Jaxon Artemis

Jaxon Artemis (born 24 August 2006) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Pre-AFL career Artemis played junior football for the Jandakot Jets. He played WAFL Futures and WAFL Colts for South Fremantle. In 2024, Artemis represented Western Australia at the Under 18 Championships, where he averaged 15.5 disposals and was Western Australia's MVP.

In 2025, Artemis debuted in the WAFL for South Fremantle. He averaged 13 disposals across 17 games at the level, and was part of South Fremantle's Premiership side.

The next season, Artemis moved from Western Australia to Tasmania, to join the Tasmania Devils in their inaugural VFL season. He made his VFL debut in round 1 of the 2026 VFL season.

AFL career Artemis was selected by Essendon with pick 1 of the 2026 mid-season rookie draft. He was made his debut in round 19 of the 2026 AFL season.

Statistics Updated to the end of round 23, 2026.

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