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'''Chance Bateman''' (born 21 June 1981 in [[Perth, Western Australia]]) is an [[Australian rules football]]er who currently plays for [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] in the [[Australian Football League]].
'''Chance Bateman''' (born 21 June 1981 in [[Perth, Western Australia]]) is an [[Australian rules football]]er who currently plays for [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] in the [[Australian Football League]].
==Early life==

Chance learn't his formative years in York and then with Perth in the WAFL. He was an under 18 all Australian in 1999. He was in the squad for the Westar state side in 1999.


==AFL career==
==AFL career==
[[File:AShawks.jpg|left|thumb|wide|Tackling during Hawthorn V Port Adelaide AFL Match in 2007]]
[[File:AShawks.jpg|left|thumb|wide|Tackling during Hawthorn V Port Adelaide AFL Match in 2007]]


Drafted by Hawthorn at pick 48 in the 1999 draft, the Hawks considered themselves lucky as they thought he would have been picked up earlier. His light frame made him a longer term prospect as he would require to develop more physically. His early career was interupted by a variety of injuries. Each time he bounced back and became a key member of the team.
===2006 season===

Bateman said the true sense of worth for Aboriginal players was founded on their family's value and strength and that fact provided him with his toughest times when he lost his sister Candace in a tragic train accident in 2001 he was desperate to return home to be with his parents and was shattered when he could not work a trade with West Coast or Fremantle. <ref>http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/7793666/bateman-bumps-bucky-as-top-wa-hawk/</ref>

''I'd stay at Hawthorn for as long as they'd have me, they've been fantastic for me. You don't really think too much about the milestones as they're coming up, but as you pass them you sort of look back with a bit of pride. I'm our first indigenous life member and to have had a small part in the club's history is pretty special.''
<ref>http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/7793666/bateman-bumps-bucky-as-top-wa-hawk/</ref>

In 2006 managed to play 21 games and came 12th in the club Best and Fairest award. Chance Bateman is known for his trademark [[dreadlocks]]. Chance Bateman is one of Hawthorn's most valuable players. His speed and hardness at the ball while playing on the wing allows the team to play a free flowing brand of game. He averaged 20 possessions a game in his 21 games in 2006 and is hitting top form just before the 2007 season.
In 2006 managed to play 21 games and came 12th in the club Best and Fairest award. Chance Bateman is known for his trademark [[dreadlocks]]. Chance Bateman is one of Hawthorn's most valuable players. His speed and hardness at the ball while playing on the wing allows the team to play a free flowing brand of game. He averaged 20 possessions a game in his 21 games in 2006 and is hitting top form just before the 2007 season.


His elite speed was recognised and was named in the [[2006 International Rules Series]] side to tour [[Ireland]].
His elite speed was recognised and was named in the [[2006 International Rules Series]] side to tour [[Ireland]].

Bateman said a major career highlight was when he captained the Hawks in an indigenous round victory over West Coast at Launceston in 2007 when the Eagles were led by [[David Wirrpanda]].
<ref>http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/7793666/bateman-bumps-bucky-as-top-wa-hawk/</ref>


Chance kicked Hawthorn's first goal in the 2008 Grand Final.
Chance kicked Hawthorn's first goal in the 2008 Grand Final.


Bateman had his dreadlocks cut off for charity after the Grand Final victory. The money was donated to the Rioli Fund, set up to improve Aboriginal health throughout Australia. <ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/30/2378440.htm?site=local</ref>
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Chance with captain Sam Mitchell were the only Hawthorn player to play in all games in 2009. He Will miss the first game of 2010 because of a 1 game suspension for striking Matthew Lloyd of Essendon in the last game of 2009 season.


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Chance with captain [[Sam Mitchell]] were the only Hawthorn player to play in all games in 2009. He missed the first game of 2010 because of a 1 game suspension for striking [[Matthew Lloyd]] of Essendon in the last game of 2009 season.

Bateman was put on Hawthorn's veterans list in 2011

==References==
{{reflist}}



==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 01:40, 12 May 2011

Chance Bateman
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-06-21)21 June 1981
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Perth Football Club
Draft 48 in AFL draft 1999
Height / weight 175cm/77kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 10
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Chance Bateman (born 21 June 1981 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League.

Early life

Chance learn't his formative years in York and then with Perth in the WAFL. He was an under 18 all Australian in 1999. He was in the squad for the Westar state side in 1999.

AFL career

Tackling during Hawthorn V Port Adelaide AFL Match in 2007

Drafted by Hawthorn at pick 48 in the 1999 draft, the Hawks considered themselves lucky as they thought he would have been picked up earlier. His light frame made him a longer term prospect as he would require to develop more physically. His early career was interupted by a variety of injuries. Each time he bounced back and became a key member of the team.

Bateman said the true sense of worth for Aboriginal players was founded on their family's value and strength and that fact provided him with his toughest times when he lost his sister Candace in a tragic train accident in 2001 he was desperate to return home to be with his parents and was shattered when he could not work a trade with West Coast or Fremantle. [1]

I'd stay at Hawthorn for as long as they'd have me, they've been fantastic for me. You don't really think too much about the milestones as they're coming up, but as you pass them you sort of look back with a bit of pride. I'm our first indigenous life member and to have had a small part in the club's history is pretty special. [2]

In 2006 managed to play 21 games and came 12th in the club Best and Fairest award. Chance Bateman is known for his trademark dreadlocks. Chance Bateman is one of Hawthorn's most valuable players. His speed and hardness at the ball while playing on the wing allows the team to play a free flowing brand of game. He averaged 20 possessions a game in his 21 games in 2006 and is hitting top form just before the 2007 season.

His elite speed was recognised and was named in the 2006 International Rules Series side to tour Ireland.

Bateman said a major career highlight was when he captained the Hawks in an indigenous round victory over West Coast at Launceston in 2007 when the Eagles were led by David Wirrpanda. [3]

Chance kicked Hawthorn's first goal in the 2008 Grand Final.

Bateman had his dreadlocks cut off for charity after the Grand Final victory. The money was donated to the Rioli Fund, set up to improve Aboriginal health throughout Australia. [4]


Chance with captain Sam Mitchell were the only Hawthorn player to play in all games in 2009. He missed the first game of 2010 because of a 1 game suspension for striking Matthew Lloyd of Essendon in the last game of 2009 season.

Bateman was put on Hawthorn's veterans list in 2011

References

  1. ^ http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/7793666/bateman-bumps-bucky-as-top-wa-hawk/
  2. ^ http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/7793666/bateman-bumps-bucky-as-top-wa-hawk/
  3. ^ http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/7793666/bateman-bumps-bucky-as-top-wa-hawk/
  4. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/30/2378440.htm?site=local


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