About Jacob Heron
Born 1999. Jacob Heron is an australian rules football player.
Jacob Heron (born 10 December 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life Heron was raised in Cairns, Queensland and attended St Augustine's College. He grew up playing his junior football for the Cairns Saints in the AFL Cairns competition. Towards the end of his junior football, he relocated to the Gold Coast as part of the Gold Coast Suns Academy and began playing for Palm Beach Currumbin as well as attending Palm Beach Currumbin High School.
Career AFL Heron was named to make his AFL debut in round 9 of the 2018 AFL season against Port Adelaide in Shanghai, China. He became the first player to make his AFL debut in a game played outside of Australia.
VFL Heron played for Southport in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to .
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Jacob Heron was born on 10 December 1999.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jacob Heron. https://biography.guide/jacob-heron/
MLA: "Jacob Heron." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jacob-heron/.
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