Shane McAdam

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Shane McAdam
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-28) 28 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Halls Creek, Western Australia [ citation needed ]
Debut 28 June 2020, Adelaide  vs. Brisbane, at The Gabba
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 23
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019–2023 Adelaide 50 (72)
2024– Melbourne 00 0(0)
Total50 (72)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Shane McAdam (born 28 May 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the nephew of former Australian rules footballers Gilbert McAdam, Adrian McAdam, Adam McAdam, and Greg McAdam. [1] [2] [3]

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Early football

McAdam played for the Claremont Football Club. [4] He later played for the Sturt Football Club in the SANFL. [4] [5] He debuted for Sturt in the 1st round of the 2018 SANFL season. [6] McAdam kicked 23 goals in his season with Sturt. [7]

AFL career

Adelaide (2019–2023)

McAdam was traded by Carlton to Adelaide in 2018, as a mature-aged pre-draft access selection, as part of a deal involving the trade of former Adelaide player Mitch McGovern. [8] McAdam debuted in the Crows' thirty-seven point loss against the Brisbane Lions in the fourth round of the 2020 AFL season. [9] [10] [11] [12] On debut, McAdam picked up 5 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles. [13]

Melbourne (2024–)

Following the 2023 AFL season, McAdam requested a trade to Melbourne, and was traded on 17 October. [14] [15]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to round 8, 2024. [16]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Adelaide 230
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Adelaide 23131212794312247380.90.96.03.39.43.62.9
2021 Adelaide 23152511794812756342.50.54.83.58.33.50.8
2022 Adelaide 23152313946816265441.50.96.34.510.84.32.9
2023 Adelaide 23712438306830231.70.65.44.39.74.33.3
2024 Melbourne 230
Career5072402901884781971391.40.85.83.89.63.92.8
  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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