Chris Burgess (footballer)

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Chris Burgess
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 28)
Original team(s) West Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)/Flinders Park Football Club
Draft Pre-draft selection, 2018 national draft
Debut 24 March 2019, Gold Coast  vs. St Kilda, at Marvel Stadium
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Ruck / Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019–2023 Gold Coast 36 (14)
2024– Adelaide 4 (3)
Total40 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Chris Burgess (born 26 November 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Gold Coast Suns. He was recruited from West Adelaide Football Club in the 2018 AFL draft as a pre-draft selection. [1] Burgess won the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal as the leading goal kicker in the VFL for season 2022 and 2023. [2]

Contents

One month after Gold Coast's 2023 VFL premiership win, Burgess was traded to Adelaide following his trade request. [3] Burgess played his first game for Adelaide against his former club in round one, 2024. [4]

Statistics

'Statistics are correct to the end of 2023 [5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
2019 Gold Coast 2914435560115382270.30.23.94.38.22.71.60.5
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Gold Coast 290––––––––––––––––
2021 Gold Coast 291910101126217467421770.50.55.93.39.23.52.29.3
2022 Gold Coast 2920156117200.00.52.53.05.53.51.00.0
2023 Gold Coast 291023251030.02.03.02.05.01.00.03.0
Career361416175130305113661870.40.44.93.68.53.11.85.2
  1. ↑ 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.

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References

  1. ↑ Suns confirm acquisition of state players
  2. ↑ SUNS Media (23 August 2022). "Home VFL final confirmed for SUNS, Burgess makes history". Gold Coast Suns. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  3. ↑ @AFLHouse (11 October 2023). "Trade paperwork approved. Gold Coast SUNS trade its Round One pick (14) and Chris Burgess to the Adelaide Crows for both its Round Two picks (23 & 26)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "AFL Team Selection: Round One". Adelaide Football Club. 15 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chris Burgess". AFLTables. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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