Harry Sheezel
Personal information
Full name Harry Sheezel
Date of birth (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004
Original team(s) AJAX, Sandringham Dragons
Draft No. 3, 2022 national draft
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Medium Defender
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2023– North Melbourne 23 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harry Sheezel is an Australian rules footballer who was selected with the third selection in the 2022 AFL draft by North Melbourne.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Sheezel became the first Jewish player drafted into the AFL since 1999 with North Melbourne's third overall pick at the 2022 NAB AFL Draft.[1] Sheezel was the subject of antisemitic online abuse on social media after The Age published coverage of Sheezel and his predicted selection.[3][5] Radio host Neil Mitchell called on the AFL to condemn the comments.[6] Sheezel went to school and graduated from Mount Scopus Memorial College. He is involved in the Jewish community.

Football career

Sheezel’s youth career started at AJAX Football Club; he then moved to Sandringham Dragons for the final year of his youth career. He currently represents North Melbourne in the AFL. Sheezel plays as a medium forward and has been described as a "competitive, skilful, agile, clean, and driven" player.[7] He considers himself "composed" and a "good decision-maker [with] good skills" with good goal sense.[7]

He was named in the Under-18 All-Australian team after kicking eight goals and averaging 15 disposals from four national championships.[7] He also finished with the 36 goals in the 2022 NAB league season, the most in the league, including four or more in a game five times.[7]

2023

Sheezel made his debut in Round 1 against West Coast Eagles. His 34-disposal game saw him win the Round 1 nomination for the AFL Rising Star Award.[8] Following this, Sheezel signed a 2-year contract extension.[9] In Round 5, in a game against Brisbane Lions, Sheezel kicked his first career goal from about 50 metres out. This was after being awarded a 50-metre penalty.

Sheezel won the 2023 AFL Rising Star award, after an outstanding season.

References

  1. 1 2 Jaeger, Carla (26 November 2022). "History making: Harry Sheezel shapes as the first Jewish AFL draftee this century". The Age. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Geleit, Lachlan (23 November 2022). "Top-five draft prospect would "love to be a Bomber", excited for meeting with Brad Scott". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 Jaeger, Carla (28 November 2022). "'Revolting': Young AFL draft hopeful subjected to antisemitic online abuse". The Age. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Atkinson, Cody (27 November 2022). "How the data is predicting which player will end up at your club in the AFL Draft". ABC News. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Leonard, Owen (28 November 2022). "AFL Draft 2022: Harry Sheezel subjected to anti-Semitic abuse on social media". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Neil (27 November 2022). "Neil Mitchell calls on AFL to condemn disgusting comments about Jewish draft prospect". 3AW. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Ben, Waterworth (21 October 2022). "North appears to have set their sights on Harry Sheezel - a freak forward who ticks all the boxes. This is why". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sheez, he's good: Roos young gun snags Rising Star nom". AFL. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "North extends Sheezel contract; Goodwin bans Demons from bumping". The Age. Retrieved 21 March 2023.


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