Adam Richardson
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| Adam Richardson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Adam Scott Richardson | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1974 | ||
| Original team(s) |
BFL ) | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001 | Adelaide | 2 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Adam Scott Richardson (born 20 August 1974) is a former
West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Adelaide in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Prior to moving to South Australia, Richardson played for
Ocean Grove in their premiership side, before playing for Geelong's
reserve team in 1996.
Richardson was a later comer to the AFL, recruited from West Adelaide in the
2001 Pre-Season Draft but only made two appearances. His first game came when Adelaide defeated Fremantle
by 20 points at Football Park, with Richardson contributing an inaccurate one goal and four behinds. The following weekend he participated in a win over Richmond but had no disposals and four hitouts.
A full-forward, Richardson instead spent most of 2001 playing at West Adelaide and became only the second Wests player alongside the club's all-time leading goalkicker
Best & Fairest
award in 1998. Richardson captained West Adelaide in 2002.
Richardson returned to Victoria and finished his career at Drysdale
as Player/Coach for two seasons 2003 & 2004. He was also the league's leading goalkicking with 110 goals in 2003.
References
- Adam Richardson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785