Rick Ladson
Personal information
Full name Rick Ladson
Date of birth (1984-02-18) 18 February 1984 (age 39)
Original team(s) Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 16, 2001 national draft
Debut Round 6, 2003, Hawthorn vs. Carlton, at Optus Oval
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club

Bridgewater football netball club loddon valley football league (coach)

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Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2002–2011 Hawthorn 125 (45)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rick Ladson (born 18 February 1984) is a former Australian Rules Football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

AFL career

Ladson was selected at no. 16 in the 2001 AFL Draft from the Bendigo Pioneers and is a defender and outside midfielder.[1]

He debuted in Round 6, 2003, against the Carlton Football Club and continued to play six of 22 possible games in 2003. In 2004 he suffered a fractured wrist in a pre-season game and missed the first seven games.[2] In 2006, Ladson played all 22 games with an average of 18 disposals per game and finished ninth in the Best and Fairest. In 2007, Ladson continued his form, missing only two games in the home and away season and playing two finals games.

Ladson played in every game of the 2008 season, culminating in being a part of Hawthorn's premiership winning side. During the 2008 AFL Grand Final, he kicked the goal that was widely regarded as having sealed the game for the Hawks.[3] He had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee after that season, delaying his return until Round 13. He only played three games before he injured his right knee, which also required surgery and resulted in Ladson missing the remainder of the season.[4]

Post-AFL Career

For the 2012 season he was working with the Essendon Football Club as a development coach.

In 2013, Ladson was the playing-coach for the Golden Square Football Club in the Bendigo Football League, coaching them to their fifth consecutive premiership.[5]

Ladson has been the coach of Sedgwick Cricket Club since the 2014/15 season.[6]

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2002 Hawthorn 18 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2003 Hawthorn 18 6 5 4 38 14 52 13 10 0.8 0.7 6.3 2.3 8.7 2.2 1.7 0
2004 Hawthorn 18 8 5 1 35 26 61 11 10 0.6 0.1 4.4 3.3 7.6 1.4 1.3 0
2005 Hawthorn 18 16 7 3 142 74 216 61 30 0.4 0.2 8.9 4.6 13.5 3.8 1.9 0
2006 Hawthorn 4 22 7 10 252 146 398 104 36 0.3 0.5 11.5 6.6 18.1 4.7 1.6 0
2007 Hawthorn 4 22 10 3 275 180 455 101 38 0.5 0.1 12.5 8.2 20.7 4.6 1.7 0
2008# Hawthorn 4 25 3 9 229 261 490 106 69 0.1 0.4 9.2 10.4 19.6 4.2 2.8 0
2009 Hawthorn 4 3 1 0 19 27 46 6 8 0.3 0.0 6.3 9.0 15.3 2.0 2.7 0
2010 Hawthorn 4 13 5 6 127 76 203 36 43 0.4 0.5 9.8 5.8 15.6 2.8 3.3 0
2011 Hawthorn 4 10 2 3 92 52 144 26 36 0.2 0.3 9.2 5.2 14.4 2.6 3.6 0
Career:[7] 125 45 39 1209 856 2065 464 280 0.4 0.3 9.7 6.8 16.5 3.7 2.2 0

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 722. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  2. ^ "Neitz in doubt for Hawks clash". The Age. 22 March 2004.
  3. ^ Martin Blake (28 March 2016). Mighty Fighting Hawks. Penguin Books. p. 88. ISBN 9781760142629.
  4. ^ Chiu, Jennifer (18 July 2009). "Knee surgery puts Ladson out for season". The Age.
  5. ^ Martin Blake (28 March 2016). Mighty Fighting Hawks. Penguin Books. p. 72. ISBN 9781760142629.
  6. ^ "08: Where are they now?". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Rick Ladson". AFL Tables.

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