Connor Rozee

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Connor Rozee
Connor Rozee, 2021-2.jpg
Rozee tries to keep the ball in against Gold Coast, 2021
Personal information
Full name Connor Robert Rozee [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Port Augusta, South Australia
Original team(s) North Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 5, 2018 AFL draft (Port Adelaide)
Debut 23 March 2019, Port Adelaide  vs. Melbourne, at MCG
Height 185 cm (6 ft)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / forward
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 1
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Port Adelaide 129 (113)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Connor Robert Rozee (born 22 January 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who is the current captain of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Port Adelaide with the fifth draft pick of the 2018 AFL draft. [2]

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Early life

Rozee was born in Port Augusta, South Australia. He participated in the Auskick program at Port Augusta [3] and played junior football with Spencer Gulf Football League (SGFL) club South Augusta. [4] After he finished primary school, Rozee's family moved to the suburbs of Adelaide where he attended Cedar College. [5] 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. [6] Rozee played for South Australia in the AFL Under 18 Championships 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. [7]

After the championship, Port Adelaide AFL premiership player and North Adelaide Football Club coach Josh Carr gave Rozee his senior South Australian National Football League (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. [6] 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. [7] At the AFL Draft Combine, 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). [6] Port Adelaide selected Rozee at pick 5 in the 2018 AFL draft. [8]

Rozee's father Robert Rozee played for SANFL club South Adelaide and was a premiership player, club champion and club coach at South Augusta. [4]

AFL career

Rozee made his AFL debut in Port Adelaide's upset win over Melbourne in the opening round of the 2019 AFL season. [9] 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 Brisbane Lions at the Gabba, earning him the Rising Star nomination. [10] Rozee became the youngest Port Adelaide player to kick 5 goals in an AFL match. [11] 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 2020 AFL season with shaping into a midfield role and over unfortunate events, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following his second consecutive All-Australian selection, Rozee was appointed Port Adelaide's captain in December 2023. [12]

Personal life

Rozee married Maisie Packer on 26 October 2024. [13] The couple have a daughter, born in May 2024. [14]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 23, 2022. [15]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Port Adelaide 2022292216816833676881.31.07.67.615.33.54.04
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Port Adelaide 20169910610020640520.60.66.66.312.92.53.30
2021 Port Adelaide 2021211317615933571601.00.68.47.616.03.42.91
2022 Port Adelaide 2022181424826251089840.80.611.311.923.24.03.814
2023 Port Adelaide 202521183902546441171170.80.715.610.225.84.74.721
Career1069876108894320313934010.90.710.38.919.23.73.840
  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Rozee, Connor Robert – NAFC History Database". North Adelaide Football Club . 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Port Adelaide select Connor Rozee with pick 5". portadelaidefc.com.au. 22 November 2018.
  3. ↑ AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 65
  4. 1 2 Balsamo, Marco. "Port Augusta's Connor Rozee picked by Port Adelaide". The Transcontinental Port Augusta. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Ashenden, Paul (15 September 2023). "Mothers of Port Adelaide stars Connor Rozee and Lachie Jones talk about their AFL journeys" . The Advertiser. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "The fact file: Connor Rozee". portadelaidefc.com.au. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Tomorrow's Heroes: Connor Rozee". goldcoastfc.com.au. 6 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "The indicative 2018 AFL national draft order". 23 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "AFL Round 1: Melbourne vs Port Adelaide, win, Ken Hinkley reaction, press conference, Jack Watts". Fox Sports. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. ↑ Collins, Ben (8 April 2019). "Life's looking Rozee for Power's Rising Star nominee". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Rozee becomes youngest Power player to kick 5 goals in a game". portadelaidefc.com.au. 9 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Power star signs club's biggest ever deal, appointed captain in landmark day". Fox Sports. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Iannella, Antimo (26 October 2024). "Port Adelaide captain Connor Rozee ties the knot with longtime love Maisie Packer". The Advertiser. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Noakes, Cameron (1 June 2024). "Young AFL superstar shares 'beautiful' baby news: 'Perfection'". 7NEWS. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Connor Rozee". AFLTables. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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