Campbell Chesser

Campbell Chesser
Personal information
Full name	Campbell Chesser
Date of birth	(2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 (age 22)
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons
Draft	No. 14, 2021 national draft
Height / weight	186cm, 85kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	18
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2023-	West Coast	32 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Campbell Chesser (born 27 April 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He plays mostly as a midfielder.

Early football

Chesser is originally from the Albury suburb of Lavington, New South Wales, located on the Victoria-New South Wales border. ^[1] He demonstrated his football talent early on, becoming the Vic Country co-captain alongside Ben Hobbs and an All-Australian at under-16 level. ^[2] He attended Melbourne Grammar. Despite a knee injury and limited play time due to COVID-19, ^[3] he was drafted from the Sandringham Dragons to the West Coast Eagles with the 14th pick in the 2021 AFL Draft. ^[4]

AFL career

After missing his first season with injury, ^[5] Chesser debuted in the first round of the 2023 AFL season in a close game against the North Melbourne Football Club, finishing with 5 disposals and 3 marks. Chesser is currently signed on with the West Coast Eagles until 2025. ^{[6] [7]}

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 AFL season. ^[8]

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
2022	West Coast	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2023	West Coast	18	14	0	4	80	83	163	33	27	0.0	0.29	5.7	5.9	11.6	2.4	1.9
2024	West Coast	18	18	5	4	107	87	194	34	30	0.3	0.2	5.9	4.8	10.7	1.9	1.7
Career			32	5	8	187	170	357	67	57	0.2	0.3	5.8	5.3	11.2	2.1	1.8

References

1. Kohlhagen, Brett (5 August 2019). "Lavington's Campbell Chesser picked in All Australian side". The Border Mail .
2. Cotton, Ben (25 November 2021). "'Were the Eagles preparing to draft Shaq?' AFL world loses it over draftee's HUGE jumper". Fox Sports .
3. O'Donoghue, Craig (10 January 2022). "West Coast Eagles draftee Campbell Chesser loving start to AFL after taking unconventional path". The West Australian .
4. Rogers, Samantha (25 November 2021). "AFL draft: West Coast Eagles savaged after first-round recruit Campbell Chesser forced into ill-fitting jumper". PerthNow .
5. Mottram, Seb. "Concern for Eagles' prized 2021 draft pick after injury-curtailed debut season". SEN .
6. "Chesser re-signs until 2025". westcoasteagles.com.au. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
7. Kirby, Aaron (18 May 2022). "Campbell Chesser to stay an Eagle until at least 2025 after extending deal". PerthNow .
8. "AFL Tables - Campbell Chesser - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 2025-04-22.

External links

• Campbell Chesser's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
• Campbell Chesser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Campbell Chesser at AustralianFootball.com
• Campbell Chesser's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net