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.
Izak Rankine | |||
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-04-23) 23 April 2000 (age 22) | ||
Original team(s) | West Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
Draft | No. 3, 2018 AFL draft, Gold Coast | ||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward/Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Adelaide | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019–2022 | Gold Coast | 48 (57) | |
2023– | Adelaide | 0 (0) | |
Total | 48 (57) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]
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 his spare time, Rankine enjoys making music.[22][23] His cousin is in a relationship with Gold Coast teammate Sean Lemmens[24] and the couple's daughter is Rankine's second niece.[25]
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Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
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Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | TBA |
Career | 31 | 32 | 29 | 228 | 145 | 373 | 83 | 68 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1 |
Adelaide Football Club – current squad | |
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2020 22 Under 22 team | |
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2018 AFL national draft | |
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Second round |
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Third round |
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Fourth round |
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Fifth round |
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2020 AFL Rising Star nominees | |
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Italics denote winner |