Callum Ah Chee
| Callum Ah Chee | |||
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 Ah Chee playing for Gold Coast in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Callum Ah Chee | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Kelmscott Junior Football Club South Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 8, 2015 national draft | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane Lions | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016–2019 | Gold Coast | 45 (24) | |
| 2020– | Brisbane Lions | 98 (51) | |
| Total | 143 (75) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Callum Ah Chee (born 9 October 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
[edit]Ah Chee was born in Derby, Western Australia, Australia. His mother is Indigenous Australian (Nyoongar) and Dutch. His father is Indigenous Australian (Nyikina & Yawuru) and Chinese.[1] The family moved to the south-east Perth suburb of Armadale when Callum was three years of age. His older brother, Brendon, is also a professional Australian rules footballer, and played for the West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide Power.
Ah Chee initially played basketball in his youth before picking up Australian rules football and playing for Kelmscott Junior Football Club & South Fremantle. He began playing colts football in 2013 and made his WAFL senior debut at the age of 17 for South Fremantle.[2] He also represented Western Australia at the 2014 and 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships.
AFL career
[edit]Ah Chee was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their first selection and eighth overall in the 2015 national draft.[3] He was traded to Brisbane at the end of the 2019 AFL season.[4][5]
Ah Chee was substituted out of Brisbane's 2023 Grand Final after only 6 disposals. He returned in 2024 and adopted a strong forward role, ultimately kicking 10 goals in the finals series. Ah Chee was an integral member of the Brisbane Lions' 2024 premiership winning team, kicking 4 goals in the Grand Final, and finishing third in the Norm Smith medal voting.[6][7]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of the 2024 season.[8]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | ||
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Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2016 | Gold Coast | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 124 | 209 | 46 | 49 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | Gold Coast | 13 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 85 | 74 | 159 | 34 | 43 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 127 | 77 | 204 | 51 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| 2020[a] | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 138 | 69 | 207 | 63 | 52 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 103 | 96 | 199 | 35 | 58 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 132 | 112 | 244 | 74 | 36 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 45 | 126 | 42 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 2024# | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 228 | 120 | 348 | 122 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Career | 143 | 75 | 47 | 990 | 723 | 1713 | 472 | 344 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | ||
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.
Honours and achievements
[edit]Team
References
[edit]- ^ Going places: Rocket man Callum Ah Chee out to prove his hanger is no fluke
- ^ SUNS TV: Callum Ah Chee Day 2
- ^ Gold Coast Suns snare high-flying half-forward Callum Ah Chee in AFL draft
- ^ @AFL_House (16 October 2019). "Trade paperwork lodged: Gold Coast have traded Callum Ah Chee to Brisbane Lions for Future Round 2 2020 selection…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "As it happened: AFL trade period, deadline day". 16 October 2019.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (28 September 2024). "Lion Kings: Fagan's heroes thrash Swans in GF shock". AFL. MCG.
- ^ Beveridge, Riley (29 September 2024). "Lion's chat with Fagan that sparked September fire".
- ^ "Callum Ah Chee". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
External links
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- Callum Ah Chee's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Callum Ah Chee's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Gold Coast Football Club players
- Brisbane Lions players
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- Brisbane Lions premiership players
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Australian people of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Australian people of Dutch descent
- South Fremantle Football Club players