Nickname(s) George Position(s) Utility | Height / weight 181 cm / 78 kg Other name George | |
Date of birth (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 20) Original team Northern Knights (TAC Cup) | ||
Jason Castagna (born 12 July 1996) is a professional Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Junior football
Castagna spent his teenage years in Kangaroo Ground, 26 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. He attended high school and played school football at Marcellin College in Melbourne's east.
In 2013, Catagna was selected to play with the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup. He played ten matches with an average of nine disposals per match. He returned to the Knights in 2014, playing nine matches and averaging 17 disposals.
Castagna represented the Victorian Metro side at the National Under-18 Championships in 2014. He recorded an average of 14 disposals in five matches played that year.
In the 2014 draft combine, Castagna recorded a beep test score of 15.2; good for equal sixth best in his class.
AFL career
Castagna was drafted with Richmond's second pick and pick 29 overall in the 2015 Rookie Draft.
Casagna began the 2015 season playing with Richmond's reserves side in the VFL. He was upgraded to the club's senior list in August, following the early retirement of veteran midfielder Nathan Foley. Though strong form placed him close to a senior call-up at stages, a late season injury would ensure he did not make his AFL debut in 2015.
Castagna was again promoted to the senior list in 2016, filling the last of the club's free senior list spots on the eve of the season. He was named as an emergency in the club's Round 6 match against Port Adelaide, but was called to play when wingman Kamdyn McIntosh withdrew due to injury He recorded 11 disposals on debut. He played again the next week in a loss to Hawthorn but was dropped the following week. Castagna made his return to the side in Round 16, playing as a forward and recording 19 disposals and his first two career goals. He finished the season having played five games with an average of 14.8 disposals per game.