Jacob Koschitzke

Jacob Koschitzke ( ; born 11 July 2000) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career Jacob Koschitzke was born and raised in the New South Wales regional town of Albury and is the cousin of former forward Justin Koschitzke. He was a part of the Greater Western Sydney Giants' developmental academy until 2016, when Albury was removed from their zone.

Standing at 196cm tall, the youngster was used as swingman from the Murray Bushrangers, and was rated among the best key position prospects in the 2018 draft. He had an impressive national U18 championships for the Allies which resulted in an All-Australian selection in the position of fullback.

Koschitzke was drafted with selection Pick 52 in the 2018 AFL draft by .

AFL career Hawthorn Jacob Koschitzke began his AFL career with the Box Hill Hawks, an affiliate of the Hawthorn Football Club. In his first season, he developed under Hawthorn-aligned coaching staff while adapting to the physical and tactical demands of AFL football. He has played as a key position player, contributing in marking contests and defensive transition play.

Koschitzke had to negotiate a difficult COVID-19 affected season. He showed promise during the pre-season games and with scratch matches against other AFL clubs. Later in the year he was moved to the forward line and seemed to thrived. A big pre-season in 2021 and a dominant game at full forward against in which he kicked six goals showed that he was ready for the big time.

Koschitzke played his first AFL game for Hawthorn as part of the trio that debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season against Essendon at Marvel Stadium.

Koschitzke played 48 games over 5 seasons for Hawthorn, he requested and was traded to at the end of the 2023 AFL season.

Richmond Koschitzke played 16 games for Richmond over two seasons, before he was delisted at the end of the 2025 season.

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