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Harry Sheezel
Harry Sheezel
Personal information
Full name	Harry Sheezel
Nickname(s)	Sheez, Him
Date of birth	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
2023–	North Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2024.
Career highlights
	AFL Rising Star: 2023; Syd Barker Medal: 2023; AFLPA Best First Year Player: 2023; 22under22 team: 2023;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Early 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 against the Brisbane 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.

References

^ ^a ^b Jaeger, Carla (26 November 2022). "History making: Harry Sheezel shapes as the first Jewish AFL draftee this century". The Age. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Jaeger, Carla (28 November 2022). "'Revolting': Young AFL draft hopeful subjected to antisemitic online abuse". The Age. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ Mitchell, Neil (27 November 2022). "Neil Mitchell calls on AFL to condemn disgusting comments about Jewish draft prospect". 3AW. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Sheez, he's good: Roos young gun snags Rising Star nom". AFL. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "North extends Sheezel contract; Goodwin bans Demons from bumping". The Age. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[:0-1] Jaeger, Carla (26 November 2022). "History making: Harry Sheezel shapes as the first Jewish AFL draftee this century". The Age. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[:1-3] Jaeger, Carla (28 November 2022). "'Revolting': Young AFL draft hopeful subjected to antisemitic online abuse". The Age. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[6] Mitchell, Neil (27 November 2022). "Neil Mitchell calls on AFL to condemn disgusting comments about Jewish draft prospect". 3AW. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[:2-7] 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. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[8] "Sheez, he's good: Roos young gun snags Rising Star nom". AFL. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[9] "North extends Sheezel contract; Goodwin bans Demons from bumping". The Age. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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+'''Harry Sheezel''' is an [[Australian rules football]]er who was selected with the third pick in the [[2022 AFL draft]] by {{AFL NM}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jaeger |first=Carla |date=2022-11-26 |title=History making: Harry Sheezel shapes as the first Jewish AFL draftee this century |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/history-making-harry-sheezel-shapes-as-the-first-jewish-afl-draftee-this-century-20221102-p5buxp.html |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128033329/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/history-making-harry-sheezel-shapes-as-the-first-jewish-afl-draftee-this-century-20221102-p5buxp.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Geleit |first=Lachlan |date=23 November 2022 |title=Top-five draft prospect would "love to be a Bomber", excited for meeting with Brad Scott |url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/11/23/top-five-draft-prospect-would-love-to-be-a-bomber-excited-for-meeting-with |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=www.sen.com.au |language=en |archive-date=23 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123112435/https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/11/23/top-five-draft-prospect-would-love-to-be-a-bomber-excited-for-meeting-with/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Jaeger |first=Carla |date=2022-11-28 |title='Revolting': Young AFL draft hopeful subjected to antisemitic online abuse |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/revolting-young-afl-draft-hopeful-subjected-to-antisemitic-online-abuse-20221128-p5c1r7.html |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128033921/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/revolting-young-afl-draft-hopeful-subjected-to-antisemitic-online-abuse-20221128-p5c1r7.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Atkinson |first=Cody |date=2022-11-27 |title=How the data is predicting which player will end up at your club in the AFL Draft |language=en-AU |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-28/afl-draft-2022-list-of-picks-and-best-players/101704790 |access-date=2022-11-28 |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128035802/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-28/afl-draft-2022-list-of-picks-and-best-players/101704790 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Early 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.<ref name=":0" /> Sheezel was the subject of [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] online abuse on social media after ''[[The Age]]'' published coverage of Sheezel and his predicted selection.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Leonard |first=Owen |date=28 November 2022 |title=AFL Draft 2022: Harry Sheezel subjected to anti-Semitic abuse on social media |work=[[The Herald Sun]] |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/draft/afl-draft-2022-harry-sheezel-subjected-to-antisemnitic-abuse-on-social-media/news-story/d607542b77ee76a3b5f45673113b1b63 |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> Radio host [[Neil Mitchell (radio presenter)|Neil Mitchell]] called on the AFL to condemn the comments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Neil |date=2022-11-27 |title=Neil Mitchell calls on AFL to condemn disgusting comments about Jewish draft prospect |url=https://www.3aw.com.au/neil-mitchell-calls-on-afl-to-condemn-disgusting-comments-about-jewish-draft-prospect/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=[[3AW]] |language=en}}</ref> Sheezel went to school and graduated from [[Mount Scopus Memorial College]]. He is involved in the Jewish community.
+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.<ref name=":0" /> Sheezel was the subject of [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] online abuse on social media after ''[[The Age]]'' published coverage of Sheezel and his predicted selection.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Leonard |first=Owen |date=28 November 2022 |title=AFL Draft 2022: Harry Sheezel subjected to anti-Semitic abuse on social media |work=[[The Herald Sun]] |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/draft/afl-draft-2022-harry-sheezel-subjected-to-antisemnitic-abuse-on-social-media/news-story/d607542b77ee76a3b5f45673113b1b63 |access-date=28 November 2022 |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128034137/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/draft/afl-draft-2022-harry-sheezel-subjected-to-antisemnitic-abuse-on-social-media/news-story/d607542b77ee76a3b5f45673113b1b63 |url-status=live }}</ref> Radio host [[Neil Mitchell (radio presenter)|Neil Mitchell]] called on the AFL to condemn the comments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Neil |date=2022-11-27 |title=Neil Mitchell calls on AFL to condemn disgusting comments about Jewish draft prospect |url=https://www.3aw.com.au/neil-mitchell-calls-on-afl-to-condemn-disgusting-comments-about-jewish-draft-prospect/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=[[3AW]] |language=en |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128035545/https://www.3aw.com.au/neil-mitchell-calls-on-afl-to-condemn-disgusting-comments-about-jewish-draft-prospect/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 Football Club|North Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|AFL.]] Sheezel plays as a medium forward and has been described as a "competitive, skilful, agile, clean, and driven" player.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ben |first=Waterworth |date=2022-10-21 |title=North appears to have set their sights on Harry Sheezel - a freak forward who ticks all the boxes. This is why |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/afl-draft-2022-harry-sheezel-north-melbourne-height-family-of-hawthorn-supporters-mega-trade/news-story/dceb75d68c26d89d3fba11da189b01fe |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> He considers himself "composed" and a "good decision-maker [with] good skills" with good goal sense.<ref name=":2" />
+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 Football Club|North Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|AFL.]] Sheezel plays as a medium forward and has been described as a "competitive, skilful, agile, clean, and driven" player.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ben |first=Waterworth |date=2022-10-21 |title=North appears to have set their sights on Harry Sheezel - a freak forward who ticks all the boxes. This is why |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/afl-draft-2022-harry-sheezel-north-melbourne-height-family-of-hawthorn-supporters-mega-trade/news-story/dceb75d68c26d89d3fba11da189b01fe |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Fox Sports |language=en |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128040123/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/afl-draft-2022-harry-sheezel-north-melbourne-height-family-of-hawthorn-supporters-mega-trade/news-story/dceb75d68c26d89d3fba11da189b01fe |url-status=live }}</ref> He considers himself "composed" and a "good decision-maker [with] good skills" with good goal sense.<ref name=":2" />
 He was named in the Under-18 All-Australian team after kicking eight goals and averaging 15 disposals from four national championships.<ref name=":2" /> He also finished with the 36 goals in the [[NAB League Boys|2022 NAB league season]], the most in the league, including four or more in a game five times.<ref name=":2" />
 ===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|AFL Rising Star Award]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/886648/sheez-he-s-good-roos-young-gun-snags-rising-star-nom|title=Sheez, he's good: Roos young gun snags Rising Star nom|publisher=AFL|access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref> Following this, Sheezel signed a 2-year contract extension.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/north-extend-contract-with-sheezel-after-fairytale-debut-20230321-p5ctzj.html
+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|AFL Rising Star Award]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/886648/sheez-he-s-good-roos-young-gun-snags-rising-star-nom|title=Sheez, he's good: Roos young gun snags Rising Star nom|publisher=AFL|access-date=21 March 2023|archive-date=20 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320122757/https://www.afl.com.au/news/886648/sheez-he-s-good-roos-young-gun-snags-rising-star-nom|url-status=live}}</ref> Following this, Sheezel signed a 2-year contract extension.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/north-extend-contract-with-sheezel-after-fairytale-debut-20230321-p5ctzj.html|title=North extends Sheezel contract; Goodwin bans Demons from bumping|publisher=The Age|access-date=21 March 2023|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321031632/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/north-extend-contract-with-sheezel-after-fairytale-debut-20230321-p5ctzj.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In Round 5 against the {{AFL BL}}, Sheezel kicked his first career goal from 50 metres out.
-|title=North extends Sheezel contract; Goodwin bans Demons from bumping|publisher=The Age|access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref> In Round 5 against the {{AFL BL}}, 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.

v t e 2022 AFL national draft
First round	1. Aaron Cadman 2. Will Ashcroft (F/S) 3. Harry Sheezel 4. George Wardlaw 5. Elijah Tsatas 6. Bailey Humphrey 7. Cameron Mackenzie 8. Jhye Clark 9. Reuben Ginbey 10. Mattaes Phillipou 11. Oliver Hollands 12. Jaspa Fletcher (F/S) 13. Jedd Busslinger 14. Elijah Hewett 15. Matthew Jefferson 16. Harry Rowston (academy selection) 17. Max Michalanney (F/S) 18. Josh Weddle 19. Ed Allan 20. Jacob Konstanty 21. Darcy Jones
Second round	22. Max Gruzewski 23. Harry Barnett 24. Charlie Clarke 25. Lewis Hayes 26. Brayden George 27. Cooper Vickery 28. Jakob Ryan 29. Coby Burgiel 30. Lachlan Cowan 31. James van Es 32. Jaxon Binns 33. Hugh Davies 34. Toby McMullin 35. Olli Hotton 36. Tom McCallum 37. Henry Hustwaite 38. Jed Adams
Third round	39. Harvey Gallagher 40. Caleb Mitchell 41. Tom Emmett 42. Max Knobel 43. Billy Dowling 44. Isaac Keeler 45. Alwyn Davey Jr. (F/S) 46. Jack O'Sullivan 47. Harry Lemmey 48. Joe Richards 49. Kaleb Smith 50. Hugh Bond 51. Bailey Macdonald 52. Phoenix Foster
Fourth round	53. Thomas Scully 54. Jayden Davey (F/S) 55. Steely Green 56. Cooper Harvey (F/S) 57. Corey Wagner 58. Noah Long 59. Kyle Marshall

v t e 2023 AFL Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: Sheezel Rd 2: Ashcroft Rd 3: Ginbey Rd 4: Owens Rd 5: Michalanney Rd 6: Culley Rd 7: Callaghan Rd 8: Phillipou Rd 9: Humphrey Rd 10: Weddle Rd 11: Amiss Rd 12: van Rooyen Rd 13: Wardlaw Rd 14: Wilmot Rd 15: Sheldrick Rd 16: Pedlar Rd 17: Mitchell Rd 18: McVee Rd 19: Fletcher Rd 20: Andrew Rd 21: Hollands Rd 22: Hewett Rd 23: Johnson Rd 24: Ford
Italics denote winner