Jason Akermanis is a former professional Australian rules football player who played in the Australian Football League for the Brisbane Bears, the Brisbane Lions and the Western Bulldogs. Born on 24 February 1977 in Mildura, Victoria, he moved to Brisbane at the age of nine, played with the Mayne Football Club in the QAFL and was spotted by Brisbane Bears recruiters, making his debut in round 4 of 1995. At the Lions he was a fast midfielder with acceleration and the ability to kick well with either foot, and he won the Brownlow Medal in 2001 with 23 votes, beating Adelaide's Andrew McLeod, to become the second Queenslander to win the award after Michael Voss. He is a triple premiership player, and in 2002 he kicked 49 goals for the season.
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is a former professional Australian rules football player who played in the Australian Football League (AFL)
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who played in the Australian Football League (AFL)
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