Born in Canberra before growing up in Adelaide, Jackson Hately is a tall and strong-bodied midfielder who can also play across the half-forward line. He was drafted from South Australian side Central Districts where he played 12 SANFL games in 2018. Hately reads the game well and has shown at all levels that he can find plenty of the ball. He won All-Australian selection for his performances for South Australia in the NAB Under-18 National Championships. The eldest of three children, his father is principal at Trinity College in Adelaide while his mother is a yoga instructor. ?Hately made his AFL debut in round five, 2019.
