| Harry Sheezel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harry Sheezel | ||
| Nickname(s) | Sheez, Cheezel | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-10-13)13 October 2004 (age 20) | ||
| 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/Midfielder/Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023– | North Melbourne | 48 (17) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harry Sheezel is anAustralian rules footballer who was selected with the third pick in the2022 AFL draft byNorth Melbourne.[1][2][3][4]
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 ofantisemitic online abuse on social media afterThe Age published coverage of Sheezel and his predicted selection.[3][5] Radio hostNeil Mitchell called on the AFL to condemn the comments.[6] Sheezel went to school and graduated fromMount Scopus Memorial College. He is involved in the Jewish community.
Sheezel’s youth career started atAJAX Football Club; he then moved toSandringham Dragons for the final year of his youth career. He currently representsNorth Melbourne in theAFL. 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 the2022 NAB league season, the most in the league, including four or more in a game five times.[7]
Sheezel made his debut in Round 1 againstWest Coast Eagles. His 34-disposal game saw him win the Round 1 nomination for theAFL Rising Star Award.[8] Following this, Sheezel signed a 2-year contract extension.[9] In Round 5 against theBrisbane Lions, Sheezel kicked his first career goal from 50 metres out.
Sheezel did not put a foot wrong in his debut season, playing all 23 games whilst averaging 27 disposals. Sheezel won the 2023 AFL Rising Star award, after an outstanding season. He polled 54 out of a possible 55 votes.
Updated to the end of the 2024 season.[10]
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 |
| Career | 44 | 17 | 7 | 687 | 561 | 1248 | 258 | 147 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 15.6 | 12.8 | 28.4 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 18 | ||
