| Harry Sheezel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sheezel in August 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harry Sheezel | ||
| Nicknames | Sheez, Cheezel | ||
| Born | (2004-10-13)13 October 2004 (age 21) | ||
| Original teams | AJAX,Sandringham Dragons | ||
| Draft | No. 3,2022 national draft | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023– | North Melbourne | 67 (25) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harry Sheezel (born 13 October 2004) is anAustralian rules footballer who plays forNorth Melbourne in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He was selected with the third pick in the2022 AFL draft.[1][2][3][4]
Sheezel is Jewish. He attendedMount Scopus Memorial College, one of the country's leading Jewish schools, where he learnt to speakHebrew.[5]
Sheezel played as a junior atAJAX Football Club and for theSandringham Dragons.[citation needed] He was named in the Under-18 All-Australian team after kicking eight goals and averaging 15 disposals from four national championships.[6] He also finished with the 36 goals in the2022 NAB league season, the most in the league, including four or more in a game five times.[6]
Sheezel became the first Jewish player drafted into the AFL since 1999 when North Melbourne selected him third overall in the2022 AFL draft.[1] He was the subject ofantisemitic online abuse on social media afterThe Age published coverage of Sheezel and his predicted selection.[3][7] Radio hostNeil Mitchell called on the AFL to condemn the comments.[8] He entered the AFL as a medium forward and had been described as a "competitive, skilful, agile, clean, and driven" player.[6]
Sheezel made his AFL debut in round 1 of the2023 season against theWest Coast Eagles. His 34-disposal game saw him earn nomination for theAFL Rising Star Award.[9] Following his debut, Sheezel signed a two-year contract extension with North Melbourne.[10] Sheezel won the 2023 AFL Rising Star Award, polling 54 out of a possible 55 votes.[11]
Sheezel also won theSyd Barker Medal, North Melbourne's Best and Fairest award, in his first season in the AFL,[12] becoming the first player since 1986 to win an AFL Best and Fairest award in their first season, excluding expansion teams.[13]
In the penultimate round of the2025 AFL season against Richmond atBellerive Oval, Sheezel equaled the record for the most disposals in a game in VFL/AFL history with 54.[14] Sheezel won his second Best and Fairest award in 2025, tying withTristan Xerri as joint winners.[15]
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[16]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2023 | North Melbourne | 3 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 357 | 265 | 622 | 125 | 67 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 27.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 3 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 330 | 296 | 626 | 133 | 80 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 15.7 | 14.1 | 29.8 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 15 |
| 2025 | North Melbourne | 3 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 341 | 333 | 674 | 133 | 99 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 29.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 10 |
| Career | 67 | 25 | 19 | 1028 | 894 | 1922 | 391 | 246 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 28.6 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 28 | ||
