Christian Petracca
| Christian Petracca | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Petracca at training in July 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Christian Petracca | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1996 | ||
| Original team(s) | Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 2, 2014 national draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 6, 2015, Melbourne v. St Kilda, at Etihad Stadium | ||
| Height/Weight | 186 cm / 94 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/ half-forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015– | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 6, 2016 season. | |||
Christian Petracca (born 4 January 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Junior career
In addition to being a standout junior footballer, Petracca also had a notable junior basketball career. He was selected for the Australian Under 18 Championship team alongside future NBA player Dante Exum.[1] Due to a desire to remain in Australia and be close to family and friends, Petracca eventually decided to focus on football rather than basketball. He played for the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup and eventually became a star player. A solid performance for the Ranges in the 2013 TAC Cup preliminary final, where he kicked 5 goals and 5 behinds, as well as taking 9 contested marks, put a notice out to recruiters of his imposing attitude.[2] He was taken at pick 2 in the 2014 AFL Draft by Melbourne.
AFL career
After a serious knee reconstruction denied Petracca the chance to play a game in 2015, he was given the news of a debut for round 6, 2016. He made his debut in the 39-point loss against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium.[3]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 6, 2016[4]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Melbourne | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Melbourne | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Australian Under 18 Championships & U16 team announced". Fox Sports Pulse. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Twomey, Callum (20 October 2014). "Going Places: When draft young gun Christian Petracca said yes to footy and no to an NBA dream". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Mckay, Vaughn; Roger, Ben (27 April 2016). "Petracca to make his AFL debut at last". Seven Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Christian Petracca". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External Links
- Christian Petracca's profile on the Melbourne Football Club website
- Christian Petracca's statistics from AFL Tables
- Christian Petracca's profile from Demonwiki
| ||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||