Here are 10 things you may or not know about Richmond’s first pick (No. 40 overall) in the 2023 AFL national draft, Kane McAuliffe...
1. He was born on March 1, 2005.
2. He grew up in the South Australian coastal city of Port Augusta and played junior football at the Central Augusta club.
3. He left home at 14 years of age to board at prestigious Adelaide school Prince Alfred College, where many AFL players and Australian Test cricketers, such as the Chappell brothers, attended.
4. He won the James Gosse Medal in 2021 for his outstanding form at school-level football.
5. He played under-18s and reserve-grade football with SANFL club North Adelaide, where other players in Shane Edwards, Jack Graham, Jacob Bauer, Oleg Markov, Nathan Gordon and Ben Holland were recruited from by Richmond.
6. He was a member of the AFL Academy and trained with the Adelaide Crows during this year.
7. He represented South Australia country in both basketball and cricket.
8. He was a key contributor for South Australia through the midfield in this year’s under-18 national championships.
9. His SA under-18 coach Tony Bamford has compared his style of play to Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield.
10. He idolised triple Hawthorn triple premiership captain Luke Hodge.
