Melbourne

Jacob van Rooyen

Key Forward#2AFL

Bio

Born in 2003, Jacob van Rooyen made his senior debut with Claremont Football Club in 2023 and now plays for Melbourne Football Club. He plays as a key forward. Lineball holds stats from 79 of his games across 2023–2026.

Key facts

Age: 23
Height: 193 cm
Number: #2
Born: 16 April 2003
Debut: 2023
Position: Key Forward
Drafted: 2021 pick 19 (national draft)
Recruited from: Wembley Downs (WA), Claremont (WAFL)

Official profile

AFL player profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

Claremont Football Club
Melbourne Football Club

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Every game we hold

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

Season
2026 AFLMelbourne	22	262	154	108	104	42	21	28	18	42	132	135	37	10	4,638	51	25	2	29	46	17	11	127	49	17	12	1,396	193.9	10	0	44	6	12	178	74	3	174	21	72	267	97
2025 AFLMelbourne	16	165	84	81	46	16	10	42	13	29	85	87	66	6	2,596	15	12	1	30	36	18	17	64	40	11	12	859	117.9	–	1	59	2	11	121	41	2	136	22	27	172	53
2024 AFLMelbourne	21	215	127	88	81	30	16	38	17	26	97	121	89	7	3,415	35	19	7	32	42	20	19	93	48	16	12	1,200	134.7	1	1	96	4	13	152	47	5	163	26	50	218	81
2023 AFLMelbourne	20	174	90	84	62	28	9	43	7	24	86	95	74	7	2,260	30	19	0	42	31	19	16	79	30	9	22	1,018	145.9	2	0	41	2	5	136	43	2	194	29	40	181	67
Career4 seasons	79	816	455	361	293	116	56	151	55	121	400	438	266	30	12,909	131	75	10	133	155	74	63	363	167	53	58	4,473	592.4	13	2	240	14	41	587	205	12	667	98	189	838	298

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Rd 23 @ Port AdelaideW 132-56 15 Aug	13	9	4	5	2	2	5	1	1	8	5	3	0	273	3	0	0	1	1	2	1	4	2	0	2	86	11.8	–	7	1	0	8	5	0	11	1	4	13	4
Rd 22 v FremantleW 113-109 8 Aug	8	3	5	1	0	0	1	2	2	6	2	1	0	71	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	0	22	3.5	–	5	2	0	5	5	1	3	1	0	8	1
Rd 21 @ Gold Coast SUNSW 114-105 2 Aug	16	9	7	7	3	0	1	2	2	12	4	5	1	234	3	4	0	1	2	2	2	6	2	1	1	85	22.2	–	4	1	1	14	5	0	2	1	3	16	9
Rd 20 v Geelong CatsL 97-117 24 July	11	7	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	5	7	2	1	197	1	1	0	1	4	1	0	4	4	0	0	44	1.3	–	4	0	0	6	2	0	9	1	1	12	3
Rd 19 @ North MelbourneW 92-76 18 July	8	7	1	8	2	2	0	0	2	2	6	1	0	282	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	62	6.3	–	0	0	0	5	0	0	6	0	5	8	4
Rd 18 v RichmondW 111-65 12 July	16	12	4	10	6	2	1	0	1	6	10	0	0	272	8	3	0	1	1	1	0	12	0	1	1	117	18.9	3	0	0	0	13	2	0	11	1	8	16	9
Rd 17 @ HawthornW 125-90 4 July	24	14	10	8	5	1	2	4	4	14	9	5	1	480	4	4	1	0	4	1	0	10	4	2	1	131	23.5	3	6	1	3	16	7	0	11	0	6	23	11
Rd 15 @ Adelaide CrowsL 62-79 20 June	15	5	10	4	3	0	2	1	3	9	9	0	1	206	2	0	0	6	3	0	0	7	4	0	1	73	19	–	0	0	1	10	7	0	5	3	4	18	3
Rd 14 v EssendonW 95-50 13 June	9	5	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	4	4	0	0	146	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	2	1	42	4.5	–	0	0	0	7	2	0	9	0	3	8	3
Rd 13 @ CollingwoodW 83-75 8 June	12	9	3	7	1	2	1	0	4	2	10	1	0	275	2	1	0	2	2	1	0	5	4	0	0	68	0	–	0	0	0	7	0	0	8	2	4	12	5
Rd 12 v GWS GIANTSL 70-119 31 May	11	7	4	3	0	1	0	3	1	5	6	1	0	201	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	7	3	0	0	34	5.2	–	8	1	2	6	3	0	7	0	1	11	2
Rd 11 @ Western BulldogsL 90-93 24 May	12	7	5	5	0	1	1	0	3	9	3	0	0	273	1	3	1	2	4	1	0	3	2	2	0	52	3.8	–	0	0	0	7	5	1	7	2	1	12	4
Rd 10 v HawthornW 120-81 16 May	6	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	35	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	33	7.6	–	0	0	0	5	4	0	11	0	2	6	3
Rd 9 v West Coast EaglesW 99-67 10 May	15	10	5	7	5	1	3	1	1	7	9	0	0	228	5	1	0	1	6	1	3	10	7	1	1	96	13.9	2	0	0	1	10	5	0	13	0	7	16	7
Rd 8 @ Sydney SwansL 114-131 3 May	7	3	4	1	2	0	4	1	2	5	4	0	0	85	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	5	2	1	2	50	8.8	–	0	0	1	5	1	0	10	0	2	9	2
Rd 7 @ RichmondW 126-72 24 Apr	13	8	5	3	0	2	1	0	1	7	7	0	1	242	1	0	0	4	1	2	0	6	1	2	0	51	2	–	0	0	0	8	3	0	8	2	2	14	4
Rd 6 v Brisbane LionsW 104-102 19 Apr	14	6	8	5	3	1	0	1	1	8	6	3	0	213	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	7	2	1	0	68	10.3	–	0	0	1	10	6	0	7	0	5	14	4
Rd 5 @ EssendonL 68-113 11 Apr	9	3	6	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	6	0	2	70	2	1	0	4	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	29	-2.7	–	3	0	0	5	2	0	8	4	3	9	0
Rd 4 v Gold Coast SUNSW 109-89 5 Apr	14	8	6	6	1	1	2	0	4	7	6	1	0	212	2	1	0	3	1	0	0	5	1	0	1	70	8.1	–	0	0	0	7	4	0	7	3	2	13	4
Rd 3 @ CarltonW 100-77 29 Mar	5	5	0	3	0	1	2	0	3	0	5	6	0	197	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	39	-3	–	4	0	0	4	0	0	12	0	1	5	4
Rd 2 @ FremantleL 70-118 21 Mar	10	4	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	5	1	168	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	3	2	0	41	3.9	–	3	0	0	8	3	1	3	0	1	10	3
Rd 1 v St KildaW 120-107 15 Mar	14	10	4	7	6	1	1	2	3	5	9	3	1	278	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	103	25	2	0	0	2	12	3	0	6	0	7	14	8

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

Splits, AFL

Split
AwayHome or away, 18W	42	10.7	6.0	4.8	3.8	1.4	0.7	2.2	0.6	1.9	5.3	5.8	3.5	0.3	182	1.5	1.1	0.1	1.9	2.2	1.2	0.8	4.5	2.4	0.8	0.8	58.7	7.1	0.1	0.0	3.0	0.2	0.5	7.7	2.6	0.2	8.7	1.4	2.3	11.1	4.0
HomeHome or away, 24W	37	9.9	5.5	4.4	3.6	1.6	0.7	1.6	0.8	1.2	4.8	5.2	3.2	0.4	143	1.8	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.6	0.6	0.8	4.7	1.8	0.6	0.6	54.2	8.0	0.3	0.0	3.1	0.2	0.6	7.2	2.6	0.1	8.1	1.1	2.5	10.1	3.5
WinsResult, 42W	42	10.8	6.4	4.3	4.2	2.0	0.8	1.9	0.7	1.6	5.1	5.8	3.8	0.4	174	2.1	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.7	0.9	0.7	5.5	1.8	0.6	0.8	63.1	8.9	0.3	0.0	3.1	0.3	0.5	7.9	2.6	0.1	8.9	1.0	3.0	11.0	4.5
LossesResult, 0W	37	9.8	5.0	4.8	3.2	0.9	0.6	2.0	0.7	1.5	5.0	5.2	2.9	0.3	151	1.1	0.9	0.2	1.9	2.3	0.9	0.9	3.6	2.5	0.8	0.6	49.3	5.9	–	0.0	2.9	0.1	0.6	6.9	2.6	0.2	8.0	1.5	1.8	10.2	2.9
Regular seasonStage, 42W	78	10.4	5.8	4.6	3.7	1.5	0.7	1.9	0.7	1.5	5.1	5.6	3.4	0.4	165	1.7	0.9	0.1	1.7	1.9	0.9	0.8	4.7	2.1	0.7	0.7	56.9	7.6	0.2	0.0	3.1	0.2	0.5	7.5	2.6	0.2	8.4	1.2	2.4	10.7	3.8
FinalsStage, 0W	1	6.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	42.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	37.0	-0.8	–	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	0.0
CollingwoodOpponent, 2W	7	9.4	5.4	4.0	4.4	1.0	0.7	1.1	0.4	1.3	4.1	5.4	1.9	0.1	132	1.3	1.3	0.1	1.7	1.7	0.7	0.9	3.3	1.9	0.4	0.6	48.9	5.1	–	0.0	1.6	0.1	0.3	6.3	1.9	0.0	8.0	1.4	2.0	9.6	2.9
HawthornOpponent, 5W	7	12.0	6.3	5.7	4.3	2.0	0.4	2.4	1.0	2.4	6.4	6.3	4.6	0.6	193	1.9	1.0	0.1	1.4	2.6	0.9	0.3	5.1	2.7	0.9	0.6	69.9	10.4	0.4	0.0	3.1	0.4	0.6	8.9	3.4	0.4	11.7	0.6	2.4	12.7	5.3
North MelbourneOpponent, 5W	6	9.0	5.7	3.3	3.8	1.3	1.2	2.7	0.7	1.5	3.5	5.7	3.7	0.7	177	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.2	5.0	1.0	0.2	0.7	59.2	7.6	–	0.0	3.3	0.2	0.5	6.2	1.0	0.0	8.5	0.5	2.7	9.2	3.5
CarltonOpponent, 2W	5	10.2	5.2	5.0	4.4	0.6	0.8	1.8	0.4	2.2	4.4	6.0	2.6	0.4	164	1.2	1.4	0.0	1.4	2.2	0.6	1.0	4.2	2.6	0.4	0.4	50.6	4.4	–	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.4	7.8	2.0	0.4	9.2	1.0	1.6	10.4	3.4
EssendonOpponent, 2W	5	9.0	3.8	5.2	1.6	0.4	0.6	1.0	1.2	0.2	5.4	4.0	6.0	0.4	117	0.8	0.2	0.4	3.0	1.2	1.0	0.6	3.4	1.8	1.2	0.2	38.8	5.0	–	0.0	5.4	0.0	1.2	6.4	3.0	0.0	9.6	2.2	1.4	9.4	2.0
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 4W	5	11.2	6.2	5.0	3.8	1.8	0.2	2.2	0.6	2.0	5.8	5.4	3.0	0.4	169	1.6	1.6	0.0	2.6	2.2	1.0	1.4	4.8	2.4	0.8	1.4	59.6	10.8	–	0.0	2.4	0.4	0.2	8.4	2.8	0.0	7.8	2.4	2.2	11.2	4.6
Port AdelaideOpponent, 2W	5	9.4	6.2	3.2	2.8	1.0	0.6	2.2	0.2	0.8	5.2	4.4	2.0	0.0	171	1.2	0.6	0.4	1.8	2.6	1.2	1.2	3.4	2.0	0.4	0.6	48.4	4.9	–	0.0	3.2	0.2	0.0	6.0	3.4	0.0	7.4	1.8	2.0	9.6	3.2
RichmondOpponent, 5W	5	11.0	7.4	3.6	4.4	2.8	1.0	0.8	0.0	1.8	5.4	6.0	1.2	0.6	206	3.0	1.4	0.0	1.4	0.8	1.4	0.2	6.4	0.6	0.6	0.4	65.6	11.7	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	8.6	2.2	0.0	8.2	1.0	4.0	11.4	5.4
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 2W	4	11.8	5.5	6.3	4.0	2.0	0.3	2.8	0.3	3.0	5.8	7.0	3.0	0.3	190	1.8	1.0	0.0	2.8	2.8	0.8	1.0	5.0	3.3	0.8	1.3	65.0	10.1	–	0.5	2.8	0.0	0.3	8.5	3.3	0.5	6.8	1.8	2.5	12.8	3.5
Brisbane LionsOpponent, 2W	4	11.3	4.8	6.5	4.3	1.5	0.5	1.0	1.3	0.5	6.0	5.0	6.0	0.0	112	2.5	1.5	0.0	1.5	2.5	0.3	1.0	5.8	2.5	0.8	0.3	56.8	7.0	–	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.8	8.3	3.8	0.3	7.0	1.3	2.5	11.0	2.8
FremantleOpponent, 1W	4	10.8	6.0	4.8	4.3	0.8	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.3	3.8	6.8	2.5	0.3	173	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.8	1.0	0.8	3.3	2.5	1.3	0.5	50.8	3.5	–	0.0	5.8	0.5	0.3	7.5	2.5	0.5	5.5	0.5	1.8	10.5	3.8
Geelong CatsOpponent, 1W	4	8.8	4.5	4.3	2.8	0.5	0.5	1.5	0.8	2.3	5.0	4.3	3.0	0.3	146	0.8	1.0	0.0	2.3	2.5	1.5	1.3	3.8	3.3	0.3	0.8	40.5	4.2	–	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.8	6.5	1.8	0.0	8.0	2.3	1.3	9.3	2.8
Sydney SwansOpponent, 2W	4	8.3	4.0	4.3	1.8	1.8	0.0	4.3	0.8	1.3	4.5	4.5	4.5	0.3	102	0.8	0.5	0.0	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.8	3.5	1.8	0.8	2.0	57.3	8.4	–	0.0	2.5	0.3	0.5	7.0	1.0	0.0	9.5	0.8	1.8	9.0	3.5
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 4W	4	13.3	8.0	5.3	5.3	3.3	1.8	2.3	0.5	1.0	6.8	7.0	3.8	0.3	176	3.3	1.0	0.3	1.8	3.5	1.3	1.5	8.0	3.0	0.3	1.3	81.0	8.4	0.8	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.5	8.5	4.3	0.0	10.3	1.0	5.3	13.8	5.3
Western BulldogsOpponent, 1W	4	10.5	7.3	3.3	4.0	1.0	1.0	2.8	1.0	2.5	5.0	5.5	3.0	1.0	264	1.8	1.0	0.3	1.0	1.5	1.0	0.3	4.5	1.5	0.8	0.8	61.5	6.8	–	0.0	3.5	0.0	1.0	7.3	2.8	0.3	6.8	1.0	2.0	10.5	5.0
GWS GIANTSOpponent, 0W	3	8.7	4.0	4.7	1.3	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.3	0.3	4.3	4.3	1.7	0.7	96.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	0.3	1.0	4.0	2.0	1.3	0.7	34.3	6.3	–	0.0	4.0	0.3	1.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	9.0	0.3	1.7	8.7	1.7
St KildaOpponent, 2W	3	11.3	7.7	3.7	5.0	3.0	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.0	4.7	6.7	5.7	0.3	169	2.7	0.7	0.0	2.0	1.7	0.0	1.0	5.3	1.7	1.0	0.7	72.7	14.0	0.7	0.0	2.7	0.0	1.3	8.7	3.0	0.3	8.3	1.3	4.3	11.3	5.3
MCGGround, 29W	47	9.9	5.6	4.3	3.9	1.4	0.7	1.6	0.5	1.5	4.7	5.4	3.1	0.4	152	1.7	1.0	0.1	1.6	1.6	0.7	0.6	4.4	1.8	0.6	0.5	54.4	7.3	0.2	0.0	2.7	0.2	0.4	7.1	2.4	0.2	8.4	1.1	2.4	10.1	3.6
Adelaide OvalGround, 3W	10	9.9	5.2	4.7	2.5	1.3	0.5	2.4	0.7	1.5	5.3	5.1	3.0	0.3	167	1.2	0.4	0.1	2.5	2.3	1.2	1.0	4.3	2.3	0.4	0.8	51.6	6.6	–	0.2	3.4	0.1	0.6	7.0	3.2	0.1	8.1	2.0	2.1	10.4	2.9
Marvel StadiumGround, 3W	7	11.7	7.0	4.7	4.4	1.4	1.3	2.9	0.7	1.7	5.6	6.4	2.9	0.3	201	2.1	1.0	0.1	1.0	2.7	1.0	1.0	5.1	2.3	0.9	1.1	65.9	6.5	0.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.7	7.7	3.1	0.1	8.9	0.9	3.0	12.0	4.4
Optus StadiumGround, 1W	3	12.0	6.3	5.7	4.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	4.7	7.0	5.0	0.3	187	2.3	1.0	0.7	1.7	2.0	1.3	0.3	4.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	60.0	4.0	–	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.3	7.7	2.7	0.3	7.7	1.0	2.7	11.7	4.3
People First StadiumGround, 3W	3	11.7	6.7	5.0	3.7	2.3	0.0	2.3	1.0	1.7	6.7	5.3	4.7	0.3	173	1.7	2.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	1.7	2.0	5.0	3.0	1.0	1.7	64.7	12.2	–	0.0	3.0	0.7	0.3	9.7	3.0	0.0	8.0	2.0	2.7	12.0	5.7
SCGGround, 1W	3	8.0	3.7	4.3	1.3	1.3	0.0	3.7	0.7	1.7	4.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	107	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.7	2.0	1.7	0.7	3.3	2.3	0.7	2.3	51.0	6.4	–	0.0	1.7	0.3	0.3	6.7	0.7	0.0	8.7	0.7	1.3	9.0	3.0
GMHBA StadiumGround, 0W	2	8.5	3.5	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	2.0	5.5	3.5	4.0	0.0	151	0.5	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.5	2.0	2.5	3.0	4.5	0.5	1.5	43.0	8.3	–	0.0	1.5	0.0	1.0	8.0	2.5	0.0	9.0	4.0	1.0	9.0	3.5
GabbaGround, 0W	1	14.0	9.0	5.0	8.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	0.0	192	3.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	92.0	10.8	–	0.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	9.0	3.0	1.0	8.0	2.0	3.0	14.0	4.0
Ninja StadiumGround, 1W	1	11.0	6.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	8.0	7.0	2.0	102	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	71.0	11.3	–	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0	8.0	2.0	0.0	12.0	0.0	4.0	11.0	4.0
TIO Traeger ParkGround, 0W	1	11.0	7.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	5.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	201	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	34.0	5.2	–	0.0	8.0	1.0	2.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	1.0	11.0	2.0
UTAS StadiumGround, 1W	1	24.0	14.0	10.0	8.0	5.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	4.0	14.0	9.0	5.0	1.0	480	4.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	131	23.5	3.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	3.0	16.0	7.0	0.0	11.0	0.0	6.0	23.0	11.0