Jake Bowey

Bowey is the son of former St Kilda player Brett Bowey.

Bowey participated in the Auskick program at the Highett Football Club.AFL Record. Round 3, 2022. pg 48 He went on to play junior and senior football with the club and under-18 football with the Sandringham in the NAB League.{{fact|date=July 2022}}

He was educated at Cheltenham Secondary College.{{Cite web |title=Melbourne's Jake Bowey set for seventh career start in AFL grand final - ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-16/afl-melbourne-demons-jake-bowey-journey-to-grand-final/100463912 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=amp.abc.net.au}}

Bowey was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club with pick 21 in the 2020 AFL draft.{{Cite web|title=Jake Bowey {{!}} AFL|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/players/3133/jake-bowey|access-date=2021-09-26|website=melbournefc.com.au|language=en}}

Bowey made his AFL debut in the Demons' 98-point victory against {{AFL GC}} at Marvel Stadium in round 20, 2021.{{Cite web|title=AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2021/112020210801.html|access-date=2021-09-26|website=afl.com.au|language=en}} Bowey held his spot in the best 22, which propelled Melbourne to its first premiership since 1964.

Bowey went on to feature in 17 consecutive wins for {{AFL Mel}} to start his career, almost breaking the V/AFL record of {{AFL Col}}'s Albert Lauder, set in the 1920s, when Lauder played in 18 consecutive wins to start his career.{{cite web |last1=Cherny |first1=Daniel |title=Melbourne's Jake Bowey closes in on 93-year-old VFL-AFL record for most wins to start career |url=https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/melbourne/melbournes-jake-bowey-closes-in-on-93yearold-vflafl-record-for-most-wins-to-start-career/news-story/624cd379412eca9d5d0f2290de3878f6 |website=Code Sports |publisher=News Corporation Australia |access-date=12 October 2022 |date=9 May 2022}}

Updated to the end of 2024.{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jake_Bowey.html|title=Jake Bowey|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=26 September 2021}}

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| scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2021^# || {{AFL Mel}} || 17

| 7 || 0 || 0 || 61 || 58 || 119 || 23 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.7 || 8.3 || 17.0 || 3.3 || 0.7

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| 2022 || {{AFL Mel}} || 17

| 17 || 2 || 0 || 173 || 111 || 284 || 69 || 29 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 10.2 || 6.5 || 16.7 || 4.1 || 1.7

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| 2023{{efn|2023 statistics include two games in which Bowey was substituted out of the game due to injury (rounds 10 & 12).}} || {{AFL Mel}} || 17

| 23 || 4 || 1 || 259 || 112 || 371 || 85 || 41 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 11.3 || 4.9 || 16.1 || 3.7 || 1.8

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| 2024 || {{AFL Mel}} || 17

| 14 || 0 || 2 || 160 || 64 || 224 || 65 || 20 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 11.4 || 4.6 || 16.0 || 4.6 || 1.4

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! colspan=3 | Career

! 61 !! 6 !! 3 !! 653 !! 345 !! 998 !! 242 !! 95 !! 0.1 !! 0.0 !! 10.7 !! 5.7 !! 16.4 !! 4.0 !! 1.6

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Team

• AFL premiership player ({{AFL Mel}}): 2021
• McClelland Trophy ({{AFL Mel}}): 2021

Individual

• Harold Ball Memorial Trophy: 2017
• 2× AFL Rising Star nominee: 2021, 2022

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