Jake Bowey

Jake Bowey (born 12 September 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life
Bowey is the son of former St Kilda player Brett Bowey.

Bowey participated in the Auskick program at the Highett Football Club. He went on to play junior and senior football with the club and under-18 football with the Sandringham in the NAB League.

He was educated at Cheltenham Secondary College.

Bowey was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club with pick 21 in the 2020 AFL draft.

AFL Career
Bowey made his AFL debut in the Demons' 98-point victory against at Marvel Stadium in round 20, 2021. Bowey held his spot in the best 22 which propelled Melbourne to its first premiership since 1964.

Bowey would go on to feature in 17 consecutive wins for to start his career, almost breaking the V/AFL record of 's Albert Lauder set in the 1920s, when Lauder played in 18 consecutive wins to start his career.

Statistics
Updated to the end of round 8, 2024.

! colspan=3 | Career ! 48 !! 6 !! 1 !! 506 !! 282 !! 788 !! 180 !! 76 !! 0.1 !! 0.0 !! 10.5 !! 5.9 !! 16.4 !! 3.8 !! 1.6
 * scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2021# || || 17
 * 7 || 0 || 0 || 61 || 58 || 119 || 23 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.7 || 8.3 || 17.0 || 3.3 || 0.7
 * 2022 || || 17
 * 17 || 2 || 0 || 173 || 111 || 284 || 69 || 29 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 10.2 || 6.5 || 16.7 || 4.1 || 1.7
 * 2023 || || 17
 * 23 || 4 || 1 || 259 || 112 || 371 || 85 || 41 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 11.3 || 4.9 || 16.1 || 3.7 || 1.8
 * 2024 || || 17
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 1 || 14 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 13.0 || 1.0 || 14.0 || 3.0 || 1.0
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 * 2024 || || 17
 * 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 1 || 14 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 13.0 || 1.0 || 14.0 || 3.0 || 1.0
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Notes

Honours and achievements
Team
 * AFL premiership player : 2021
 * McClelland Trophy : 2021

Individual
 * Harold Ball Memorial Trophy: 2017
 * 2× AFL Rising Star nominee: 2021, 2022