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Angus Brayshaw (born 9 January 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former player and current AFL Coaches' Association CEO, Mark Brayshaw and the nephew of former state cricketer, current North Melbourne chairman, and media personality, James Brayshaw. ==Early life== Brayshaw was born to Mark and Debra Brayshaw in Western Australia.〔 He was born into a sporting family with his grandfather, Ian, representing Western Australia in cricket and is a premiership player with Western Australian Football League club, Claremont. His uncle James played first-class cricket for Western Australia and South Australia and his father played 32 matches for the North Melbourne Football Club.〔 Brayshaw attended Hailebury College and played his junior football with the Hampton Rovers Football Club. He was recognised as an elite talent at a young age after receiving a scholarship through the AIS-AFL Academy as part of the their level one squad in the 2012 intake. In the same year he was selected to play with Vic Metro in the Under-16 Championships and was awarded the Most Valuable Player for Vic Metro. After being ineligible for the 2013 AFL Draft by missing the age cut-off date by nine days, Brayshaw spent 2014 competing in junior competitions and studying a double degree in commerce and engineering at Monash University. He was selected as part of the level two squad in the 2013 intake for the AIS-AFL Academy and travelled to Europe for two weeks in April 2014 with a 31-man squad. At the start of the tour, Brayshaw was awarded the MCC Chairman's Medal as the best Academy player after competing in a match against 's VFL side at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Playing for the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup in 2014, Brayshaw was regarded as one of the top draft prospects for the 2014 AFL draft and was appointed captain of Sandringham. He earned mid-year state honours by being selected for Vic Metro in the Under 18 Championships and he was rewarded with All-Australian selection as a half-back flanker. In addition, his efforts in the TAC Cup saw him secure a spot in the team of the year as a ruck-rover. Brayshaw was highly rated among recruiters in his final junior year and was likened to captain, Joel Selwood for his "fearless attack on the ball", he was also rated as a potential number one draft pick by AFL national talent manager, Kevin Sheehan. He was appraised as the player who would have the biggest impact in their first season due to his body size and natural leadership.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angus Brayshaw」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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