Kade Chandler

Kade Chandler
Chandler in April 2025
Personal information
Full name Kade Thomas Chandler
Nickname Chin
Born (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 26)
Charra, South Australia
Original teams
Draft No. 15, 2019 rookie draft
Debut 16 August 2019, round 22, 2019, Melbourne vs. Sydney, at MCG
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position Small forward / midfielder
Other occupation Window cleaner
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 37
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Melbourne 100 (81)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2026.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kade Thomas Chandler (born 13 January 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Born and raised in Charra, South Australia, Chandler grew up playing for Western United Tigers in the Western Eyre Football League, before later joining Norwood in the SANFL prior to being selected at pick number 15 in the 2019 rookie draft. He made his senior debut against Sydney in the penultimate round of the 2019 season. At the conclusion of the 2022 VFL season, Chandler became a VFL premiership player.

Early life

Kade Thomas Chandler was born on 13 January 2000, as one of four sons to Tracey and Milton Chandler. He grew up in Charra, South Australia, a rural locality within the District Council of Ceduna.

Career

Chandler was selected at pick number 15 in the 2019 rookie draft, held ahead of the 2019 season. Prior to his drafting, he had worked as a window cleaner. In Round 22 of the 2019 season, he was selected to make his debut against the Sydney Swans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on 16 August.

His 2022 season culminated in a premiership at VFL level at the conclusion of the 2022 VFL season. During the 2023 season, McDonald's had a customised TV ad that said "Chandler Bang" when Chandler scored a goal, a play on the Friends character Chandler Bing.

Personal life

Chandler's partner, Amy Steele, gave birth to their first child, Albie, in March 2026.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019Melbourne37 100437290.00.04.03.07.02.09.00
202037 0——————————————0
2021Melbourne37 500134020.00.00.20.60.80.00.40
2022Melbourne37 401437300.00.31.00.81.80.80.00
2023Melbourne37 23241315212227483601.00.66.65.311.93.62.62
2024Melbourne37 2318916612028672940.80.47.25.212.43.14.10
2025Melbourne37 2318818714933687880.80.38.16.514.63.83.80
2026Melbourne37 20171315814730552880.90.77.97.415.32.64.40
Career 99774467254712192993410.80.46.85.512.33.03.42

Notes

  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.
  2. ↑ 2021 statistics include three games in which Chandler was an unused medical substitute (rounds round 1, 6, and 8).
  3. ↑ 2022 statistics include three games in which Chandler was the medical substitute (rounds round 7, 9, and 13) and one game in which he was an unused medical substitute (round 20).
  4. ↑ 2023 statistics include one game in which Chandler was substituted out of the game (round 11) and was replaced by James Jordon.

Honours and achievements

Team

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Weird footy nicknames: So why do they call Gov "Brackets"?". AFL.com.au. 17 March 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "PAC Chronicle 2017" (PDF). Prince Alfred College. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Kade Chandler Draft Profile". Rookie Me Central. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Peterson, Joel (9 May 2026). "When you grow up where Kade Chandler did, everything involves the path less travelled". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  5. ↑ McCubbing, Gus (16 August 2019). "AFL 2019: Melbourne rookie Kade Chandler to debut against Sydney". Fox Sports Australia. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Cetta, Luca (20 August 2019). "From Penong Oval to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Kade Chandler makes his AFL debut". West Coast Sentinel. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Aaron Gocs [@aarongocs]; (24 April 2023). "Watch this story by Aaron Gocs on Instagram before it disappears". Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Kade Chandler". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Gellie, Tess (20 December 2021). "Chandler masters the art of off-season work". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.