James Rowbottom
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = James Rowbottom
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| fullname = James Rowbottom
| nickname = Rowy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|09|19|df=y}}
| birth_place =
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| originalteam = Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)/St Kevin’s College (APS)
| draftpick = No. 25, 2018 AFL draft, {{AFL Syd}}
| height = 186 cm
| weight = 76 kg
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = {{AFL Syd}}
| guernsey = 8
| statsend = round 6, 2025
| years1 = 2019–
| club1 = {{AFL Syd}}
| games_goals1 = 123 (37)
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James Rowbottom (born 19 September 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 25th draft pick in the 2018 AFL Draft.{{cite news |last1=Sydney Swans Media |title=Pick 25: James Rowbottom |url=http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2018-11-23/pick-25-james-rowbottom |access-date=23 November 2018 |agency=Sydney Swans Media |publisher=AFL Media |date=23 November 2018}}
Early life
Rowbottom participated in the Auskick program at Glenferrie in Hawthorn.AFL Record. Round 1, 2022. pg 77 He played his junior football with [https://prahranfootballclub.com.au/pages/afl-vfl-players Prahran], [https://camberwellsharks.com.au/afl-ex-sharks/ Camberwell Sharks] and St Kevin's College before progressing to the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup. He was recruited by the Sydney Swans in 2018 AFL draft at Pick No. 25.
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2024 season.{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/James_Rowbottom.html|title=James Rowbottom|work=AFL Tables|access-date=25 August 2022}}
{{AFL player statistics legend|s=y}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|-
| 2019 || {{AFL Syd}} || 8
| 12 || 4 || 5 || 90 || 74 || 164 || 32 || 59 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 7.5 || 6.2 || 13.7 || 2.7 || 4.9
|-
| 2020{{efn|The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.}} || {{AFL Syd}} || 8
| 16 || 4 || 4 || 132 || 105 || 237 || 22 || 58 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 8.3 || 6.6 || 14.8 || 1.4 || 3.6
|-
| 2021 || {{AFL Syd}} || 8
| 17 || 6 || 3 || 152 || 110 || 262 || 35 || 105 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 8.9 || 6.5 || 15.4 || 2.1 || 6.2
|-
| 2022 || {{AFL Syd}} || 8
| 24 || 8 || 7 || 279 || 164 || 443 || 60 || 163 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 11.6 || 6.8 || 18.5 || 2.5 || 6.8
|-
| 2023 || {{AFL Syd}} || 8
| 24 || 6 || 6 || 238 || 192 || 430 || 27 || 176 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 9.9 || 8.0 || 17.9 || 1.1 || 7.3
|-
| 2024 || {{AFL Syd}} || 8
| 24 || 7 || 7 || 236 || 220 || 456 || 47 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | 186† || 0.3 || 0.3 || 9.8 || 9.2 || 19.0 || 2.0 || 7.8
|- class=sortbottom
! colspan=3 | Career
! 117 !! 35 !! 32 !! 1127 !! 865 !! 1992 !! 223 !! 747 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 9.6 !! 7.4 !! 17.0 !! 1.9 !! 6.4
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Personal life
He is the nephew of former AFL player and current Channel 7 AFL commentator Brian Taylor{{cite news|title=Will Rowbottom be Roaming BT's ticket to Swans' rooms?|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-23/sydney-draft-news|access-date=23 November 2018 |publisher=AFL Media |date=23 November 2018}} and the brother of Charlie Rowbottom, who was drafted by {{AFLW|GC}} with the number one draft pick in the 2021 AFL Women's draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/988595/aflw-a-historic-night-as-two-swans-get-drafted?fbclid=IwAR05_xBfAFqo4UY6_rb8rb5ge8XvrUNmo45Qsi7yGYbyE_tWaL9BomoI50Q|title=AFLW: An historic night as two Swans get drafted|publisher=Sydney Swans|date=27 July 2021|accessdate=27 July 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Sydplayer}}
{{Sydney player squad}}
{{2018 AFL national draft}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne