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Brayden Cook
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Brayden Cook (born 18 July 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).[2][3]
Key Information
Early career
[edit]Cook was born in Mount Barker, his family moved to Woodcroft when he was 2. He attended Reynella East College and played his junior career with Happy Valley in the Southern Football League.[4] Cook grew up supporting Adelaide in the AFL.
AFL career
[edit]Cook was drafted by Adelaide with pick 25 in the 2020 AFL draft. He made his debut in round 21 2021 against Port Adelaide and played the final three games of the season. Cook kicked a crucial goal in Adelaide's comeback Showdown win against Port Adelaide in 2022. Cook did not breakout until 2024, when he kicked a career-high three goals against North Melbourne at Bellerive Oval. He became one of the Crows' premier small forwards as Izak Rankine made a move to the midfield.[5]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[6]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2021 | Adelaide | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Adelaide | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 27 | 83 | 13 | 14 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | Adelaide | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Adelaide | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 83 | 56 | 139 | 33 | 22 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Adelaide | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Career | 30 | 15 | 8 | 184 | 114 | 298 | 61 | 48 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "AFL Draft 2020: Brayden Cook is South Adelaide's bolter". Adelaide Now. 5 November 2020.
- ^ Dobson, Jack (22 January 2022). "Adelaide's Brayden Cook reveals his 2022 role for the Crows". The Inner Sanctum.
- ^ "Adelaide Crows Pre-season training". Adelaide Now. 28 November 2023.
- ^ "10 things you may not know about Brayden Cook". afc.com.au. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Crows' new 'connector' taking his chance and running with it". news.com.au. The Australian. 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Brayden Cook". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Brayden Cook's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brayden Cook's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club