Jason Akermanis (Australian Rules Footballer) – Overview, Biography

Name:Jason Akermanis
Occupation: Australian Rules Footballer
Gender:Male
Birth Day: February 24,
1977
Age: 43
Country: Australia
Zodiac Sign:Pisces

Jason Akermanis

Jason Akermanis was born on February 24, 1977 in Australia (43 years old). Jason Akermanis is an Australian Rules Footballer, zodiac sign: Pisces. Nationality: Australia. Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed.

Trivia

He won the AFL Goal of the Year award in 2002.

Net Worth 2020

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Before Fame

He attended St. Joseph’s Nudgee College before being signed by the Brisbane Bears.

Biography

Biography Timeline

1986

Akermanis was born in Mildura, Victoria, but moved to Brisbane at 9 years of age. Upon arriving in Queensland in 1986, Akermanis signed up to play for the Mayne under-10s side.

1995

When he was 13, Akermanis discovered that he was not the son of his mother’s former partner, John Akermanis. His father was Denis Dezdjek. He was educated at Wavell State High School then at St. Joseph’s Nudgee College and played football with the Mayne Football Club in the QAFL where he was spotted by Brisbane Bears talent scouts. He completed year 12 at high school in 1995, during his first year with the Brisbane Bears.

1996

The 1996 AFL Season saw Akermanis play 21 games and kick 32 goals for the season, he doubled his disposal count from the previous season to finish with 328 total disposals for the season. His season was highlighted with a 19 disposal & 6 goal effort against the West Coast Eagles in Round 17.

1999

The 1999 AFL Season saw Akermanis have a breakout year, winning the Merrett-Murray Medal as Brisbane’s Best & Fairest player for the season. Jason gathered 469 disposals and booted 16 goals for the season.

2001

Akermanis became one of the Brisbane Lions’ most talented players. His flamboyant talents and bleached-blond hair and contrasting black beard make him easy to identify on the field. At the Lions he made his name as a speedy midfielder or on-baller with blistering acceleration and an uncanny ability to kick exceptionally well with either foot, talents which helped him win the AFL’s Brownlow Medal in 2001 in which he polled 23 votes to beat Adelaide’s Andrew McLeod. The 2001 season saw Jason tally 510 disposals and kick 28 goals for the season, ultimately capping off a magnificent week/season, finishing as a premiership player.

2002

The 2002 AFL Season saw Akermanis impact the scoreboard by kicking 49 goals for the season, and becoming a premiership player again, as the Brisbane Lions defeated Collingwood in the decider. Akermanis played with a torn right adductor, in which he suffered early in the first quarter, this effected his ability to kick with his dominant right foot, resulting in Jason kicking on his left foot for the majority of the game, he eventually kicked a left foot snap over his shoulder late in the last quarter in which would be the sealer, guiding the Lions to victory.

Some of Akermanis’s other media faux pas included threatening to switch codes to rugby union in 2002 if the Brisbane Lions signed former Kangaroos Football Club star Wayne Carey, leaking to the media that teammate Nigel Lappin had broken ribs before the 2003 Grand Final, and ongoing criticism of his coach at the Brisbane Lions, Leigh Matthews. Akermanis’ dismissal from the Western Bulldogs was ultimately partly related to leaking confidential team information to the media as part of a media career which the Bulldogs believed was taking an undue amount of his focus.

2004

Akermanis co-wrote a book with Gary Smart titled AKA – The Battle Within, which was released in 2004. He released his autobiography named Open Season in mid-2011, which further details his messy departures from both the Brisbane Lions and the Western Bulldogs.

2005

Akermanis is also known for his goal-scoring abilities. He was a winner of the AFL Goal of the Year 2002 award and had an ability to kick goals from acute angles. In a match in 2005, he kicked two goals within minutes of each other from almost exactly the same spot: deep in the right forward pocket on the run. Early in the 2006 season, Akermanis was dropped from the Brisbane Lions side for Round 7, playing a game with the Suncoast Lions. This coincided with inflammatory comments that he made about the coach, Leigh Matthews, during the week, and there was speculation that his time at the club was up only a few months after he had won the 2005 club best and fairest award. However, Akermanis was soon recalled to the side and responded with 22 disposals across half-back in the game against Port Adelaide, and a post-match interview with Channel Nine showed him smiling and visibly happy with his performance. On 27 July 2006 it was reported that the coaching panel and senior playing group had voted unanimously (12–0) to not allow him back into the club.

2010

In July 2010 it was announced that the Western Bulldogs had terminated Akermanis’ contract due to the club’s judgement that the two were on different paths.

2011

Akermanis began playing with the Glenorchy Football Club in the Tasmanian State League in 2011 as well as playing a number of one-off games at various country clubs. In 2013, he became captain-coach of the North Albury Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League.

2014

In October 2014, Akermanis was suspended for four matches as head coach of the North Albury Football Club after being found guilty of breaching the AFL Victoria cyber-bullying policy in regards to several umpires’ decisions during the 2014 Ovens & Murray Football League season.

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Currently, Jason Akermanis is 44 years, 6 months and 29 days old. Jason Akermanis will celebrate 45th birthday on a Thursday 24th of February 2022.

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