Izak Rankine

Izak Rankine (born 23 April 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Gold Coast with the 3rd draft pick in the 2018 AFL Draft.
Early life
Rankine was born in Adelaide into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Ngarrindjeri) and shares a relation to Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee and 1993 Brownlow Medalist Gavin Wanganeen.
Junior football
Playing junior football for West Adelaide in the SANFL, Rankine made his senior debut at the age of 16. He was selected to represent South Australia in the 2017 and 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named in the All-Australian team both years. He attended Henley High School throughout his teenage years, where he played school football alongside future Gold Coast teammate Jack Lukosius.
AFL career
Rankine was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns with the third pick in the 2018 AFL draft.
 
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