Kieran Strachan

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Kieran Strachan
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 28)
Debut 1 August 2020, Adelaide  vs. North Melbourne, at Carrara Stadium
Height 204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Position(s) Forward/Ruck
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 45
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Adelaide 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kieran Strachan (born 5 October 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Strachan was selected with the 7th pick in the 2018 rookie draft. [1] [2]

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Early football

Strachan played football for the South Bendigo Football Club. [3] He also played in Essendon's VFL reserves team, before being traded to the Port Melbourne Football Club, where he played 2 games in the 2018 season. [4] [5]

AFL career

Strachan debuted in the Crows' 69 point loss to North Melbourne in the round 9 of the 2020 AFL season. [6] [7] On his debut, Strachan picked up 4 disposals and 4 tackles. [8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2020 [9]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
2019 Adelaide 450
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Adelaide 4510013404100.00.01.03.04.00.04.010.0
Career10013404100.00.01.03.04.00.04.010.0
  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.

Personal life

Strachan is the younger brother of Rebecca Bulley (née Strachan), a former Australia netball international. [10] [11] [12]

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