Brayden Cook

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

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 in the Southern Football League. Cook grew up supporting in the AFL.

AFL career
Cook was drafted by with pick 25 in the 2020 AFL draft. He made his debut in round 21 2021 against and played the final three games of the season. Cook kicked a crucial goal in Adelaide's comeback Showdown win against in 2022. Cook did not breakout until 2024, when he kicked a career-high three goals against at Bellerive Oval. He became one of the Crows' premier small forwards as Izak Rankine made a move to the midfield.

Statistics
Updated to round 19 of the 2024 season.

! colspan=3| Career ! 26 !! 15 !! 8 !! 168 !! 104 !! 272 !! 55 !! 40 !! 0.58 !! 0.31 !! 6.48 !! 4.00 !! 10.46 !! 2.12 !! 1.54 !! 0
 * 2021 || || 15
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 20 || 42 || 6 || 3|| 0 || 0 || 7.3 || 6.7 || 14.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 0
 * 2022 || || 15
 * 8 || 3 || 2 || 56 || 27 || 83 || 13 || 14 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 1.0 || 1.6 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0
 * 2023 || || 15
 * 1 || 0 ||1 || 10 || 6 ||16 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 1.0 || 10.0 || 6.0 || 16.0 ||5.0 || 2.0 || 0
 * 2024 || || 15
 * 14 || 12 || 5 || 80 || 51 || 131 || 31 || 21 || 0.86 || 0.36 || 5.71 || 3.64 || 9.36 || 2.21 || 1.50 || TBC
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * 2024 || || 15
 * 14 || 12 || 5 || 80 || 51 || 131 || 31 || 21 || 0.86 || 0.36 || 5.71 || 3.64 || 9.36 || 2.21 || 1.50 || TBC
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * }


 * List of AFL debuts in 2021