And he was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award. His team, the North Melbourne Kangaroos, already extended his contract. He set an all-time record for most disposals for a player in their first four professional games, with 127. Since debuting in March, Sheezel has ranked in the AFL’s top 10 in disposals - a stat referring to legal touches of the football, which indicates how involved one is in a game. Sheezel is only the 11th Jew in the sport since 1897, and he’s not wasting any time. (Australian rules football, or footy, is very different than American football.) The 18-year-old Jewish day school grad has quickly become a star in his first season in the Australian Football League, where he was drafted as the third overall pick last fall. Harry Sheezel celebrates with Melbourne Kangaroos fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, March 18, 2023.
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