Kade Chandler
Kade Thomas Chandler (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. He made his senior debut against Sydney 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.
| Kade Chandler | |||
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 Chandler in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kade Thomas Chandler | ||
| Nickname | Chin[1] | ||
| Born |
13 January 2000 Charra, South Australia | ||
| Original teams | Western United Tigers, FWFL, Norwood | ||
| 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 | 84 (65) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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
[edit]Updated to the end of round 5, 2026.[6]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Melbourne | 37[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021[b] | Melbourne | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2022[c] | Melbourne | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023[d] | Melbourne | 37 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 152 | 122 | 274 | 83 | 60 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 37 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 166 | 120 | 286 | 72 | 94 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Melbourne | 37 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 187 | 149 | 336 | 87 | 88 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 14.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2026 | Melbourne | 37 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 15 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | |
| Career | 84 | 65 | 35 | 552 | 438 | 990 | 262 | 272 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ 2021 statistics include three games in which Chandler was an unused medical substitute (rounds 1, 6 and 8).
- ^ 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).
- ^ 2023 statistics include one game in which Chandler was substituted out of the game (round 11) and was replaced by James Jordon.
References
[edit]- ^ "Weird footy nicknames: So why do they call Gov 'Brackets'?".
- ^ "PAC Chronicle 2017" (PDF). Prince Alfred College. 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ McCubbing, Gus (16 August 2019), "AFL 2019: Melbourne rookie Kade Chandler to debut against Sydney", Fox Sports
- ^ Cetta, Luca (20 August 2019), "From Penong Oval to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Kade Chandler makes his AFL debut", West Coast Sentinel, archived from the original on 6 September 2019, retrieved 6 September 2019
- ^ "Watch this story by Aaron Gocs on Instagram before it disappears". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Kade Chandler". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
External links
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- Kade Chandler's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Kade Chandler from AFL Tables