Shirt a Phobia

Sample Page

Jake Florenca (born 15 May 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and once played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Football career

During 2022, Florenca was listed among 20 players from the West Australian Football League (WAFL) on West Coast‘s COVID contingency list as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Prior to round 8 of the 2022 season, Florenca was listed as an emergency for the Eagles and set to fly to Brisbane in case a late withdrawal was announced. He received his unexpected chance to play that weekend against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba as he became one of seven changes made to the Eagles’ team that week.[2]

Florenca debuted with 19 disposals and 7 tackles in the loss.[3] He was the only senior West Coast player in 2022 to never meet head coach Adam Simpson, who was unavailable to travel to the Gabba in round 8 because of COVID-19 health protocols.[4]

In 2025, Florenca became a premiership playing in the WAFL with South Fremantle when his team defeated East Perth in a narrow Grand Final win. Florenca kicked a goal in the decider held at Optus Stadium.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Stocks, Gary (16 March 2022). “West Coast COVID Contingency List confirmed”.
  2. ^ Gary Stocks (6 May 2022). “Team announcement: Florenca to debut”. West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ^ South Fremantle Football Club (10 May 2022). “Jake Florenca – Debut Dream Come True”. sffc.com.au.
  4. ^ Slevison, Andrew (16 August 2022). “The 2022 Eagles player that Simpson never met”. SEN. Archived from the original on 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  5. ^ Jordan McArdle (21 September 2025). “Souths complete near-perfect season with epic two-point WAFL Grand Final win”. wafootball.com.au.
  6. ^ “South Fremantle v East Perth scorecard”. wafootball.com.au.