Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (born 4 April 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life and education Ugle-Hagan was born in Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve in south-west Victoria into a family of Indigenous Australian (Noongar-Gunditjmara-Djab Wurrun) and Irish descent. He attended secondary school at Warrnambool College, before moving to Scotch College as a boarder in year 9.

Early career He first played for East Warrnambool and South Warrnambool at a community football level, before progressing to Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League.

AFL career Rise: 2021–2022 He was a member of the Western Bulldogs' Next Generation Academy, which helps scout and develop Aboriginal and multicultural players, and people who would not otherwise play the sport of Australian rules football.

Ugle-Hagan was taken at Pick 1 in the 2020 national draft, when the Western Bulldogs matched the Adelaide Crows' bid.

Ugle-Hagan played his first AFL game for the Western Bulldogs on 11 July 2021 in their Round 17 loss to the Sydney Swans. On debut, Ugle-Hagan collected seven disposals and one mark. Despite staying goalless, Ugle-Hagan was kept in the team for Round 18, where he kicked three goals in a strong performance against the Gold Coast Suns. On 5 August 2021, it was revealed that Ugle-Hagan signed on with the Bulldogs until the end of 2024.

Ugle-Hagan received a Rising Star nomination for his five-goal performance against Melbourne during Round 19 in 2022. This started some career-best form for the young Ugle-Hagan, with a three-goal performance in Round 11 against , a four-goal performance alongside 12 disposals in Round 16 against , and 2 goals with 13 disposals the week after against . Ugle-Hagan had a breakout year in 2023, playing every game possible for the and finishing 2nd in their leading goalkicker tally with 35 goals.

Leading goalkicker: 2024 Ugle-Hagan had a good year in 2024, playing 22 games and kicking 43 goals, to place him as the leading goalkicker for the for the season. Ugle-Hagan captured a brilliant patch of form from rounds 18 to 20 in which he kicked 12 goals from 3 games.

Estrangement and off-field controversy: 2025 Over the summer of 2024/25, Ugle-Hagan had personal issues and spent time away from the club due to what he would later describe as frequent suicidal thoughts, revealing in an interview with the Rip Through It podcast that "It got to a point where I had to give my car to a mate so I couldn't drive – I just didn't trust myself driving." He made some appearances at training at Whitten Oval during the pre-season as part of a flexible arrangement with the club.

In June 2025, Ugle-Hagan's car was used in a drive-by shooting of a 71-year-old man, although the man was uninjured. Ugle-Hagan was cleared of any charges. While it's unknown who was driving the car during the assault, Ugle-Hagan was cooperative in the investigation and fully cleared. He later stated that another one of his cars, a Toyota, had also been stolen.

Ugle Hagan played no AFL games in 2025 and was linked to a move to towards the end of the season. With 2 hours left on deadline day, Ugle Hagan made his move to the Gold Coast Suns on a one-year deal in exchange for pick 74.

Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.

70 !! 107 !! 91 !! 515 !! 183 !! 698 !! 298 !! 82 !! 1.5 !! 1.3 !! 7.4 !! 2.6 !! 10.0 !! 4.3 !! 1.2 !! 10

Honours and achievements Individual AFL Rising Star nominee: 2022 2x 22under22 team: 2023, 2024