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Chris Groom Personal information Full name Chris Groom Date of birth 28 August 1973 Original team South Adelaide, SANFL Draft Adelaide: Zone Selection, 1992
Fremantle: Trade for Andrew McLeod, 1994
North Melbourne: Selection 26, 1995Height/Weight 194cm / 95kg Position(s) Centre-half forward Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) AFL
1993–1994
1995
1995
1996–1998
SANFL
1992–1994
WAFL
Adelaide
West Perth Football Club
Fremantle
North Melbourne
South Adelaide
12 (8)
14 (70)
7 (18)
5 (1)
46 (75)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2008 season .Career highlights Premierships:
- South Adelaide Football Club U17 1990(SANFL)
- South Adelaide Football Club reserves 1991(SANFL)
- West Perth Football Club Seniors 1995(WAFL)
- North Melbourne Football Club 1998 AFL (Night Premiers)
Leading Goalkicker:
- West Perth Football Club Seniors 1995(WAFL)
Chris Groom (born 28 August 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the Adelaide, Fremantle and North Melbourne Football Clubs.
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Career
After a very successful junior career for South Adelaide that included playing in the 1990 under 17 SANFL premiership and the 1991 Reserves Premiership(aged 17), Chris was selected by the Adelaide Crows during the moritorium where the club had the first 8 picks of South Australian players before other clubs could select (1992). At 18 years of age Groom made his debut for South Adelaide's Seniors in round 1, 1992 playing against Glenelg and kicked 5 goals. He finished the year with 42 goals from 25 games in a year where South Adelaide made the finals. In 1992 Chris made his AFL debut in round 1 against Richmond, kicking 2 goals. After being plagued by illness and injury he was traded to Fremantle Dockers for the 1995 season and played in Fremantle's first ever game, kicking 3 goals. In exchange for Groom, Fremantle traded the rights to Andrew McLeod to the Adelaide Crows, a move for which Fremantle have been roundly criticised, as a result of McLeod's glittering career when compared to Groom's.[1]
Despite kicking 18 goals in 7 games for Fremantle, Groom was surprisingly dropped 4 times. When not selected he played for West Perth, kicking 70 goals in 14 games including 5 goals in their Premiership win over Subiaco.[2]
After beings delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 1995 season, he was selected by North Melbourne in the 1995 AFL Draft. However a week before the 1996 AFL season started he sustained a knee injury requiring a total knee reconstruction. Unfortunately 5 months later the knee buckled again and a second reconstruction was required;this in a season which saw North Melbourne take out the Reserves and Senior Premiership.
After missing season 1997 he managed to play Senior football with North Melbourne and was a member of the 1998 Pre-season Cup premiership winning team. He retired from AFL football at the end of 1998 due to injuries but went on to play with great success firstly for West Preston in the Diamond Valley League, and then Melbourne University Blacks in the Victorian Amateur Football Association.
In 2011, he came out of retirement to play 3 games for the Chicago United Football Club in the Mid American Australian League 2011 Madison Invitational Tournament.[3] He played in games against the Milwaukee Bombers, Minnesota Freeze, and Cincinnati Dockers, finishing with 10 goals and at least 10 behinds, helping Chicago United to a 2-1 record and 3rd place finish.[4]
See also
- List of VFL/AFL players who have played with three or more clubs
External links
References
- ^ Cornes, Graham; My guilt over Andrew McLeod; AdelaideNow; 9 August 2008
- ^ WAFL Player Profile
- ^ 2011 Madison Tournament
- ^ 2011 Madison Tournament Chicago Results
Inaugural Fremantle Football Club team Full-back Half-back Centre Half-forward Full-forward Ruck Interchange Coach Fremantle lost to Richmond 12.13 (85) to 12.18 (90), Round 1, 1 April 1995 at the MCG (Reference: Footystats) 1995 AFL Draft 1. Clive Waterhouse • 2. Matthew Primus • 3. Brendon Fewster • 4. Scott Bamford • 5. Brendan Krummel • 6. Daniel Healy • 7. Ben Edwards • 8. Jared Crouch • 9. Allen Jakovich • 10. Simon Prestigiacomo • 11. Donald Cockatoo-Collins • 12. Andrew Gowling • 13. Brad Rowe • 14. Luke Trew • 15. Darren Wheildon • 16. Shane Clayton • 17. Scott Welsh • 18. Brent Williams • 19. Barry Hall • 20. Nick Carter • 21. Clinton King • 22. Joe McLaren • 23. Jay Burton • 24. Paul Licuria • 25. Daniel Chick • 26. Chris Groom • 27. Kane Johnson • 28. Nick Trask • 29. Todd Curley • 30. Craig Smoker • 31. Andrew Ukovic • 32. Nigel Credlin • 33. Sam McFarlane • 34. Jason Snell • 35. Brad Smith • 36. Andrew Lamb • 37. Scott Grainger • 38. Jason Cripps • 39. Glenn Kilpatrick • 40. Luke Godden • 41. Ryan Grinter • 42. Troy Johnson • 43. Mark West • 44. Jonson Clifton • 45. Scott Hodges • 46. Ben Moore • 47. Brent Harvey • 48. Darren Milburn • 49. Ronnie Burns • 50. Brad Cassidy • 51. Kane Fraser • 52. Tony Campbell • 53. Adam Ugrinic • 54. Adam Ansell • 55. Mark Bradly • 56. Daniel Bradshaw • 57. Paul Whitelaw • 58. Peter Berbakov • 59. Ewan Thompson • 60. Darren O'Brien • 61. Daniel Lowther • 62. Adrian Burdon • 63. Jacob Anstey • 64. Matthew Carr • 65. Eric Lissenden • 66. Neil Marshall • 67. Michael Raidis • 68. Brady Anderson • 69. Daniel Marshall • 70. Ashley Fernee • 71. Jason Bevan • 72. Ashley Gehling • 73. Stuart Lamond • 74. Mark Bradley • 75. Clint Bizzell • 76. Ben Kemp • 77. Steven PittCategories:- Adelaide Football Club players
- Fremantle Football Club players
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- South Adelaide Football Club players
- West Perth Football Club players
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- University Blacks Football Club players
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