Kade Chandler
Personal information
Full name Kade Thomas Chandler
Nickname(s) Chin[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Charra, South Australia
Original team(s)

Western United Tigers, FWFL

Norwood Redlegs (SANFL)
Draft No. 15 in the 2019 Rookie draft
Debut 16 August 2019, Melbourne vs. Sydney, at MCG
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 37
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019- Melbourne 27 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kade Thomas Chandler[2] (born 13 January 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected at pick #15 in the 2019 Rookie draft.[3] He made his senior debut against Sydney[4] in round 22 of the 2019 season.

During the 2023 season, McDonald's had a customised TV ad that said "Chandler Bang" when Chandler scored a goal, a play on the Friends character Chandler Bing.[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 13, 2023.[6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Melbourne 37 1 0 0 4 3 7 2 9 0.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 7.0 2.0 9.0
2020 Melbourne 37 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2021[a] Melbourne 37 5 0 0 1 3 4 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.4
2022[b] Melbourne 37 4 0 1 4 3 7 3 0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.8 0.0
2023[c] Melbourne 37 13 15 9 99 63 162 54 41 1.2 0.7 7.6 4.8 12.5 4.2 3.2
Career 23 15 10 108 72 180 59 52 0.7 0.4 4.7 3.1 7.8 2.6 2.3

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 statistics include three games in which Chandler was an unused medical substitute (rounds 1, 6 and 8).
  2. ^ 2022 statistics include three games in which Chandler was a used medical substitute (rounds 7, 9 and 13) and one game in which he was an unused medical substitute (round 20).
  3. ^ 2023 statistics include one game in which Chandler was substituted out of the game (round 11) and was replaced by James Jordon.

References

  1. ^ "Weird footy nicknames: So why do they call Gov 'Brackets'?".
  2. ^ "PAC Chronicle 2017" (PDF). Prince Alfred College. 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ McCubbing, Gus (16 August 2019), "AFL 2019: Melbourne rookie Kade Chandler to debut against Sydney", Fox Sports
  4. ^ Cetta, Luca (20 August 2019), "From Penong Oval to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Kade Chandler makes his AFL debut", West Coast Sentinel
  5. ^ "Watch this story by Aaron Gocs on Instagram before it disappears". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Kade Chandler". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

External links

Melbourne Football Club – current squad
2019 AFL rookie draft
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