Brendon Ah Chee
| Brendon Ah Chee | |||
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 Ah Chee playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brendon Ah Chee | ||
| Nickname | "Polly" | ||
| Born |
21 December 1993 Western Australia | ||
| Original team | South Fremantle Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 45, 2011 national draft | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder/forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2017 | Port Adelaide | 27 (17) | |
| 2018–2021 | West Coast | 31 (14) | |
| Total | 58 (31) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Brendon Ah Chee (born 21 December 1993) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). He now plays for South Fremantle in the WAFL.
An agile midfielder or forward, Ah Chee was recruited from South Fremantle Football Club in the 2011 AFL draft.[1] His ancestors were Australian Aboriginal, Chinese, Dutch, and Scottish. His great-grandfather was Chinese.[2] He is the older brother of Brisbane Lions player Callum Ah Chee. Ah Chee has the nickname Polly, because of his ability to handball unusually long distances like Graham "Polly" Farmer.
In season 2015, Ah Chee began his fourth season at Port Adelaide without a senior game to his name and needing to make an impression just to retain his spot on the list at season's end. Following some strong SANFL form, he was selected to make his AFL debut against North Melbourne in round 3. He started as substitute but had a late impact, setting up the winning goal with what eventually became his trademark long range handball. Ah Chee played a further 10 games and began to establish himself as an AFL player late in the season, collecting 24 disposals, 3 goals and 3 Brownlow Medal votes against Greater Western Sydney and then 25 disposals and a goal against Hawthorn. His combination of a strong body, athletic prowess, and a lightning handball made Ah Chee a valuable contributor to the Power.
In 2017, Ah Chee requested a trade from Port Adelaide, citing a lack of opportunity as the primary reason. At the start of the trade period, he then nominated the West Coast Eagles as his preferred club.[3] Ah Chee was traded to West Coast in October.[4]
References
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- ^ Port Adelaide recruit Brendon Ah Chee Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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External links
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- Brendon Ah Chee's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Brendon Ah Chee's playing statistics from AFL TablesLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Brendon Ah Chee at AustralianFootball.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Brendon Ah Chee's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.netLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1993 births
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- 21st-century Indigenous Australian people
- Noongar people
- Australian people of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Australian people of Dutch descent
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Port Adelaide Football Club players
- Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
- West Coast Eagles players
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Living people
- Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
- East Perth Football Club players
- West Coast Eagles (WAFL) players