Braydon Preuss

Braydon Preuss
Preuss in July 2019
Personal information
Full name	Braydon Preuss
Date of birth	16 June 1995
Original team(s)	Surfers Paradise (QAFL)
Draft	No. 15, 2015 rookie draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, North Melbourne vs. West Coast, at Etihad Stadium
Height	206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Club information
Current club	Greater Western Sydney
Number	11
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–2018	North Melbourne	08 (5)
2019–2020	Melbourne	10 (4)
2021–	Greater Western Sydney	10 (2)
Total		28 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Braydon Preuss (born 16 June 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Preuss was born and raised in Townsville, Queensland. He played rugby league until the age of 16 when friends convinced him to try Australian rules football. He began playing his junior football for Hermit Park in the local AFL Townsville competition before relocating to the Gold Coast and playing for Surfers Paradise in an attempt to increase his chances of being drafted. He was a member of the Gold Coast Suns Academy.

AFL career

He was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and fifteenth overall in the 2015 rookie draft. He made his AFL debut in the forty-three point loss against West Coast in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Etihad Stadium.

At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Preuss was traded to Melbourne. However, after only 10 games for Melbourne in two years, Preuss requested a trade to Greater Western Sydney at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season. He was traded to the Giants on 10 November for Pick 31.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2020