Malcolm Rosas Jr

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Malcolm Rosas Jr
Personal information
Nickname(s) Mally
Date of birth (2001-06-27) 27 June 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Darwin, Northern Territory
Original team(s) Darwin Buffaloes (NTFL)
NT Thunder (NEAFL)
Draft Academy Pre-Selection, 2019 AFL draft, Gold Coast
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 41
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2020– Gold Coast 32 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 15, 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Malcolm Rosas Jr (born 27 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Rosas Jr was born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory. [1] His mother is of Indigenous Australian descent from the Northern Territory (Ngalakgan and Rembarrnga) [2] and his father is of South Sea Islander descent from Queensland. [3] Rosas Jr's grandfather, Bill Dempsey, is a 2022 Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee, [4] an inaugural Hall of Fame inductee in both the WAFL [5] and AFL Northern Territory [6] as well as being named in the Indigenous Team of the Century in 2005. [7] Rosas Jr grew up playing Australian rules football, rugby league and soccer at high levels but eventually chose to focus on football in his mid-teenage years. [8] He played all his junior football for the Darwin Buffaloes in the NTFL and signed to play senior football for the NT Thunder in the NEAFL in his final year of junior football in 2019. He was the first player signed by the Gold Coast Suns Academy program via their Darwin Academy, signing a 2 year deal until 2021. [9]

AFL career

In October 2019, Rosas Jr was drafted to the Gold Coast Suns via their academy pre-selection access. [10] He made his AFL debut at 19 years of age in round 9, 2021 against the Brisbane Lions in QClash 20 at Metricon Stadium. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "MALCOLM ROSAS BECOMES THE FIRST TERRITORIAN TO JOIN THE GC SUNS UNDER NEW PROGRAM". AFL Northern Territory. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2021" (PDF). AFL Players Association. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Malcolm Rosas set to be Gold Coast Suns' first product from NT link". The Australian. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "AFL HALL OF FAME: Ebert rises to Legend status, eight new inductees". Australian Football League. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Hall of Fame Inductees – wafootball.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  6. ↑ AFLNT Legends – aflnt.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  7. ↑ Team for the Ages: Indigenous Team of the Century – sportingpulse. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Gold Coast rookie Malcolm Rosas jnr is doing his family proud". The Age. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  9. ↑ MALCOLM ROSAS BECOMES THE FIRST TERRITORIAN TO JOIN THE GC SUNS UNDER NEW PROGRAM from AFL Northern Territory 30 October 2019
  10. ↑ "NT star Malcolm Rosas Jnr joins SUNS". 30 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Malcolm Rosas Jnr to debut". 11 May 2021.
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