Cooper Whyte (born 24 February 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who previously played for

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

in the

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(AFL). Geelong selected Whyte with pick 64 in the

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. Whyte made his AFL debut in round 2 of the

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against

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as the tactical sub.

Junior career

Educated at

Grovedale College Grovedale College (formerly known as Grovedale Secondary College) is an Australian public high school located in Grovedale, Victoria, a suburb in the city of Geelong. It was established in 1979 as the Grovedale Technical High School. Under the ...

, Whyte played both Australian rules football and basketball during his junior career, spending three years as part of the

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program. In 2021, he would finish as runner-up in the Geelong Falcons best-and-fairest, behind fellow future draftee Mitch Knevitt. Before being drafted by Geelong, Whyte was a supporter. Described as a swift midfielder with a long left foot kick, Whyte was identified by AFL recruiters ahead of the

, eventually being selected by Geelong with pick 64.

AFL career

A groin injury kept Whyte out of the Geelong team during much of the

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, restricted to just the first four games playing with Geelong's VFL team. After impressing during preseason training ahead of the

, Whyte made his AFL debut for Geelong, coming off the interchange bench as the tactical sub for the last quarter in Geelong's round 2 loss against Carlton. Whyte was delisted by Geelong at the conclusion of the 2023 season.

References

External links

Cooper Whyte's profile (archived)
on the official website of the Geelong Football Club. {{DEFAULTSORT:Whyte, Cooper 2003 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Geelong Falcons players