Round 6, 2016, Melbourne vs. St Kilda, at Etihad Stadium
Height
187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s)
Midfielder / forward
Club information
Current club
Melbourne
Number
5
Playing career1
Years
Club
Games (Goals)
2015–
Melbourne
183 (175)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2024.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2021
Norm Smith Medal: 2021
4× All-Australian team: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
2× Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy: 2020, 2023
Melbourne leading goalkicker: 2019
Neale Daniher Trophy: 2017
Frank 'Checker' Hughes Medal: 2021
2× 22under22 team: 2016, 2018
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2016
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
Christian Petracca (/pɛˈtrɑːkə/peh-TRAH-ka;[1] born 4 January 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, 1.87 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighing 98 kilograms (216 lb), Petracca has the ability to play dual-positions as a forward and a midfielder both on the inside and outside. Petracca had a standout junior basketball career where he played in the Victorian under-16 side and he was named in the Australian under-18 squad. He entered top-level football early when he played for Victoria at under-12 level and he represented them throughout his junior career, culminating in selection for Vic Metro in the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships. In addition, he joined the TAC Cup competition as a bottom-aged player. His achievements as a junior included winning the Larke Medal, the most valuable player at state level, and selection in the All-Australian and TAC Cup Team of the Year sides. Petracca was recruited by Melbourne with the second selection in the 2014 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in 2016 after missing all of 2015 with a knee injury and received an AFL Rising Star nomination in round 9.
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