Kane Farrell (born 17 March 1999) is a professional

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playing for in the

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(AFL). He made his debut in round 19 of the

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against the

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, kicking one goal. Farrell grew up in

Castlemaine, Victoria Castlemaine ( , Variation in Australian English, non-locally also ) is a town in west central Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, in the Goldfields region of Victoria, Goldfields region about 123 kilometres (76 miles) northwest by road ...

supporting the

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. He played junior football with Winters Flat in their under-10s team through to their under-15s team. Farrell then played for

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and the Bendigo Pioneers' under-15s, 16s and 18s teams. He represented Vic Country in the

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, averaging 14 possessions and three marks per game. At the 2017

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, Farrell recorded the equal-best time of 8.10 seconds in the agility test and the second-best sprint with a time of 2.90 seconds. He was drafted by Port Adelaide with their second selection (no. 51 overall) in the 2017 national draft. Farrell inherited number 24 from

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. Farrell was named in Port Adelaide's 2018

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squad. Before his AFL debut, he played 13 matches in the

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, kicking 20 goals. Farrell was named as an emergency for the senior side in the two weeks before his first match. Ahead of his debut, Port Adelaide development coach Aaron Greaves described him as a "lovely left foot" and a "classy finisher". Farrell is also recently looked at a lot in SuperCoach AFL averaging over 100 points at the start of the season. Farrell's parents are Sue and Stephen. He has one brother, Brodie.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Farrell, Kane Living people 1999 births Sportspeople from Castlemaine, Victoria Castlemaine Football Club players Bendigo Pioneers players Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Port Adelaide Magpies players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian sportsmen