Brayden Cook

Brayden Cook (born 18 July 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).[2][3]

Brayden Cook
Personal information
Full name Brayden Cook
Nickname(s) Chef
Date of birth (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002
Place of birth Mount Barker
Original team(s) Happy Valley ,South Adelaide Football Club[1]
Draft No. 25, 2020 AFL draft
Debut Round 21, 2021, Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 15
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021– Adelaide 22 (15)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Cook was born in Mount Barker, his family moved to Woodcroft when he was 2. He played his junior career with Happy Valley.[4]

AFL career

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

Updated to round 24 of the 2023 season.[6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2021Adelaide15 30022204263007.36.714.02.01.00
2022Adelaide15 83256278313140.30.30.61.01.60.01.00
2023Adelaide15 101106165201.010.06.016.05.02.00
Career 1233885314124190.250.257.334.4111.752.001.580

Notes

    References
    1. "AFL Draft 2020: Brayden Cook is South Adelaide's bolter". Adelaide Now. 5 November 2020.
    2. Dobson, Jack (22 January 2022). "Adelaide's Brayden Cook reveals his 2022 role for the Crows". The Inner Sanctum.
    3. "Adelaide Crows Pre-season training". Adelaide Now. 28 November 2023.
    4. "10 things you may not know about Brayden Cook". afc.com.au. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    5. {{cite web|title=Crows’ new ‘connector’ taking his chance and running with it|publisher=[[The Australian|website=news.com.au|url=https://tags.news.com.au/prod/newskey/generator.html?origin=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2fsport%2fafl%2fcrows-young-gun-brayden-cook-talks-improvement-and-locking-down-a-senior-team-place%2fnews-story%2fb22fb08b509ccdaf06833bcde18597fa&17193089781675461360%7Cdate=28 May 2024}}
    6. "Brayden Cook's player profile at AFL Tables". AFL Tables.
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