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North Melbourne draftee Harry Sheezel hopes to be role model for Jewish community as he hits back at anti-Semitic abuse

New North Melbourne forward Harry Sheezel says he hopes to be a role model among the Jewish community as he launches his AFL career amid an unfortunate backdrop of online abuse.

Sheezel, who on Monday night became the first Jewish person to be drafted since 1999, was the victim of anti-Semitic abuse online over the weekend.

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