Connor Rozee (born 22 January 2000) is a professional

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er who plays for the

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in the

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(AFL). He was recruited by Port Adelaide with the 5th draft pick in the

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Early life

Rozee was born in

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. He participated in the Auskick program at Port Augusta and played junior football with

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(SGFL) club South Augusta. In 2016, he won the Kevin Sheehan Medal as the best player of the Under 16 AFL National Championship while also winning South Australia's Most Valuable Player award. Rozee played for South Australia in the

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but was not pleased with his performance. He averaged 13 disposals across the carnival, showed some flashes and his state claimed the title, but it wasn't the standout period he was hoping for. After the championship, Port Adelaide AFL premiership player and

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coach

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gave Rozee his senior

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(SANFL) debut in 2018 and Rozee repaid his faith with an impressive campaign including a couple of vital performances in the Roosters’ successful finals series. Rozee went on to feature in the club's SANFL premiership win, with his improved form at the back end of the season against senior players showing why he is in the elite group of prospects at the top end of the draft. At the

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, Rozee finished in the top 10 for the standing vertical jump and running vertical jump tests and agility test and was second overall in the 20m sprint (2.91 seconds).

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selected Rozee at pick 5 in the

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. Rozee's father Robert Rozee played for SANFL club South Adelaide and was a premiership player, club champion and club coach at South Augusta.

AFL career

Rozee made his AFL debut in Port Adelaide's upset win over

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in the opening round of the

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. In Round 2, He kicked his first AFL goal and his second only minutes later in a win over Carlton. In round 3, Rozee kicked five goals and had 21 disposals in Port's 17 point loss to the at

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, earning him the Rising Star nomination. Rozee became the youngest Port Adelaide player to kick 5 goals in an AFL match. He also in 2019 went on to be Port Adelaide's youngest ever leading goalscorer and named into the AFL's 22under22 team. After a promising first season, Rozee lacked a little bit of form to start the

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with shaping into a midfield role and over unfortunate events, the season was postponed due to the

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Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team *

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* SANFL premiership player (

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Individual *

John Cahill Medal The John Cahill Medal, named after the Port Adelaide Football Club's ten time premiership coach and inaugural AFL coach John Cahill, is awarded to the club player adjudged best and fairest for the season. The voting system as of the 2017 AFL sea ...

: 2022 *

All-Australian team The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-performed players during the season, led b ...

* Port Adelaide leading goalkicker: 2019 * 2× 22under22 team: 2019, 2022 *

Gavin Wanganeen Medal Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...

: 2019 *

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: 2022 *

Showdown Medal The Showdown Medal is the medal awarded to the player adjudged best on ground in the Showdown AFL match between Adelaide and Port Adelaide. It is thus similar to the Ross Glendinning Medal awarded in Western Derby games. However, no medal is a ...

: 2022 * AFL Rising Star nominee: 2019 (round 3)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozee, Connor 2000 births Living people Port Adelaide Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia