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Izak Rankine
Personal information
Full name Izak Rankine
Nickname(s)
Date of birth (2000-04-23) 23 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)/Edwardstown/Flinders Park
Draft No. 3, 2018 AFL draft, Gold Coast
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 23
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–2022 Gold Coast 48 (57)
2023– Adelaide 27 (49)
Total 75 (106)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Izak Rankine (born 23 April 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously been drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 3 in the 2018 AFL draft.

Early life[edit]

Rankine was born in Adelaide into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Kokatha and Ngarrindjeri).[5] He shares a relation to Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee and 1993 Brownlow Medalist Gavin Wanganeen[6] as well as being the first cousin of former AFL player Danyle Pearce.[7] As a child, Rankine played an array of sports which included basketball, rugby and tennis but eventually chose to focus on Australian rules football.[8] He grew up playing junior football for Edwardstown and Flinders Park before being given the opportunity to rise through the junior ranks at SANFL club West Adelaide.[citation needed]

In 2016, he played his first senior SANFL game for West Adelaide at the age of 16 and kicked two goals on debut.[9][10] He was later selected to represent South Australia in the 2017 and 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships where he was named in the All-Australian team both years and played a crucial role in South Australia's 2018 national championship.[11] Rankine attended Henley High School throughout his teenage years, where he played school football[12] alongside future Gold Coast teammate Jack Lukosius[13] and the pair were very influential in winning the 2018 SA Schools Championship.[14]

AFL career[edit]

Rankine was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns with the third pick in the 2018 AFL draft.[15] Persistent hamstring and hip injuries prevented him from making his AFL debut in 2019[16] but the Suns showed faith in Rankine by agreeing to a two-year contract extension which tied him to the club until the end of 2022.[17]

Rankine made his AFL debut against the Melbourne Demons in round 6 of the 2020 AFL season and impressed with a three-goal performance,[18] which earned him the round 6 AFL Rising Star nomination.[19]

At the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season Rankine requested a trade to Adelaide,[20] and was traded on 10 October.[21] In April 2023 he was subjected to racial abuse on social media,[22][23] which was being investigated by AFL's integrity unit.[24]

Personal life[edit]

In his spare time, Rankine enjoys making music.[25][26] His cousin is in a relationship with Gold Coast player Sean Lemmens[27] and the couple's daughter is Rankine's first cousin, once removed.[28]

Statistics[edit]

Statistics are correct to the end of round 1, 2024[29]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020[a] Gold Coast 22 12 12 17 90 48 138 26 21 1.0 1.4 7.5 4.0 11.5 2.2 1.8 1
2021 Gold Coast 22 18 16 11 120 92 212 51 46 0.9 0.6 6.7 5.1 11.8 2.8 2.6 0
2022 Gold Coast 22 18 29 21 154 88 242 40 39 1.6 1.1 8.5 4.8 13.4 2.2 2.1 2
2023 Adelaide 22 20 36 27 197 121 318 74 64 1.8 1.4 9.9 6.1 16.0 3.7 3.2 7
2024 Adelaide 23 1 2 0 11 8 19 1 6 2.0 0.0 11.0 8.0 19.0 1.0 6.0 TBC
Career 69 95 76 572 357 929 192 176 1.4 1.1 8.3 5.2 13.5 2.7 2.6 10
  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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Four vying for No.1 spot in AFL draft". SBS News. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Izak Rankine is nothing short of a magician - AFL Twitter Page". Australian Football League. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ "The magician': Get to know Izak Rankine". Australian Football League. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Weird footy nicknames: So why do they call Gov 'Brackets'?".
  5. ^ "AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2020" (PDF). AFL Players Association. 2 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ Edsall, Rudi (22 November 2018). "Triple M: 2018 AFL Draft Live Blog". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  7. ^ Di Pietro, Kavisha (13 July 2020). "Emerging Sun no ordinary Rankine file". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. ^ Turner, Matt (25 July 2017). "AFL Draft prospect Izak Rankine catches talent scouts' eyes while playing for SANFL side West Adelaide and South Australia". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. ^ Waterworth, Ben (11 July 2020). "A 'once in a generation' player is about to be unleashed: Brace yourself for Izak Rankine". Fox Sports Australia.
  10. ^ Milbank, Zac (8 August 2016). "Rankine revels on debut". westadelaidefc.com.au.
  11. ^ Balmer, Matt (8 August 2016). "Under 18 All-Australian team announced: Including Izak Rankine, Jack Lukosius and Sam Walsh". Fox Sports Australia.
  12. ^ "Izak Rankine kicks a ripper for Henley High School". South Australian National Football League. 30 August 2017.
  13. ^ "SA stars Jack Lukosius and Izak Rankine vow to support each other at struggling Gold Coast". Adelaide Now. 22 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Lukosius, Rankine lead Henley to first football championship since 1980". Adelaide Now. 21 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Raring Rankine ready to go". goldcoastfc.com.au. 22 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Debut on hold again for young Suns gun Rankine". The Age. 19 March 2020.
  17. ^ McClure, Sam (10 July 2019). "Gun of the Suns Rankine re-signs". The Age.
  18. ^ Thorne, Brendon (11 July 2020). "Melbourne Demons see off Gold Coast Suns despite Izak Rankine magic on debut". ABC News.
  19. ^ Twomey, Callum (13 July 2020). "Ranking Rankine: Rising Star rates his three debut goals". Australian Football League.
  20. ^ Whiting, Michael (23 August 2022). "Rank-out: Suns gun asks for trade to hometown club". AFL Media. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  21. ^ @AFL_House (10 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Izak Rankine targeted with racist abuse as Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks blasts 'disgraceful' detail". 7NEWS. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  23. ^ Ryan, Peter (17 April 2023). "AFL 2023: Racism rampant as league braces for impact of Voice to parliament referendum". The Age. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  24. ^ Australian Associated Press (12 April 2023). "AFL opens investigations into racist abuse of four Indigenous players". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Izak Rankine killed this rendition of Fast Car". 7AFL Twitter Profile. 30 May 2019.
  26. ^ "Cater 2 U - Destiny's Child". Izak Rankine Instagram Profile. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  27. ^ "AFL.com.au's time inside the SUNS". Gold Coast Suns. 9 May 2019.
  28. ^ "Gold Coast Suns Izak Rankine and Sean Lemmens open up about stripping weight ahead of the 2020 AFL season". Gold Coast Bulletin. 22 January 2020.
  29. ^ "Izak Rankine". AFLTables. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

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