Tyler Sellers (born 9 August 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Tyler Sellers
Personal information
Full name Tyler Sellers
Date of birth (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22)
Original team(s) Old Scotch/North Melbourne (VFL)
Draft 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection period: North Melbourne
Debut Round 5, 2024, North Melbourne vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Key Forward
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 36
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2024– North Melbourne 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

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Sellers was recruited by North Melbourne in the Pre-season supplemental selection period of the 2023 national draft[1][2] after playing for Old Scotch in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA)[3] and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He came second in the North Melbourne VFL best and fairest award in 2023 after kicking 30 goals from 16 games.[4]

Sellers debuted for North Melbourne in round five of the 2024 AFL season in a 75-point loss to Geelong.[5][6] He played again the following week, but was then not selected in the AFL team for the remainder of the season, and was delisted at the end of the year.[7]

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[8]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2024 North Melbourne 17 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5
Career 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5

References

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  1. ^ "Tyler Sellers: Roos sign sharpshooter to finalise list". nmfc.com.au. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Sellers seals Roos spot". The Herald Sun. 20 February 2024. p. 45.
  3. ^ "We name the Victorian local leagues' best under-21 footy players."". Melbourne City News. 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Watkins claims Roos' VFL B and F". Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly. 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Tyler Sellers to debut". nmfc.com.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Cats in cruise control in demolition of winless Roos". afl.com.au. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ Chadwick, Justin (20 September 2024). "Record-breaking ruck Todd Goldstein to play on in 2025". Muswellbrook Chronicle. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Tyler Sellers' player profile at AFL Tables". afltables.com.
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