Chris Ladhams (born 24 October 1980) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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in the

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(AFL). Essendon initially recruited Ladhams, in the 1998 AFL draft, but in three seasons on their list wasn't able to break into the seniors. He was let go by the club and picked up by Adelaide with the fifth pick of the 2000 Pre-Season Draft. Ladhams, a left footer, played as a utility and appeared in the opening 12 rounds of the

2001 AFL season The 2001 AFL season was the 105th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured six ...

. He performed well in 2002 and was in good form leading into the finals, averaging 23 disposals from round 15. In the 2003 pre-season, Ladhams was a match-winner when he kicked a checkside goal from the left

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to defeat rivals

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in the dying seconds of their Wizard Cup encounter. They went on to beat Collingwood in the grand final. He spent much of the

2003 AFL season The 2003 AFL season was the 107th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured six ...

up forward and kicked 20 goals for the year but wasn't able to hold his spot in the team for the finals series. Ladhams added just six further games in 2004 but put in some good performances in the SANFL for

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, his original club, to win their "Best and Fairest". After being de-listed he continued playing for North Adelaide, from 2005 to 2008. He played for

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in 2009 and 2010, and spent the summer months in the

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where he made appearances for

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. Since then he has played in many country teams and now returns home to Gaza in 2020.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ladhams, Chris 1980 births Adelaide Football Club players North Adelaide Football Club players Nightcliff Football Club players Nhill Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Living people