- Chris Ladhams
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Chris Ladhams Personal information Full name Chris Ladhams Date of birth 24 October 1980 Original team North Adelaide Draft 23rd, 1998 AFL Draft Height/Weight 179 cm / 78 kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1998-2000
2001-2004Essendon
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54 (37)1 Playing statistics to end of 2004 season .Chris Ladhams (born 24 October 1980) is an Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Essendon initially recruited Ladhams, in the 1998 AFL Draft, but in three seasons on their list wasn't able to break into the seniors. He was let go by the club and picked up by Adelaide with the fifth pick of the 2000 Pre-Season Draft.
Ladhams, a left footer, played as a utility and appeared in the opening 12 rounds of the 2001 AFL season.[1] He performed well in 2002 and was in good form leading into the finals, averaging 23 disposals from round 15.[2]
In the 2003 pre-season, Ladhams was a match-winner when he kicked a checkside goal from the left forward pocket to defeat rivals Port Adelaide in the dying seconds of their Wizard Cup encounter. They went on to beat Collingwood in the grand final.
He spent much of the 2003 AFL season up forward and kicked 20 goals for the year but wasn't able to hold his spot in the team for the finals series.[3]
Ladhams added just six further games in 2004 but put in some good performances in the SANFL for North Adelaide, his original club, to win their "Best and Fairest". After being de-listed he continued playing for North Adelaide, from 2005 to 2008. He played for Nhill in 2009 and 2010, and spent the summer months in the Northern Territory where he made appearances for Nightcliff.
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Chris Ladhams". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Chris_Ladhams.html.
- ^ "Past Players H-O (1-99 games)". Official AFL Website of the Adelaide Football Club. http://www.afc.com.au/TheClub/History/PastPlayerProfiles/PastPlayersHO199games/tabid/14423/Default.aspx.
1998 AFL Draft First round 1. Des Headland • 2. Justin Longmuir • 3. Nic Fosdike • 4. Ryan Fitzgerald • 5. Michael Stevens • 6. Murray Vance • 7. Josh Carr • 8. Jude Bolton • 9. Mark McVeigh • 10. Brandon Hill • 11. Lenny Hayes • 12. Adam Ramanauskas • 13. Chris Lamb • 14. Luke Penny • 15. Brady Rawlings • 16. Brett BurtonSecond round 17. Peter Street • 18. Daniel Schell • 19. Nick Davis • 20. Michael Collica • 21. David Clarke • 22. James Begley • 23. Chris Ladhams • 24. David Wojcinski • 25. Aaron Henneman • 26. Michael O'Brien • 27. Steven Baker • 28. Heath James • 29. Tyson Stenglein • 30. Nicky Winmar • 31. Gary Dhurrkay • 32. David GallagherThird round 33. Craig Bolton • 34. Bryan Beinke • 35. Brad Oborne • 36. Danny Jacobs • 37. Adam Morgan • 38. Brendan Fevola • 39. Toby Thurstans • 40. James White • 41. Craig Jacotine • 43. Damien Ryan • 44. Heath Scotland • 45. Aaron Shattock • 46. Jay Solomon • 47. Nicolas Lowther • 48. Lucas HerbertFourth round 49. Garth Taylor • 50. Damien Adkins • 51. David Loats • 52. Ryan O'Connor • 53. Troy Schwarze • 54. Derek Murray • 55. Marc Dragicevic • 56. Ilija Grgic • 57. Andrew Embley • 58. Ian Prendergast • 59. Dwayne Simpson • 60. Luke Speers • 61. Ricky Symes • 62. Tim van der Klooster • 63. Clint KireyFifth round 64. Andrew Shipp • 65. Lee Walker • 66. Steven Rode • 67. Brett Backwell • 68. Matthew Greig • 69. Scott Bennett • 70. Kurt Heazlewood • 71. Simon Feast • 72. Luke Taylor • 73. Christin Macri • 74. Adam Lange • 75. Ken McGregorSixth round 76. Rupert Betheras • 77. Adrian Cox • 79. Ray Hall • 80. Brodie Atkinson • 81. Jacob Anstey • 85. Shannon MotlopSeventh round Categories:- 1980 births
- Adelaide Football Club players
- North Adelaide Football Club players
- Nightcliff Football Club players
- Nhill Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- Living people
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