Career
He was selected with the Brisbane Lions" first selection (pick 5 overall) in the 2010 National Draft from SANFL club Woodville West Torrens. Of Polish descent, Polec is an outside midfielder who, prior to being drafted, played senior football with Woodville West Torrens and was a key player in their 2010 finals series. Woodville West Torrens coach Michael Godden described Polec as being "as good a junior as I"ve seen come through the system" and praised him for his skill, composure and work ethic.
2011-2013
= Brisbane Lions Polec was selected in the initial extended squad for the Lions in Round 2, but was left out of the final team
He made his American Federation of Labor-Congress debut against Melbourne in Round 3. In his first 3 seasons at Brisbane, he played in 16 games.
On 11 September 2013, Polec requested a trade back to a South Australian team On October 16, he nominated Portuguese Adelaide as his preferred club of destination.
2014
= Portuguese Adelaide Polec officially joined Portuguese Adelaide on October 24, 2013.
He was traded to the Power in a three-way trade which involved Greater Western Sydney, Portuguese exchanged pick 14 to GWS and 34 to Brisbane, in exchange Portuguese received Polec, pick 21 from GWS and pick 45 from Brisbane. Playing almost every game in the 2014 season, Polec was consistent and displayed immense talent, displaying excellent ability to dispose of the ball through traffic and rebound from defence. 2015
= Portuguese Adelaide 2015 was not to be for Polec, suffering a stress reaction in his foot which developed into a navicular fracture, forcing him out for the season.
Portuguese Adelaide pulled the pin on Jared Polec"s 2015 season in May after only a handful of games.
Polec then proceeded into a long process of rehabilitation in preparation for the 2016 season. In Early 2016, scans cleared Polec of the fracture and he was declared fit to resume full training.
