Jake Batchelor

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2012}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Jake Batchelor

| image = Jake Batchelor carries VFLAug17.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Batchelor in August 2017

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|02|13}}

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| death_date =

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| originalteam = Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Frankston Bombers (MPNFL)

| draftpick = No. 30, 2010 national draft

| debutdate = Round 1, 2011

| debutteam = {{AFL Ric}}

| debutopponent = {{AFL Car}}

| debutstadium = MCG

| height = 188 cm

| weight = 87 kg

| position = Defender

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| years1 = 2011–2017

| club1 = {{AFL Ric}}

| games_goals1 = 84 (4)

| statsend = 2017

| careerhighlights = *AFL Rising Star nominee: 2011

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Jake Batchelor (born 13 February 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).{{cite web|title=118 players with multicultural background on AFL lists|url=http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20120625165155432|website=World Footy News |date=25 June 2012}} Batchelor played his junior footy at the Frankston Rovers in Victoria and went on to play with the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, he was drafted to Richmond with their second selection, the 30th overall, in the 2010 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in round 1, 2011 against Carlton at the MCG. At the end of round 16, 2011, he was nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star award.{{cite web| url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/118319/default.aspx| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712224055/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/118319/default.aspx| url-status=dead| archive-date=12 July 2011|title=Eligible One|publisher=AFL BigPond Network |access-date=2011-07-12}} Batchelor was delisted by Richmond at the conclusion of the 2017 AFL season, after playing 84 matches over his seven-year tenure at the club.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-10-26/tigers-axe-versatile-back-and-talented-goalsneak|title=Tigers axe versatile back and talented goalsneak|last=Whiting|first=Michael|date=26 October 2017|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=26 October 2017}} In 2018 he served as a playing assistant coach with the Frankston Dolphins in the VFL and in 2019 will take up a part-time development coaching role at {{AFL StK}}.{{cite news |title=Saints add to coaching group |url=http://www.saints.com.au/news/2018-09-08/saints-add-to-coaching-group |access-date=9 September 2018 |publisher=St Kilda FC |date=8 September 2018}}