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 (AFL).
Chance Bateman is Hawthorn's first indigenous player to reach 100 games, first Aboriginal life member, and the club's longest-serving WA recruit.
Chance learn't his football during his formative years in York and then with Perth in the WAFL. He was an under 18 all Australian in ...
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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 (AFL).
Chance Bateman is Hawthorn's first indigenous player to reach 100 games, first Aboriginal life member, and the club's longest-serving WA recruit.
Chance learn't his football during 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.
Drafted by Hawthorn at pick 48 in the 1999 AFL 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 interrupted 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...
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