Braydon Preuss | |||
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![]() Preuss in July 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Braydon Preuss | ||
Date of birth | (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (age 29) | ||
Original team(s) | Surfers Paradise (QAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 15,2015 rookie draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2017,North Melbourne vs.West Coast, atEtihad Stadium | ||
Height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2015–2018 | North Melbourne | 8 (5) | |
2019–2020 | Melbourne | 10 (4) | |
2021–2024 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 (2) | |
Total | 28 (11) | ||
Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com |
Braydon Preuss (born 16 June 1995) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played forNorth Melbourne,Melbourne andGreater Western Sydney in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Preuss was born and raised inTownsville, Queensland.[1] He playedrugby league until the age of 16 when friends convinced him to tryAustralian rules football. He began playing his junior football for Hermit Park in the localAFL Townsville competition before relocating to the Gold Coast and playing forSurfers Paradise in an attempt to increase his chances of being drafted. He was a member of theGold Coast Suns Academy.
He was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and fifteenth overall in the2015 rookie draft.[1] He made his AFL debut in the forty-three point loss againstWest Coast in the opening round of the 2017 season at theEtihad Stadium.[2]
At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Preuss was traded toMelbourne.[3] However, after only 10 games for Melbourne in two years, Preuss requested a trade toGreater Western Sydney at the conclusion of the2020 AFL season. He was traded to the Giants on 10 November for Pick 31.[4][5]
Preuss played 10 games for the Giants over 4 seasons, before being delisted at the end of the2024 AFL season.[6]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
2016 | North Melbourne | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | North Melbourne | 31 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 71 | 29 | 23 | 180 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 22.5 |
2018 | North Melbourne | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | Melbourne | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 66 | 15 | 7 | 133 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
2020 | Melbourne | 21 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career | 18 | 9 | 8 | 107 | 52 | 159 | 51 | 30 | 313 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 20.9 |
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