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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
Personal information
Nickname(s)	The Magician[1][2][3] Ranks[4]
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
2x 22under22 team: 2020, 2022 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

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

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]

Personal life

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]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 3, 2022[26]

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[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

References

External links

• Izak Rankine's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
• 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.

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