Chad Fletcher | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Chad Fletcher | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1979 | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfield | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1999–2009 | West Coast | 179 (74) | |
International team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2003 | Australia | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009.
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Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Chad Fletcher (born 30 August 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Subiaco and Claremont Football Clubs in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). From Perth, Western Australia, Fletcher was recruited by West Coast in the 1998 Rookie Draft, and made his debut for the club in 1999. Having represented Australia in the 2003 International Rules Series against Ireland, he was subsequently named in the All-Australian team in 2004. Fletcher played in West Coast's 2006 premiership victory over Sydney, and retired at the end of the 2009 season after a total of 179 games for the club.
Fletcher began his professional football career in the West Australian Football League with Subiaco, and was elevated from the West Coast rookie list in 1998. He made his AFL debut in 1999, but did not make his mark on the league until 2002.
Chad Fletcher was 4th in the West Coast Best & Fairest voting in 2002 before he improved to 3rd in 2003 and 2nd in 2004. In 2003, Fletcher was selected to play for Australia in the International Rules series against Ireland, and in 2004 he was named to the interchange bench of his first All-Australian team.