Jacob Heron Biography

Gold Coast delist seven players including Corey Ellis, Josh Schoenfeld, Mitch Riordan, Sam Fletcher as well as Gold Coast Academy graduates Jesse Joyce, Jacob Dawson, and Jacob Heron.

Jacob Heron makes his AFL debut for Gold Coast at Jiangwan Sports Stadium with 10 disposals (4 kicks and 6 handballs), 3 tackles and a goal in a 40-point loss to Port Adelaide.

Gold Coast surprises Jacob Heron on the eve of his debut, flying his mother and brother over to China so they could watch him play his first ever AFL game.

"Honestly I didn’t even think I’d be on the plane to start with. I just arrived here and wasn’t expecting too much and when it happened yesterday, I was like ‘Jesus, is this actually happening?’" Heron said.

The 18-year-old rang his parents straight after training to share the good news, but he was disappointed when they told him they wouldn’t be able to make the trip at such short notice.

But it was all part of the Suns’ plan, with his mother Jillian and brother Oscar put on a flight from Cairns on Thursday night. His father was unable to make the trip.

They arrived at the club hotel in Shanghai in the early afternoon, surprising Heron after training.

Gold Coast SUNS Academy duo Jacob Heron and Jacob Dawson have been pre-selected as Category B rookies ahead of the 2017 AFL Rookie Draft.