Now the Warrnambool teenager is hoping to follow Hawthorn midfielder Will Langford’s lead and play a key role for his football side on the big stage.

Eddy, 13, will represent a Victorian-Tasmanian multicultural side at the AFL Kickstart under 15 championships in Cairns.

He will play under former Richmond, Port Adelaide and Melbourne midfielder David Rodan.

The Emmanuel College student is one of 12 Victorians on the team which will play against indigenous and multicultural sides at the tournament.

Koroit utility Josh Chatfield will represent the Victorian-Tasmanian indigenous squad for a second straight year, having helped it to a third-place finish in 2014.

Hamilton’s Lochie Dawson is one of Josh’s teammates.

The trio will fly to Queensland with their teams on Friday.

Eddy was born in Egypt to Sudanese parents and moved to Australia when he was two.

His family relocated to Warrnambool when he was four and he joined Hawks’ Auskick program at nine.

Eddy, who lives with his mother Victoria and step-father Peter, is one of six children.

The midfielder-forward followed his older brother Mar, who is on North Ballarat Rebels’ under 16 team, into football.

“I just love the sport. It’s a good sport to play because anyone can play it,” Eddy said.

“Mar plays footy. He is the second oldest, and my oldest brother Leevy plays soccer for (Warrnambool) Rangers.” Eddy is in year 7 at Emmanuel College.

He said health issues he battled when he was younger did not impact on his sporting ambitions.

“I am meant to be in year 8 but I got held back in year one because I had eye problems and couldn’t see,” he said.

“I had to go to the hospital to get operations.”

Koroit under 16 coach Nick O’Sullivan said Josh had worked hard in the off-season and was ready to step up from under 14s.

“He’s a natural footballer,” he said.

“He’s always looking to listen and improve where he can. 

“He’s a good young lad.”