Harry Sheezel
| Harry Sheezel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harry Sheezel | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 2004 | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham Dragons | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Medium forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harry Sheezel is an Australian rules footballer who was selected with the third selection in the 2022 AFL national draft by North Melbourne in the Australian Football League.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
Sheezel is a non-practicing Jew, though he is involved in the Jewish community. If selected, Sheezel will be the first Jewish player drafted into the AFL since 1999.[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 was educated at Mount Scopus Memorial College.
Football career
Sheezel plays as a medium forward and 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]
References
- ^ a b Jaeger, Carla (26 November 2022). "History making: Harry Sheezel shapes as the first Jewish AFL draftee this century". The Age. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Jaeger, Carla (28 November 2022). "'Revolting': Young AFL draft hopeful subjected to antisemitic online abuse". The Age. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mitchell, Neil (27 November 2022). "Neil Mitchell calls on AFL to condemn disgusting comments about Jewish draft prospect". 3AW. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d 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.