Jeremy Finlayson facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jeremy Finlayson
Finlayson playing for Greater Western Sydney in April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jeremy Finlayson
Date of birth	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Albury, New South Wales
Original team	Culcairn, Sydney Hills (NEAFL)
Draft	No. 85, 2014 national draft
Debut	Round 15, 2017, Greater Western Sydney v. Geelong, at Spotless Stadium
Position(s)	Key forward / ruck
Club information
Current club	Port Adelaide
Number	11
Career highlights
Port Adelaide leading goalkicker: (2023)

Jeremy Finlayson (born 9 February 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to Greater Western Sydney.

Personal life

Finlayson was born in Culcairn, New South Wales, into a family of Indigenous Australian (Yorta Yorta) descent. He grew up playing an array of sports including cricket, lawn bowls and tennis but mostly focused on Australian rules football. Finlayson attended Billabong High School in Culcairn and played his junior football with the Culcairn Lions in the Hume Football League, making his senior debut for the club in 2012 at the age of 16.

In late 2012, he moved to Sydney to join the GWS Giants' academy program full time to increase his chances of being drafted. Finlayson was selected with the 85th pick in the 2014 AFL draft. He completed his high school education at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.

Finlayson married Kellie Gardner in 2023. Kelly learned in August 2021 she was diagnosed with terminal lung and bowel cancer just a few months after giving birth to a daughter with her future husband; she started chemotherapy in 2024.

AFL career

Finlayson made his debut against Geelong at Spotless Stadium in Round 15 of the 2017 season.

Finlayson was traded to Port Adelaide via request, citing family reasons at the conclusion of the 2021 AFL season.