Harry Sheezel is an

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er who was selected with the third selection in the 2022 AFL national draft by

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in the

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Personal 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. Sheezel was the subject of

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online abuse on social media after ''

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'' published coverage of Sheezel and his predicted selection. Radio host Neil Mitchell called on the AFL to condemn the comments. Sheezel went to school and graduated from

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. He is involved in the Jewish community.

Football career

Sheezel’s youth career started at

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; he then moved to

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for the final year of his youth career. He currently represents

in the AFL. Sheezel plays as a medium forward and has been described as a "competitive, skilful, agile, clean, and driven" player. He considers himself "composed" and a "good decision-maker

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good skills" with good goal sense. He was named in the Under-18 All-Australian team after kicking eight goals and averaging 15 disposals from four national championships. 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.

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

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. Following this, Sheezel signed a 2-year contract extension. In Round 5, in a game against , Sheezel kicked his first career goal from about 50 metres out. This was after being awarded a 50-metre penalty.

References

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