Sheezel equals possession record in Kangaroos rout
Young gun Harry Sheezel has equalled the all-time AFL possessions record in North Melbourne’s 48-point victory over Richmond.
2023 AFL Rising Star award winner Harry Sheezel of North Melbourne poses for a photo at Arden St Oval, in Melbourne, Thursday, August 31, 2023. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett)
The 20-year-old picked up 54 disposals on Sunday afternoon in Hobart, on par with Tom Mitchell’s effort for Hawthorn against Collingwood in 2018.
Sheezel, who also finished with two goals, surpassed the Kangaroos’ club record of 44 – jointly held by Brent Harvey, Phil Kelly and Ryan Bastinac – in the fourth quarter.
He had a chance in the dying stages to have the league record to his own from a centre bounce, but couldn’t get his hands on the ball.
Sheezel reached 28 disposals and five clearances in the first half and went on with the job in the second to become the first 50-plus disposal player since Lachie Neale in 2019.
“That’s crazy. I’m not (just) saying it, but it just came to me because of the work of my teammates,” Sheezel told FoxFooty.
“The ball just fell in my lap. It was just one of those days where it clicked.”
By: Ethan James/AAP
