Jared Rivers, (born October 18, 1984 in Port Augusta, South Australia) is fast developing into one of the AFL's premier centre-half backs in the sport of Australian rules. The NAB Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Port Augusta (32°29′ S 137°46′ E, population 15,250) is a town in South Australia. ... In Australian rules football, the centre half-back refers to a position in the half-back line of a football field. ... Australian rules football (also known as Aussie Rules or Footy) is a game played between two teams of 18 players, generally played on cricket ovals during the winter months. ...

As a child he supported the Sydney Swans and cites Tony Lockett and Paul Kelly as his childhood heroes. He attented Caritas College until Year 10 and Sacred Heart afterwards. A depiction of Christ and the Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a devotional name used by some Roman Catholics to refer to the physical heart of Jesus Christ as a symbol of Divine love. ...

He played junior football for the South Augusta Bulldogs Football club. He won a premiership with the club in 2000 at the tender age of just 15 years old, taking on much stronger opponents in the Spencer Gulf League. The North Adelaide Football Club spotted his raw talent and soon he was playing seniors under coach Darel Hart, who described him as a delight to coach. The North Adelaide Roosters are a South Australian National Football League club. ...

He was rising quickly as a potential top ten draft pick, and was selected to play for South Australia's Under 18 team in the National competition. Unfortunately, he injured his wrist in the lead up to this match. But scouts from the Melbourne Demons liked what they saw in the kid, and selected him as the 27th pick overall in the National Draft of 2003. Melbourne Football Club logo The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons since 1933, known in their early days as The Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... In the sport Australian rules, the AFL Draft was introduced in 1986 (when the competition was then known as the VFL). ...

He only managed three games in his debut season, but won praise from many for his job on Port Adelaide superstar Warren Tredrea in his second match. Warren Tredrea (born December 24, 1978) is a centre half-forward, playing for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League. ...

After a solid pre season, Rivers cemented his spot in the team and was quickly noticed by many in the football communtiny. This resulted in his Round 3 nomination for National Bank Rising Star in 2004. He continued his good form all throughout the season right till the Demons' loss to Geelong in the Elimination Final. To prove how much his star was rising, his father Peter 'Boof' Rivers was given his own spot in the paper to comment on how Jared was faring, and he wasn't glowing in his report all the time. The NAB Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. ...

In the week leading up to the Final, he was awarded the 2004 Rising Star award. The choice was unanamious as he received 5 marks from all nine judges to collect the maximum of 45 points. The next best was Melbourne teammate Aaron Davey, who River's admitted was a shoo-in for the award until injuring his hamstring late in season 2004.

His season in 2005 may not have been so spectacular, with poor form and injury culmanating in him being dropped to the Sandringham team towards the end of the season. But supporters of his back in Pt Augusta are sure he will bounce back in 2006 to reaffirm himself as one of the AFL's premier defenders. Sandringham can refer to: The village in Norfolk, United Kingdom Sandringham House in the aforementioned village The Sandringham Time system The suburb of Melbourne, Australia The railway line in Melbourne The railway station in Melbourne at the end of the aforementioned line This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... The Australian Football League is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...