Jake Aarts
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Jake Aarts is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League. He played state-league football with Richmond's VFL side before be
Aarts with Richmond's VFL side in May 2019
Aarts kicks for goal while with Richmond's VFL side in May 2019
2018 AFL draft
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The 2018 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League traded and recruited players following the completion of the 2018 AFL season.
Jake Aarts
…school at St. Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield Aarts was drafted by Richmond with the club's first pick and the 16th selection overall in the 2019 rookie draft. He began his first AFL-listed season by playing reserves grade practice matches with the VFL team in March 2020, including with a three-goal haul in…
Ty Vickery retired prior to the start of the season after playing 125 games for Richmond and Hawthorn.
Kurt Tippett retired prior to the start of the season after playing 178 games for Adelaide and Sydney.
Cyril Rioli retired in July after playing 189 games for Hawthorn.
Brendon Goddard was delisted by Essendon at the end of the season, after playing 334 games for St Kilda and Essendon.