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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Lewis Jetta
| image = Lewis Jetta 2019.3.jpg
| caption = Jetta playing for West Coast in July 2019
| fullname = Lewis Jetta
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|5|4}}
| birth_place = [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]], [[Western Australia]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Sydney Swans]] ([[Australian Football League|AFL]])
| draftpick = 14th overall, [[2009 AFL Draft|2009]]<br />[[Sydney Swans]]
| height = 182&nbsp;cm
| weight = 80&nbsp;kg
| position = Half-forward/Half-back
| currentclub = Retired
| guernsey = 32
| years1 = 2010–2015
| club1 = {{AFL Syd}}
| games_goals1 = 127 (99)
| years2 = 2016–2020
| club2 = {{AFL|WC}}
| games_goals2 = 75 (17)
| games_goalstotal = 202 (116)
| statsend = 2020
| careerhighlights = * 2× [[List of VFL/AFL premiers|AFL premiership player]]: [[2012 AFL Grand Final|2012]], [[2018 AFL Grand Final|2018]]
*Sydney [[List of Sydney Swans leading goalkickers|leading goalkicker]]: 2012
* Chris Mainwaring Medal: 2018
}}
'''Lewis Jetta''' (born 4 May 1989) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Sydney Swans]] and [[West Coast Eagles]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swandistrictsfc.com.au/news/19848/swans-turn-on-the-%E2%80%98jetts-with-latest-signing|title = Swans turn on the 'Jetts' with latest signing}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early career===
Jetta played his junior football with Carey Park Junior Football Club, a Bunbury side in the [[South West Football League]] (SWFL), before playing for [[Western Australian Football League]] (WAFL) club [[Swan Districts Football Club|Swan Districts]] and was a part of the colts premiership in 2007.

He was overlooked in the [[2007 AFL Draft]] and decided to return to his hometown [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]] to play for Bridgetown Football Club in the [[Lower South West Football League]]. After one season with Bridgetown Lewis returned to [[Swan Districts Football Club|Swan Districts]] to play senior football in 2009.

===AFL career===
Jetta was drafted by Sydney with the 14th selection in the [[2009 AFL Draft]], which had been traded from [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] in exchange for [[Darren Jolly]].

Jetta is a small, but extremely quick and skilful player who was overlooked in both the 2007 and 2008 drafts, before having a breakthrough year for Swan Districts in 2009.<ref name="overlooked">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/overlooked-jetta-brother-now-racing-up-the-draft-rankings/2009/09/29/1253989912728.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|title=Overlooked Jetta cousin now racing up the draft rankings|last=Quayle|first=Emma|date=30 September 2009|work=Realfooty|publisher=The Age |location=Australia|access-date=29 November 2009}}</ref> He represented Western Australia in their [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|state game]] against South Australia in June 2009 and kicked three goals, including the WA's last goal in the final minutes.<ref name="State">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25528851-5005401,00.html|title=WA takes one-point win over SA to break 15-year drought|last=Pike|first=Chris|date=23 May 2009|work=PerthNow|publisher=[[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]]|access-date=29 November 2009}}</ref> He is the cousin of [[Neville Jetta]] who plays for [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] and his brother Graham Jetta plays for Swan Districts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Argent|first=Peter|title=Bragging rights to Croweaters|newspaper=Koori Mail|date=13 June 2012|page= 88}}</ref>

Jetta was impressive against [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] in the opening round of the [[2010 NAB Cup]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}}

In [[2010 AFL season|2010]], Jetta's debut season, he scored 19 consecutive behinds without a goal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-01-11/lewis-rising-like-a-jet|title=On the rise: Lewis Jetta - AFL.com.au|last=Dampney|first=James|date=2013-01-11|work=afl.com.au|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> In round 19, against [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], he kicked his first goal late in the game to break his streak and received a standing ovation from the crowd.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-15/the-streak-round-seven|title=The Streak: who's challenging history in round seven? - AFL.com.au|work=afl.com.au|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>

Jetta came third in the [[2010 AFL Grand Final]] sprint, representing Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/wa-players-named-in-afl-grand-final-day-sprint-20160930-grscdi.html|title=WA players named in AFL grand final day sprint|last=McNeill|first=Heather|date=2016-09-30|website=The Age|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>

[[2011 AFL season|2011]] was a relatively disappointing year for Jetta as he struggled to have an impact in several games. While he was able to have an influence at times throughout the year when he came on as the Swans' substitute, he often found it difficult to find the ball through 4 quarters of football. Although he suffered a disappointing 2011 season, he had an impressive lift of form in the [[2012 AFL season|2012 season]]. The most notable improvements in his form are improved foot speed, kicking accuracy, and decision making. In 2011, Jetta only managed to kick 9 goals in the entirety of the season, yet by the end of round 16 of the 2012 season, he had kicked 36, making him first for goals in the Sydney squad and seventh in the competition itself. Jetta has improved immensely and has credited this to an outstanding pre-season.

On 8 June 2013 Jetta re-signed with the Sydney Swans for another two seasons.<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/lewis-jetta-resigns-with-sydney-swans-for-another-two-seasons/story-fni5fan7-1226659592508# Lewis Jetta Resigns With Sydney Swans For Another Two Seasons] ''Herald Sun'' {{dead link|date=April 2023}}</ref>

In October 2015 Jetta was traded to the [[West Coast Eagles]] in exchange for [[Callum Sinclair]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Eagles, Swans agree to straight Sinclair-Jetta swap|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-14/eagles-swans-agree-to-straight-sinclairjetta-swap|last1=Ryan|first1=Peter|last2=Malcolm|first2=Alex|date=14 October 2015|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=[[Bigpond]]|access-date=14 October 2015}}</ref>

Jetta was delisted at the conclusion of the [[2020 AFL season]].

==Personal life==
Jetta and his ex partner Jessica Miller have a son together: Lewis Oliver Miller Jetta, born 26 December 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cowley|first=Michael|title=It's all son and games for Lewis Jetta|url=http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/its-all-son-and-games-for-jetta-20110318-1c0f6.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=18 March 2011|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=5 August 2011}}</ref> and a daughter, Daisy Ivy Miller Jetta, born 28 August 2013.

==Statistics==
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of round 7, 2019''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Lewis_Jetta.html|title=AFL Tables - Lewis Jetta - Stats - Statistics|website=afltables.com|accessdate=29 April 2023}}</ref>
{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2010 AFL season|2010]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 32 || 20 || 7 || 21 || 181 || 86 || 267 || 75 || 36 || 0.4 || 1.1 || 9.1 || 4.3 || 13.4 || 3.8 || 1.8
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2011 AFL season|2011]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 32 || 20 || 9 || 12 || 132 || 56 || 188 || 45 || 50 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 6.6 || 2.8 || 9.4 || 2.3 || 2.5
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
|style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|[[2012 AFL season|2012]]†
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 32 || 25 || 45 || 17 || 278 || 118 || 396 || 84 || 69 || 1.8 || 0.7 || 11.1 || 4.7 || 15.8 || 3.4 || 2.8
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2013 AFL season|2013]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 32 || 13 || 10 || 3 || 116 || 38 || 154 || 43 || 37 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 8.9 || 2.9 || 11.8 || 3.3 || 2.8
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2014 AFL season|2014]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 32 || 25 || 14 || 22 || 311 || 116 || 427 || 107 || 77 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 12.4 || 4.6 || 17.1 || 4.3 || 3.1
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2015 AFL season|2015]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 32 || 24 || 14 || 12 || 300 || 138 || 438 || 92 || 75 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 12.5 || 5.8 || 18.3 || 3.8 || 3.1
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2016 AFL season|2016]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL WC}}
| 23 || 12 || 6 || 4 || 98 || 54 || 152 || 39 || 24 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 8.2 || 4.5 || 12.7 || 3.3 || 2.0
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2017 AFL season|2017]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL WC}}
| 23 || 15 || 9 || 5 || 158 || 81 || 239 || 57 || 33 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 10.5 || 5.4 || 15.9 || 3.8 || 2.2
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
|style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|[[2018 AFL season|2018]]†
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL WC}}
| 23 || 20 || 1 || 1 || 227 || 101 || 328 || 91 || 32 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 11.4 || 5.1 || 16.4 || 4.6 || 1.6
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2019 AFL season|2019]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL WC}}
| 23 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 77 || 25 || 102 || 29 || 6 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 12.8 || 4.2 || 17.0 || 4.8 || 1.0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 180
! 115
! 97
! 1878
! 813
! 2691
! 662
! 439
! 0.6
! 0.5
! 10.4
! 4.5
! 15.0
! 3.7
! 2.4
|}

==References==
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{{2015 Indigenous All-Stars squad}}
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