Sydney Swans

James Rowbottom

Midfielder Forward#8AFL

Bio

Born in 2000, James Rowbottom debuted for Sydney Swans in 2019. He plays as a midfielder forward. Lineball holds stats from 163 of his games across 2019–2026.

Key facts

Age: 26
Height: 186 cm
Number: #8
Born: 19 September 2000
Debut: 2019
Position: Midfielder Forward
Drafted: 2018 pick 25 (national draft)
Recruited from: Camberwell (Vic), St Kevin's College (Vic), Oakleigh U18

Official profile

AFL player profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

Sydney Swans

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 AFLSydney Swans	23	354	178	176	31	9	9	150	73	67	180	180	14	5,125	5	1	20	37	56	32	11	130	71	54	35	1,641	248.6	0	292	38	35	237	123	3	525	7	22	360	91
2025 AFLSydney Swans	23	369	218	151	54	9	11	168	92	71	188	180	8	6,199	6	4	27	14	65	35	28	89	72	58	16	1,806	231	1	321	28	64	243	119	4	540	5	21	368	122
2024 AFLSydney Swans	24	456	236	220	47	7	7	186	123	79	246	212	16	6,122	3	2	31	31	75	39	26	122	91	82	17	2,043	324.4	1	489	60	63	318	162	6	667	2	14	458	135
2023 AFLSydney Swans	24	430	238	192	27	6	6	176	112	76	245	191	10	6,538	0	0	40	25	89	32	28	104	97	65	23	1,873	285.7	0	370	37	75	274	179	5	613	6	16	436	116
2022 AFLSydney Swans	24	443	279	164	60	8	7	163	117	88	224	224	15	7,405	1	3	46	27	91	33	31	116	102	54	22	1,992	273.8	1	334	29	88	295	158	7	537	6	20	448	163
2021 AFLSydney Swans	17	262	152	110	35	6	3	105	43	46	114	145	5	4,448	3	0	22	14	52	12	14	60	57	38	14	1,210	149.3	1	188	17	26	186	90	0	306	4	11	259	94
2020 AFLSydney Swans	16	237	132	105	22	4	4	58	51	39	128	117	5	3,705	1	2	25	16	44	17	17	37	54	35	7	898	140.1	0	–	14	37	159	94	3	292	6	8	245	70
2019 AFLSydney Swans	12	164	90	74	32	4	5	59	19	27	68	95	5	2,509	4	1	7	4	27	3	6	42	32	21	5	764	91.7	0	–	1	18	115	60	2	236	3	12	163	56
Career8 seasons	163	2,715	1,523	1,192	308	53	52	1,065	630	493	1,393	1,344	78	42,051	23	13	218	168	499	203	161	700	576	407	139	12,227	1744.6	4	1,994	224	406	1,827	985	30	3,716	39	124	2,737	847

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Preliminary Finals v FremantleL 71-83 18 Sept	14	5	9	0	0	1	7	1	2	8	6	0	127	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	3	4	4	2	63	7.5	19	0	1	6	6	0	29	1	1	14	1
Qualifying & Elimination Finals v Brisbane LionsW 141-88 5 Sept	13	6	7	1	0	1	7	7	5	7	6	1	261	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	9	0	0	1	67	10.6	33	6	1	9	3	0	26	0	1	13	4
Rd 24 v North MelbourneW 123-70 23 Aug	19	10	9	1	0	1	12	4	3	6	14	1	270	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	6	6	1	1	100	6.6	27	3	1	11	3	0	30	1	2	20	3
Rd 21 @ St KildaW 107-88 1 Aug	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	1.8	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Rd 20 @ GWS GIANTSW 139-88 25 July	23	10	13	1	2	1	11	8	6	12	11	1	368	1	0	1	1	2	4	0	10	3	3	1	120	23.5	17	4	4	18	9	0	23	0	3	23	7
Rd 19 v Adelaide CrowsL 71-87 17 July	14	10	4	1	2	0	5	4	5	9	3	2	262	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	5	4	7	1	74	14	6	1	3	9	6	0	18	1	2	12	6
Rd 18 @ FremantleL 73-111 9 July	18	7	11	1	0	0	5	2	4	8	9	1	209	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	6	2	4	1	67	12.2	7	2	0	13	7	0	24	1	0	17	2
Rd 17 v Western BulldogsW 90-55 3 July	12	8	4	2	0	1	5	4	3	7	6	2	172	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	4	0	3	59	6	6	2	2	6	4	0	24	0	1	13	3
Rd 16 @ Brisbane LionsL 83-126 25 June	23	12	11	3	2	0	6	3	2	10	13	1	386	0	0	3	2	3	2	2	9	4	4	3	99	16.7	3	0	3	16	6	0	13	0	2	23	6
Rd 14 @ Port AdelaideW 93-90 13 June	9	6	3	0	1	0	5	0	2	4	5	0	216	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	7	2	1	2	44	8.6	5	0	0	7	4	0	23	0	1	9	4
Rd 13 v St KildaW 104-102 7 June	17	11	6	0	1	1	4	4	5	11	7	0	225	0	0	1	4	5	0	0	7	7	0	2	68	12.3	9	1	3	8	9	0	34	1	3	18	3
Rd 12 v RichmondW 170-56 30 May	15	8	7	2	0	1	7	2	3	8	8	3	227	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	8	1	3	3	73	13.1	12	0	2	12	6	1	25	0	1	16	6
Rd 11 @ Geelong CatsL 80-107 23 May	14	4	10	0	0	1	10	1	2	11	4	0	93	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	5	2	2	2	72	9.3	5	1	0	10	8	0	22	1	1	15	1
Rd 10 v CollingwoodW 81-75 15 May	14	8	6	2	0	0	4	1	2	8	6	0	197	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	2	5	5	1	61	9.3	7	0	1	12	4	0	15	0	0	14	7
Rd 9 @ North MelbourneW 105-97 9 May	9	2	7	1	0	0	4	3	1	6	4	0	34	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	40	6.1	9	2	1	8	4	0	20	0	0	10	2
Rd 8 v MelbourneW 131-114 3 May	19	8	11	3	0	0	6	4	2	8	12	1	191	1	0	1	0	5	2	1	5	3	2	1	78	10.1	21	3	1	15	6	0	19	0	0	20	4
Rd 7 @ Western BulldogsW 126-60 23 Apr	16	10	6	2	0	0	4	4	1	10	6	0	286	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	7	5	3	2	65	14.1	14	3	1	10	7	0	20	1	0	16	5
Rd 6 v GWS GIANTSW 107-66 17 Apr	16	9	7	3	0	0	6	3	3	4	12	1	309	1	0	3	0	4	1	1	5	7	2	1	72	7.7	15	3	0	10	1	1	30	0	1	16	4
Rd 5 v Gold Coast SUNSW 100-68 11 Apr	15	6	9	0	0	0	10	3	3	6	9	0	276	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	3	1	0	75	7.3	9	0	3	9	5	0	19	0	0	15	2
Rd 4 @ West Coast EaglesW 163-35 4 Apr	20	10	10	4	0	0	4	0	3	5	15	0	202	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	9	1	3	2	82	6.9	11	0	0	15	2	0	14	0	0	20	7
Rd 2 @ HawthornL 82-99 19 Mar	12	7	5	1	0	0	12	5	3	9	5	0	262	0	0	0	6	3	1	1	6	2	1	2	80	19.5	22	3	2	8	4	0	40	0	0	14	5
Rd 1 v Brisbane LionsW 104-60 14 Mar	21	10	11	2	0	1	7	3	4	10	10	0	234	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	6	3	3	1	87	8.2	17	1	2	10	10	0	23	0	2	20	3
Opening Round v CarltonW 132-69 5 Mar	20	11	9	1	1	0	9	7	3	12	9	0	311	0	0	4	1	3	2	2	6	3	3	2	92	17.2	16	3	4	14	9	1	33	0	1	21	6

Splits, AFL

Split
AwayHome or away, 43W	82	16.5	9.1	7.4	2.0	0.3	0.2	6.4	3.8	2.8	8.7	8.0	0.5	248	0.1	0.1	1.3	1.0	3.0	1.3	0.9	4.1	3.4	2.6	0.8	74.0	11.2	0.0	11.3	1.4	2.4	11.4	6.2	0.2	22.7	0.3	0.5	16.7	5.2
HomeHome or away, 54W	81	16.8	9.6	7.2	1.8	0.4	0.5	6.7	4.0	3.2	8.3	8.5	0.5	269	0.2	0.1	1.4	1.0	3.1	1.2	1.1	4.5	3.6	2.4	0.9	76.0	10.2	0.0	13.2	1.3	2.6	11.0	5.9	0.2	22.9	0.2	1.0	16.9	5.2
WinsResult, 97W	97	17.1	9.6	7.4	2.0	0.4	0.3	6.8	4.0	3.2	8.7	8.5	0.6	263	0.2	0.1	1.4	1.0	3.0	1.3	0.9	4.9	3.4	2.5	1.0	78.1	11.2	0.0	13.7	1.5	2.4	11.7	6.1	0.2	23.2	0.2	0.9	17.2	5.5
LossesResult, 0W	65	16.1	8.9	7.2	1.8	0.2	0.3	6.2	3.7	2.8	8.4	7.8	0.3	249	0.1	0.1	1.3	1.1	3.1	1.2	1.0	3.4	3.6	2.6	0.7	70.8	10.1	0.0	10.0	1.1	2.6	10.6	6.0	0.2	22.4	0.3	0.6	16.2	4.7
DrawsResult, 0W	1	14.0	9.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	6.0	8.0	0.0	313	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	7.5	0.0	13.0	2.0	3.0	9.0	6.0	0.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	4.0
Regular seasonStage, 92W	153	16.7	9.3	7.4	1.9	0.3	0.3	6.5	3.8	3.0	8.5	8.3	0.5	255	0.1	0.1	1.3	1.0	3.1	1.2	1.0	4.3	3.5	2.5	0.8	74.7	10.6	0.0	11.9	1.3	2.4	11.2	6.0	0.2	22.6	0.2	0.8	16.8	5.1
FinalsStage, 5W	10	16.6	10.2	6.4	1.1	0.4	0.5	7.8	5.1	3.0	9.7	7.2	0.5	300	0.1	0.0	1.3	1.9	3.2	2.0	1.1	3.7	4.0	2.7	1.3	79.5	12.3	0.0	17.0	1.9	3.2	11.1	6.1	0.2	26.5	0.3	0.9	16.9	6.3
GWS GIANTSOpponent, 11W	16	17.6	10.5	7.1	1.8	0.5	0.4	6.8	4.8	3.4	9.4	8.5	0.6	333	0.2	0.1	1.8	1.4	2.4	1.6	0.6	4.9	3.6	3.0	0.5	81.3	13.5	0.1	14.4	2.0	2.8	11.9	5.9	0.3	24.7	0.2	1.1	17.9	6.0
FremantleOpponent, 6W	13	17.1	9.2	7.8	2.4	0.2	0.2	6.2	3.5	2.7	8.3	8.8	0.5	251	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.9	2.7	0.9	0.7	4.3	3.7	3.2	0.9	75.5	10.7	0.0	12.7	1.2	2.3	11.8	6.3	0.1	25.3	0.3	0.5	17.1	5.1
North MelbourneOpponent, 11W	11	16.4	9.3	7.1	1.9	0.1	0.5	5.2	3.9	2.5	7.6	8.6	0.8	258	0.1	0.0	1.7	0.6	2.6	0.5	0.5	4.6	2.7	1.5	1.1	68.4	9.3	0.0	14.0	1.5	2.5	10.6	5.8	0.2	21.6	0.1	0.7	16.3	5.2
St KildaOpponent, 7W	11	15.4	7.9	7.5	1.5	0.5	0.4	5.7	4.3	2.8	9.5	5.9	0.3	228	0.1	0.2	1.3	1.8	2.5	1.1	0.5	3.7	3.5	2.4	0.7	69.0	13.2	0.0	10.8	1.2	3.1	10.6	7.0	0.4	22.2	0.3	1.1	15.5	3.9
Geelong CatsOpponent, 3W	10	15.4	9.5	5.9	2.1	0.2	0.3	6.1	4.0	3.3	7.5	8.0	0.4	286	0.2	0.1	1.6	1.4	4.2	0.7	1.5	3.8	4.2	1.6	0.7	68.7	8.2	0.0	11.5	1.7	2.3	9.8	5.6	0.1	21.1	0.4	0.7	15.5	5.3
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 6W	10	17.5	10.1	7.4	2.4	0.3	0.2	6.3	3.8	3.4	7.2	10.0	0.7	284	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.6	2.8	0.7	1.1	4.0	3.4	2.0	0.7	76.9	10.5	0.0	9.6	1.0	2.8	11.7	5.5	0.2	19.4	0.2	0.5	17.2	5.7
MelbourneOpponent, 6W	10	17.1	9.9	7.2	1.8	0.5	0.2	6.6	3.4	2.6	9.7	7.8	0.6	290	0.3	0.0	1.9	1.0	4.7	1.8	1.5	3.3	4.5	3.3	0.8	76.4	11.9	0.1	10.6	1.1	2.3	11.6	7.3	0.0	21.5	0.4	0.9	17.5	5.7
Port AdelaideOpponent, 3W	10	14.8	7.9	6.9	1.3	0.2	0.2	7.1	2.7	2.5	6.5	7.3	0.1	213	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.5	2.8	1.3	1.3	2.8	2.6	1.9	1.0	68.6	7.6	0.1	11.1	0.9	1.8	10.2	4.2	0.3	22.4	0.0	0.4	13.8	4.7
Brisbane LionsOpponent, 4W	9	18.1	9.8	8.3	1.8	0.6	0.3	6.9	4.6	3.4	9.2	8.9	0.6	259	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.4	2.4	2.6	0.9	6.1	3.6	3.0	1.2	82.4	12.2	0.0	14.7	2.0	2.6	12.6	5.8	0.0	22.1	0.1	1.0	18.1	5.3
CollingwoodOpponent, 6W	9	18.8	10.8	8.0	1.1	0.3	0.3	7.2	5.1	3.7	11.4	7.6	0.6	289	0.0	0.0	2.2	1.0	3.1	1.4	0.8	4.0	4.3	3.3	0.9	82.0	13.2	0.1	11.6	1.4	3.7	12.6	8.1	0.0	23.2	0.3	0.7	19.0	6.2
EssendonOpponent, 5W	9	16.6	9.1	7.4	2.6	0.1	0.3	4.9	2.8	2.6	7.8	9.1	0.3	195	0.3	0.2	1.1	0.4	3.0	1.2	1.0	4.2	3.0	2.7	0.8	68.7	9.1	0.0	10.2	1.1	1.7	11.9	5.7	0.6	22.6	0.1	0.7	16.9	5.4
CarltonOpponent, 5W	8	15.3	7.5	7.8	0.9	0.4	0.3	9.5	3.8	2.0	9.0	6.9	0.1	212	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.9	3.3	0.9	1.3	4.0	3.6	2.0	0.6	78.3	10.1	0.0	10.3	1.1	2.6	9.1	6.6	0.1	28.3	0.4	0.8	15.9	3.0
RichmondOpponent, 4W	8	16.8	8.9	7.9	2.6	0.4	0.3	7.4	3.0	2.9	8.0	8.8	0.5	210	0.1	0.4	1.3	0.5	2.6	0.8	1.0	5.1	2.9	2.8	0.9	80.0	10.8	0.0	12.3	1.3	1.8	11.4	6.3	0.5	24.1	0.1	0.6	16.8	5.0
Western BulldogsOpponent, 5W	8	13.4	8.3	5.1	1.9	0.4	0.4	7.0	2.9	2.3	7.4	6.4	0.3	203	0.3	0.1	1.0	1.1	3.1	1.0	0.9	3.4	3.6	2.5	1.4	69.6	8.0	0.0	11.9	0.8	2.1	7.8	4.9	0.4	24.3	0.5	0.9	13.8	3.9
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 5W	7	18.3	9.6	8.7	1.6	0.4	0.4	6.6	5.1	4.1	10.4	8.0	0.7	265	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.9	3.4	2.0	1.1	4.0	3.6	2.7	0.9	78.7	11.6	0.0	13.9	1.7	3.4	12.4	6.9	0.0	23.1	0.3	0.9	18.4	4.9
HawthornOpponent, 4W	7	18.1	10.7	7.4	2.3	0.1	0.4	6.6	4.7	4.4	8.7	10.1	0.1	310	0.3	0.0	0.4	1.4	4.7	1.3	1.6	4.4	5.3	2.3	0.9	78.0	8.2	0.0	15.1	1.9	2.9	12.0	5.4	0.0	24.6	0.3	0.9	18.9	6.1
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 6W	7	16.6	9.4	7.1	2.1	0.3	0.4	6.0	3.0	3.3	7.4	10.0	0.9	239	0.3	0.0	1.4	1.3	2.6	1.6	1.3	6.6	2.0	1.9	0.9	72.9	11.5	0.0	13.0	1.3	1.7	12.3	5.3	0.0	15.4	0.1	0.7	17.4	6.6
SCGGround, 48W	72	17.1	9.8	7.4	1.8	0.4	0.5	7.0	4.1	3.3	8.7	8.6	0.5	273	0.2	0.1	1.4	1.0	3.2	1.2	1.1	4.7	3.7	2.5	0.9	78.2	10.4	0.0	14.0	1.4	2.7	11.2	6.2	0.2	23.8	0.2	1.1	17.2	5.3
Marvel StadiumGround, 14W	19	15.7	8.3	7.4	2.3	0.2	0.2	5.2	3.6	2.4	8.1	7.6	0.5	223	0.1	0.1	1.6	0.9	2.8	1.0	0.7	4.1	3.2	2.3	0.6	67.6	10.6	0.0	12.7	1.2	2.4	11.1	5.9	0.4	20.6	0.3	0.4	15.7	4.9
MCGGround, 6W	18	17.2	9.8	7.4	2.3	0.3	0.2	7.8	3.9	2.7	9.6	8.4	0.4	257	0.2	0.1	1.3	1.4	3.9	1.7	1.3	4.0	3.8	3.2	1.0	82.6	12.3	0.1	12.6	1.4	2.4	11.9	6.7	0.3	25.1	0.3	0.7	18.0	6.2
Adelaide OvalGround, 6W	12	15.1	7.9	7.2	1.3	0.2	0.2	5.7	3.7	2.5	7.9	6.8	0.2	200	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.5	2.6	1.3	0.9	2.9	3.1	1.8	0.8	64.3	8.6	0.1	10.0	1.7	2.0	9.9	5.2	0.1	21.8	0.0	0.3	14.7	3.9
Optus StadiumGround, 8W	12	17.8	10.7	7.1	2.7	0.3	0.0	6.3	3.2	2.9	7.4	10.3	0.6	289	0.1	0.0	2.0	0.8	2.4	1.3	0.8	5.2	3.3	2.6	0.8	79.9	11.7	0.0	9.8	1.0	2.2	12.6	5.2	0.2	23.1	0.3	0.4	17.7	6.2
People First StadiumGround, 3W	8	14.0	8.5	5.5	2.0	0.3	0.1	4.8	2.8	3.3	6.8	7.3	0.4	249	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.1	2.6	0.9	0.6	2.3	3.6	1.8	0.9	62.1	8.2	0.0	7.8	1.1	1.6	8.5	4.8	0.0	19.5	0.1	0.4	14.0	4.6
GabbaGround, 2W	7	19.0	9.9	9.1	2.1	0.7	0.0	5.4	4.1	2.7	10.1	8.9	0.6	250	0.3	0.1	1.4	1.0	3.0	1.6	1.0	4.9	4.0	3.7	1.1	78.9	13.1	0.0	6.0	1.3	2.9	13.6	7.4	0.1	21.0	0.3	0.7	19.0	5.0
ENGIE StadiumGround, 3W	5	20.2	12.0	8.2	1.4	0.4	0.2	7.0	6.4	4.0	12.4	8.6	0.6	369	0.2	0.0	2.2	2.2	3.6	1.6	0.8	5.4	4.4	4.0	0.8	86.4	18.2	0.2	14.4	2.8	3.6	13.4	8.4	0.2	23.4	0.4	0.6	21.0	6.6
GMHBA StadiumGround, 1W	3	9.0	4.7	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	6.7	2.0	2.3	6.0	3.0	0.0	142	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.0	0.3	2.3	1.7	1.0	1.0	50.0	7.1	0.0	9.3	2.0	0.0	6.0	4.3	0.0	17.0	1.0	0.7	9.0	2.3
UTAS StadiumGround, 1W	2	18.5	10.5	8.0	1.5	0.0	1.0	7.5	5.0	5.5	9.5	10.0	0.5	399	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.5	3.5	2.0	1.0	4.0	5.5	1.5	1.0	82.0	8.7	0.0	12.0	1.0	4.0	13.0	5.0	0.0	20.5	0.5	1.5	19.5	5.5
Adelaide HillsGround, 1W	1	19.0	8.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	3.0	10.0	10.0	3.0	151	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	1.0	4.0	1.0	60.0	13.1	0.0	22.0	2.0	4.0	15.0	9.0	0.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	6.0
ANZ StadiumGround, 1W	1	18.0	10.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	7.0	5.0	13.0	6.0	0.0	266	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	99.0	16.3	0.0	23.0	2.0	5.0	15.0	8.0	0.0	31.0	0.0	0.0	19.0	9.0
Cazalys StadiumGround, 1W	1	13.0	5.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	8.0	0.0	114	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	46.0	5.8	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	9.0	5.0	0.0	12.0	1.0	1.0	13.0	2.0
Ninja StadiumGround, 1W	1	4.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	62.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	25.0	1.3	0.0	–	0.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	30.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	1.0
Norwood OvalGround, 1W	1	15.0	6.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	3.0	3.0	6.0	9.0	0.0	276	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	75.0	7.3	0.0	9.0	0.0	3.0	9.0	5.0	0.0	19.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	2.0