Izak Rankine
Izak Rankine | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Izak Rankine | ||
Nickname(s) | |||
Date of birth | 23 April 2000 | ||
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 | 30 (56) | |
Total | 78 (113) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 10, 2024. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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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]
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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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 |
- ^ 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]
- ^ "Four vying for No.1 spot in AFL draft". SBS News. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Izak Rankine is nothing short of a magician - AFL Twitter Page". Australian Football League. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "The magician': Get to know Izak Rankine". Australian Football League. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Weird footy nicknames: So why do they call Gov 'Brackets'?".
- ^ "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.
- ^ Edsall, Rudi (22 November 2018). "Triple M: 2018 AFL Draft Live Blog". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Di Pietro, Kavisha (13 July 2020). "Emerging Sun no ordinary Rankine file". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (11 July 2020). "A 'once in a generation' player is about to be unleashed: Brace yourself for Izak Rankine". Fox Sports Australia.
- ^ Milbank, Zac (8 August 2016). "Rankine revels on debut". westadelaidefc.com.au.
- ^ Balmer, Matt (8 August 2016). "Under 18 All-Australian team announced: Including Izak Rankine, Jack Lukosius and Sam Walsh". Fox Sports Australia.
- ^ "Izak Rankine kicks a ripper for Henley High School". South Australian National Football League. 30 August 2017.
- ^ "SA stars Jack Lukosius and Izak Rankine vow to support each other at struggling Gold Coast". Adelaide Now. 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Lukosius, Rankine lead Henley to first football championship since 1980". Adelaide Now. 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Raring Rankine ready to go". goldcoastfc.com.au. 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Debut on hold again for young Suns gun Rankine". The Age. 19 March 2020.
- ^ McClure, Sam (10 July 2019). "Gun of the Suns Rankine re-signs". The Age.
- ^ Thorne, Brendon (11 July 2020). "Melbourne Demons see off Gold Coast Suns despite Izak Rankine magic on debut". ABC News.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (13 July 2020). "Ranking Rankine: Rising Star rates his three debut goals". Australian Football League.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (23 August 2022). "Rank-out: Suns gun asks for trade to hometown club". AFL Media. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ @AFL_House (10 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Izak Rankine targeted with racist abuse as Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks blasts 'disgraceful' detail". 7NEWS. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (12 April 2023). "AFL opens investigations into racist abuse of four Indigenous players". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Izak Rankine killed this rendition of Fast Car". 7AFL Twitter Profile. 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Cater 2 U - Destiny's Child". Izak Rankine Instagram Profile. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
- ^ "AFL.com.au's time inside the SUNS". Gold Coast Suns. 9 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Izak Rankine". AFLTables. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
External links[edit]
- Izak Rankine's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Izak Rankine at AustralianFootball.com
- "The magician': Get to know Izak Rankine". Australian Football League. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.