y}}

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| death_date =

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| originalteam = Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)

| draftpick = No. 31, 2011 national draft

| height = 184 cm

| weight = 84 kg

| position = Midfielder / Forward

| years1 = 2012–2018

| club1 = {{AFL Ess}}

| games_goals1 = 56 (23)

| statsend = 2018

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Jackson Merrett (born 27 February 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the 31st overall selection in the 2011 national draft. He made his AFL debut against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 23 of the 2012 AFL season.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/all-cloke-and-no-stagger-20120901-257sn.html|title=All Cloke and no stagger|last=Gleeson|first=Michael|date=2 September 2012|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=3 September 2012}} He is the older brother and former teammate of Zach Merrett.{{Cite news|url = http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/brothers-zach-and-jackson-merrett-to-play-with-the-bombers-20131208-2yzf1.html|title=Brothers Zach and Jackson Merrett to play with the Bombers|last=Quayle|first=Emma|date=9 December 2013|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=20 May 2015}}

Merrett was delisted at the end of the 2018 season. He played for Peel Thunder in the WAFL until 2021 and currently plays for East Point in the Ballarat Football League .{{Cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-22/another-don-done-big-brother-offloaded|title=Another Don done: Big brother off-loaded|date=22 August 2018}}