Malcolm Rosas
| Malcolm Rosas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Malcolm Rosas Jr. | ||
| Nickname | Mango | ||
| Born |
27 June 2001 Darwin, Northern Territory | ||
| Original teams |
Darwin Buffaloes (NTFL) NT Thunder (NEAFL) | ||
| Draft | Academy Pre-Selection, 2019 AFL draft, Gold Coast | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2025 | Gold Coast | 49 (46) | |
| 2026– | Sydney | 12 (16) | |
| Total | 61 (62) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2026. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Malcolm Rosas Jr. (born 27 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted by Gold Coast.
Early life
Rosas Jr was born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory.[1] His mother is of Indigenous Australian descent from the Northern Territory (Ngalakgan and Rembarrnga)[2] and his father is of South Sea Islander descent from Queensland.[3] Rosas Jr's grandfather, Bill Dempsey, is a 2022 Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee,[4] an inaugural Hall of Fame inductee in both the WAFL[5] and AFL Northern Territory[6] as well as being named in the Indigenous Team of the Century in 2005.[7]
Rosas Jr grew up playing Australian rules football, rugby league and soccer at high levels but eventually chose to focus on football in his mid-teenage years.[8] He played all his junior football for the Darwin Buffaloes in the NTFL and signed to play senior football for the NT Thunder in the NEAFL in his final year of junior football in 2019. He was the first player signed by the Gold Coast Suns Academy program via their Darwin Academy, signing a 2 year deal until 2021.[1]
AFL career
In October 2019, Rosas Jr was drafted to the Gold Coast Suns via their academy pre-selection access.[9] He made his AFL debut at 19 years of age in round 9, 2021 against the Brisbane Lions in QClash 20 at Metricon Stadium.[10]
Rosas Jr played 49 matches for the Suns over six seasons with the club, and then requested a trade to the Sydney Swans at the end of the 2025 season. His trade was completed on 7 October.[11][12]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 14, 2026.[13]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020[a] | Gold Coast | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 41 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 77 | 63 | 140 | 27 | 46 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Gold Coast | 41 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 109 | 68 | 177 | 38 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Gold Coast | 41 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 13 | 51 | 14 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Gold Coast | 41 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2026 | Sydney | 10 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 68 | 45 | 113 | 17 | 35 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 | |
| Career | 61 | 62 | 40 | 323 | 200 | 523 | 106 | 145 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ^ a b "Malcolm Rosas Becomes the First Territorian to Join the GC Suns Under New Program". AFL Northern Territory. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2021" (PDF). AFL Players Association. 1 June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Malcolm Rosas set to be Gold Coast Suns' first product from NT link". The Australian. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "AFL HALL OF FAME: Ebert rises to Legend status, eight new inductees". Australian Football League. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Hall of Fame Inductees Archived 26 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine – wafootball.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ AFLNT Legends Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine – aflnt.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ Team for the Ages: Indigenous Team of the Century Archived 30 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine – sportingpulse. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Gold Coast rookie Malcolm Rosas jnr is doing his family proud". The Age. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "NT star Malcolm Rosas Jnr joins SUNS". 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Livewire Sun locked in for QClash debut". afl.com.au. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Make me a Swan: Wantaway Sun chooses his preferred home". afl.com.au. 29 September 2025. Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ @AFL_House (7 October 2025). "Trade approved" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ "Malcolm Rosas". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
External links
- Malcolm Rosas's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
- Malcolm Rosas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Malcolm Rosas at IMDb