Tripti Joshi (Editor)

Jarrod Cotton

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Full name
  
Jarrod P. Cotton

Name
  
Jarrod Cotton

1997
  
Port Adelaide


Years
  
Club

Height/Weight
  
185 cm / 80 kg

Role
  
Footballer

Jarrod Cotton QA with Jarrod Cotton AFCcomau

Date of birth
  
(1976-04-03) 3 April 1976 (age 39)

Original team
  
Central District Football Club

Jarrod Cotton (born 3 April 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Jarrod Cotton Time is right to take reins says new Redlegs coach Jarrod Cotton

A half forward flanker originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) team Central District, Cotton played in consecutive losing SANFL Grand Finals in 1995 and 1996. He was recruited by Port Adelaide as a zone selection in their inaugural league season in 1997.

Cotton made his senior AFL debut against Carlton at Football Park in round 10 1997 and kicked two goals. He made three further appearances that season but was unable to break into Port's side in 1998 and was delisted at the end of the year.

Cotton transferred from Central District to fellow SANFL club Norwood in 1999 and played in another grand final loss that season. Cotton topped Norwood's goal-kicking in 2002 with 42 goals before crossing to a third SANFL club, South Adelaide in 2003 and then to Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) side Mt Gravatt in 2004, which he both played for and assistant coached.

Following his retirement from playing, Cotton returned to South Australia and was appointed caretaker coach of Norwood Football Club for the final seven rounds of the 2009 SANFL season, following the resignation of coach Trevor Hill. Cotton spent 2 years as a development coach at the Adelaide Crows before returning to Norwood as Director of coaching.

References

Jarrod Cotton Wikipedia