Brendon Ah Chee (born 21 December 1993) is an

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). He previously played for the

Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...

from 2012 to 2017. An agile midfielder or forward, Ah Chee was recruited from

South Fremantle Football Club South Fremantle Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. The club plays in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) and the WAFL Women's (WAFLW), commonly going by the nickname the ''Bulldogs ...

in the 2011 AFL draft. His ancestors were Australian Aboriginal, Chinese, Dutch, and Scottish. His great-grandfather was Chinese. He is the older brother of

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player

Callum Ah Chee Callum Ah Chee (born 9 October 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Ah Chee was born in Derby, Western Australia, Australia. His mother is Indigenous A ...

. Ah Chee has the nickname Polly, because of his ability to handball unusually long distances like Graham "Polly" Farmer. In season 2015, Ah Chee began his fourth season at Port Adelaide without a senior game to his name and needing to make an impression just to retain his spot on the list at season’s end. Following some strong

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form, he was selected to make his AFL debut against

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in round 3. He started as substitute but had a late impact, setting up the winning goal with what eventually became his trademark long range handball. Ah Chee played a further 10 games and began to establish himself as an AFL player late in the season, collecting 24 disposals, 3 goals and 3

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votes against

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and then 25 disposals and a goal against

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. His combination of a strong body, athletic prowess, and a lightning handball made Ah Chee a valuable contributor to the Power. In 2017, Ah Chee requested a trade from Port Adelaide, citing a lack of opportunity as the primary reason. At the start of the trade period, he then nominated the

as his preferred club. Ah Chee was traded to West Coast in October.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ah Chee, Brendan 1993 births Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Australian people of Chinese descent Australian people of Dutch descent Australian people of Scottish descent Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) West Coast Eagles players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Living people Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players East Perth Football Club players West Coast Eagles (WAFL) players