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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1970}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Rod Jameson
| image = 
| fullname = Rod Jameson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|6|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Glenelg Football Club|Glenelg]]
| height = 185 cm
| weight = 87 kg
| position = 
| statsend = 1999
| years1 = 1991–1999
| club1 = [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| games_goals1 = 153 (113)
| careerhighlights = * [[AFL Premiership]] player ([[1997 AFL Grand Final|1997]])
*[[Adelaide Football Club#"Team of the Decade"|Adelaide Team of the Decade]] - Full Back
}}

'''Rod Jameson''' (born 30 June 1970) is a former professional [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Adelaide Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). He was the Adelaide's leading goal kicker in [[1991 AFL season|1991]] before spending most of his later career in the midfield and backline.<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2003 |edition=5th |isbn=1-74095-032-1 |publisher=Crown Content |location=North Melbourne, Victoria |page=357}}</ref> He was well known for his shaved head and superb long kicking and played in Adelaide's [[1997 AFL Grand Final|1997 premiership win]]<ref name=encyc/> though he was injured during the first quarter of the game. He retired from the AFL at just 29 years of age.<ref name=encyc/>

He is now a pundit on [[ABC Radio National|ABC Radio]] on AFL matches held in Adelaide.

==Statistics==
:<ref>[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Rod_Jameson.html Rod Jameson's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|-
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1991 AFL season|1991]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 35 || 19 || 49 || 28 || 166 || 78 || 244 || 79 || 18 || 2.6 || 1.5 || 8.7 || 4.1 || 12.8 || 4.2 || 0.9 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1992 AFL season|1992]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 35 || 14 || 23 || 14 || 131 || 100 || 231 || 48 || 14 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 9.4 || 7.1 || 16.5 || 3.4 || 1.0 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1993 AFL season|1993]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 35 || 19 || 6 || 2 || 156 || 99 || 255 || 60 || 30 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 8.2 || 5.2 || 13.4 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1994 AFL season|1994]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 35 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 235 || 120 || 355 || 61 || 27 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 11.8 || 6.0 || 17.8 || 3.1 || 1.4 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 35 || 21 || 4 || 0 || 207 || 71 || 278 || 50 || 16 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 9.9 || 3.4 || 13.2 || 2.4 || 0.8 || 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 35 || 17 || 4 || 2 || 200 || 90 || 290 || 67 || 23 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 11.8 || 5.3 || 17.1 || 3.9 || 1.4 || 5
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
|style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|[[1997 AFL season|1997]]†
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 35 || 22 || 9 || 3 || 188 || 59 || 247 || 66 || 16 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 8.5 || 2.7 || 11.2 || 3.0 || 0.7 || 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 35 || 9 || 13 || 6 || 53 || 19 || 72 || 21 || 8 || 1.4 || 0.7 || 5.9 || 2.1 || 8.0 || 2.3 || 0.9 || 1
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}
| 35 || 12 || 5 || 2 || 86 || 56 || 142 || 31 || 9 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 7.2 || 4.7 || 11.8 || 2.6 || 0.8 || 1
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 153
! 113
! 57
! 1422
! 692
! 2114
! 483
! 161
! 0.7
! 0.4
! 9.3
! 4.5
! 13.8
! 3.2
! 1.1
! 14
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Adelaide Football Club inaugural team}}
{{1997 Adelaide premiership players}}

{{Adelaide leading goalkickers}}
{{1994 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1989 VFL national draft}}
{{Southern Football League Greatest Exports Team}}

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[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Adelaide Football Club players]]
[[Category:Adelaide Football Club premiership players]]
[[Category:Glenelg Football Club players]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia]]
[[Category:VFL/AFL premiership players]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen]]


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