Braydon Preuss (born 16 June 1995) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Preuss was born and raised in

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. He played

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until the age of 16 when friends convinced him to try

. He began playing his junior football for Hermit Park in the local AFL Townsville competition before relocating to the Gold Coast and playing for Surfers Paradise in an attempt to increase his chances of being drafted. He was a member of the

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AFL career

He was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and fifteenth overall in the 2015 rookie draft. He made his AFL debut in the forty-three point loss against in the opening round of the 2017 season at the

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. At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Preuss was traded to . However, after only 10 games for Melbourne in two years, Preuss requested a trade to at the conclusion of the

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. He was traded to the Giants on 10 November for Pick 31.

Statistics

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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* * * 1995 births Living people North Melbourne Football Club players Sportspeople from Townsville Australian rules footballers from Queensland Melbourne Football Club players Greater Western Sydney Giants players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub