DOB: 22 September 1988
Debut: Round 12, 2009 against Essendon at Docklands
Last Game: Round 8, 2012 against Sydney at SCG
From: Yuendumu Magpies/Collingwood VFL/Nightcliffe, Selection 1, 2008 Pre-Season Draft
Number: 48 (2009), 24 (2010-2012)
Honours:
Rising Star nominee - Round 15, 2009
Best First Year player - 2009
Goal of the Year nominee - Round 20, 2010
Mark of the Year winner - 2010
Leading Goalkicker - 2011
Games: 36
Goals: 81
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 15 | 1 | 20 | 41.66 |
An elder of the Central Australian Warlpiri people, Jurrah's introduction to Victorian football came during a spell with the Collingwood VFL side during 2008. After a handful of games he returned to Yuendemu, winning best on ground honours in the Central Australian League Grand Final before joining Nightcliff in the NTFL. Despite not nominating for the 2008 National Draft, Jurrah was given special dispensation to enter the 2008 Pre-Season Draft, where Melbourne selected him with their first pick. After impressing in early VFL appearances, he debuted in Melbourne's only Friday night game of 2009, kicking a goal on debut.
Jurrah kicked 20 goals in nine appearances for the wooden-spooners, and four against Port Adelaide in Round 15, 2009 earned him a Rising Star nomination. His season ended with four goals against minor premiers St Kilda in Round 22, 2009.
A shoulder injury in the 2010 pre-season required surgery, keeping Jurrah out until Round 15. He kicked 21 goals in the last eight games of the season, and took Mark of the Year in Round 21. In an improved 2011 side, Jurrah was Melbourne's leading goalkicker with a career-best 40, but was criticised for lack of attention to his defensive game. He was dropped after the club's 186 point loss to Geelong in Round 19, returning two weeks later, before a broken wrist in Round 23 ended his season. The injury required surgery in December 2011, and while on a leave of absence during his recovery Jurrah was arrested in relation to a serious assault in the Northern Territory. On his return to Victoria, he was fined $5000 by the club for drinking while recovering from injury.
Jurrah returned to the senior side in Round 8, but a leg injury kept him out until late in the year. He returned for a single game with VFL affiliate Casey, before taking personal leave to be with his family in Adelaide. While waiting for his legal issues to be resolved, Jurrah remained in South Australia. He trained with Port Adelaide but they chose not to draft him. He was set to play for their SANFL team, before a pre-season drink driving incident. He was later sentenced to three months jail for assault. After his release, Jurrah played with the Tiwi Bombers in the Northern Territory League in late 2013, but later faced further driving and assault charges.
In 2015 he played a game for Kilcunda Bass Panthers alongside former teammates Austin Wonaeamirri and Aaron Davey.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
| 2009 | 9 | 20 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 21 | 2 |
| 2011 | 18 | 40 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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