Chris Groom

Adelaide: Zone Selection, 1992
Fremantle: Trade for Andrew McLeod, 1994

Premierships:

Leading Goalkicker:

Chris Groom (born 28 August 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the Adelaide, Fremantle and North Melbourne Football Clubs.

After a very successful junior career for South Adelaide that included playing in the 1990 under 17 SANFL premiership and the 1991 Reserves Premiership (aged 17), Chris was selected by the Adelaide Crows during the moritorium where the club had the first 8 picks of South Australian players before other clubs could select (1992). At 18 years of age Groom made his debut for South Adelaide's Seniors in round 1, 1992 playing against Glenelg and kicked 5 goals. He finished the year with 42 goals from 25 games in a year where South Adelaide made the finals. In 1992 Chris made his AFL debut in round 1 against Richmond, kicking 2 goals. After being plagued by illness and injury he was traded to Fremantle Dockers for the 1995 season and played in Fremantle's first ever game, kicking 3 goals. In exchange for Groom, Fremantle traded the rights to Andrew McLeod to the Adelaide Crows, a move for which Fremantle have been roundly criticised, as a result of McLeod's glittering career when compared to Groom's.

Despite kicking 18 goals in 7 games for Fremantle, Groom was surprisingly dropped 4 times. When not selected he played for West Perth, kicking 70 goals in 14 games including 5 goals in their Premiership win over Subiaco.