Jacob Koschitzke
| Jacob Koschitzke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Koschitzke in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jacob Koschitzke | ||
| Born |
11 July 2000 Albury, New South Wales | ||
| Original teams |
Albury (OMFNL) Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 52, 2018 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2021, Hawthorn vs. Essendon, at Marvel Stadium | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
| Position | Key Forward | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019–2023 | Hawthorn | 48 (54) | |
| 2024–2025 | Richmond | 16 (12) | |
| Total | 64 (66) | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jacob Koschitzke (/kəˈzɪtskiː/ kə-ZIT-skee;[1] born 11 July 2000) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
[edit]Jacob Koschitzke was born and raised in the New South Wales regional town of Albury and is the cousin of former St Kilda forward Justin Koschitzke. He was a part of the Greater Western Sydney Giants' developmental academy until 2016, when Albury was removed from their zone.[2]
Standing at 196cm tall, the youngster was used as swingman from the Murray Bushrangers, and was rated among the best key position prospects in the 2018 draft. He had an impressive national U18 championships for the Allies which resulted in an All-Australian selection in the position of fullback.
Koschitzke was drafted with selection Pick 52 in the 2018 AFL draft by Hawthorn.[3]
AFL career
[edit]Hawthorn
[edit]Jacob Koschitzke began his AFL career with the Box Hill Hawks, an affiliate of the Hawthorn Football Club. In his first season, he developed under Hawthorn-aligned coaching staff while adapting to the physical and tactical demands of AFL football. He has played as a key position player, contributing in marking contests and defensive transition play.
Koschitzke had to negotiate a difficult COVID-19 affected season. He showed promise during the pre-season games and with scratch matches against other AFL clubs. Later in the year he was moved to the forward line and seemed to thrived. A big pre-season in 2021 and a dominant game at full forward against North Melbourne in which he kicked six goals showed that he was ready for the big time.
Koschitzke played his first AFL game for Hawthorn as part of the trio that debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season against Essendon at Marvel Stadium.[4]
Koschitzke played 48 games over 5 seasons for Hawthorn, he requested and was traded to Richmond at the end of the 2023 AFL season.[5]
Richmond
[edit]Koschitzke played 16 games for Richmond over two seasons, before he was delisted at the end of the 2025 season.[6]
Statistics
[edit] G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2019 | Hawthorn | 34 [7] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Hawthorn | 34[8] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 | Hawthorn | 34 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 98 | 65 | 163 | 77 | 37 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 3 |
| 2022 | Hawthorn | 23 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 81 | 44 | 125 | 36 | 41 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2023 | Hawthorn | 23 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 47 | 103 | 39 | 27 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Richmond | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 65 | 63 | 128 | 45 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Richmond | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Career[9] | 64 | 66 | 45 | 306 | 228 | 534 | 203 | 123 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 3 | ||
Notes
- ↑ 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.
Honours and achievements
[edit]Individual
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2021
- Hawthorn best first year player (debut season): 2021
- Under 18 All-Australian team: 2018
References
[edit]- ↑ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ Bumper Academy Crop, Again
- ↑ "Koschitzke joins the Hawks". 23 November 2018.
- ↑ "ROUND 1 TEAM: Fans set for a glimpse of the future". Hawthorn FC. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ↑ @AFL_House (18 October 2023). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Tigers delist tall duo as list changes continue". AFL Media. 3 September 2025.
- ↑ 2019 AFL Record season guide
- ↑ 2020 AFL Record season guide
- ↑ "Jacob Koschitzke". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
External links
[edit]
- Jacob Koschitzke's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
- Jacob Koschitzke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jacob Koschitzke at AustralianFootball.com
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club players
- Albury Football Club players
- Box Hill Hawks players
- Australian people of Polish descent
- Murray Bushrangers players
- Australian rules footballers from Albury
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- VFL/AFL players
- Sportspeople from New South Wales