Jason Akermanis
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| Original team(s) | Mayne Football Club (AFLQ) | ||
| Debut | Round 5, April 23, 1995, Brisbane Bears vs. Carlton, at Brisbane | ||
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Brisbane Bears (1995-1996) Brisbane Lions (1997-) | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jason Akermanis (born February 24, 1977) is an Australian football player. He is one of the Brisbane Lions' most experienced and hardworking players. His flamboyant talents and bleach-blond hair make him an entertaining player to watch. Off the field, he is also very outspoken on issues concerning the Australian Football League and other codes, including famously threatening to switch codes to rugby union if the Lions signed former Kangaroos Football Club star Wayne Carey. He is also a crowd favorite of Lions fans, being famous for his handstands following a winning match. Akermanis is fluent in Auslan, often using it to communicate messages to his wife and her (deaf) family during matches. He is also studying Spanish and intends to learn Japanese.
Akermanis is also known for his amazing goalscoring abilities. He has been a hot contender for Goal of the Year a handful of times over the last 5 years and this year he may just win it after kicking an amazing goal against Geelong earlier this year. What may win the award for him was the fact he did the same thing twice in the space of 2 minutes.
His brash, over-confident demeanour often makes him a favourite target for abuse by some supporters of other clubs, although some others regard him as a colourful character and an antidote to the range of footballers who only speak in tedious clichés[1]. Template:Afl-stub