Braydon Preuss

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Braydon Preuss
Braydon Preuss 2019.5.jpg
Preuss in July 2019
Personal information
Full name Braydon Preuss
Date of birth (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 27)
Original team(s) Surfers Paradise (QAFL)
Draft No. 15, 2015 rookie draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, North Melbourne
vs.  West Coast, at Etihad Stadium
Height 206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight 114 kg (251 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 11
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20152018 North Melbourne 08 (5)
20192020 Melbourne 10 (4)
2021 Greater Western Sydney 010 (2)
Total28 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Braydon Preuss (born 16 June 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Preuss was born and raised in Townsville, Queensland. [1] He played rugby league until the age of 16 when friends convinced him to try Australian rules football. 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 Gold Coast Suns academy.

AFL career

He was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and fifteenth overall in the 2015 rookie draft. [1] He made his AFL debut in the forty-three point loss against West Coast in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Etihad Stadium. [2]

At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Preuss was traded to Melbourne. [3] However, after only 10 games for Melbourne in two years, Preuss requested a trade to Greater Western Sydney at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season. He was traded to the Giants on 10 November for Pick 31. [4] [5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2020 [6]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
H/O
Hit-outs
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
2016 North Melbourne 310
2017 North Melbourne 3185642297129231800.60.85.33.68.93.62.922.5
2018 North Melbourne 310
2019 Melbourne 217424917661571330.60.37.02.49.42.11.019.0
2020 Melbourne 213166227
Career18981075215951303130.60.56.13.19.12.92.020.9

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References

  1. 1 2 Thompson, Michael (3 December 2014). "North Melbourne Kangaroos pick up Townsville's Braydon Preuss in AFL rookie draft". Townsville Bulletin . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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