Kade Chandler

Kade Chandler
Kade Chandler
	Chandler in April 2025
Personal information
Full name	Kade Thomas Chandler
Nickname	Chin
Born	13 January 2000 (age 26); Charra, South Australia
Original teams	Western United Tigers, FWFL, Norwood
Draft	No. 15 in the 2019 Rookie draft
Debut	16 August 2019, Melbourne vs. Sydney, at MCG
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Club information
Current club	Melbourne
Number	37
Playing career1
Years	Club
2019–	Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 10, 2026.
Career highlights
	VFL premiership player: 2022;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kade Thomas Chandler^[2] (born 13 January 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected at pick #15 in the 2019 Rookie draft.^[3] He made his senior debut against Sydney^[4] in round 22 of the 2019 season.

During the 2023 season, McDonald's had a customised TV ad that said "Chandler Bang" when Chandler scored a goal, a play on the Friends character Chandler Bing.^[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 10, 2026.^[6]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2019	Melbourne	37	1	0	0	4	3	7	2	9	0.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	7.0	2.0	9.0	0
2020^[a]	Melbourne	37^{[citation needed]}	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2021^[b]	Melbourne	37	5	0	0	1	3	4	0	2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.4	0
2022^[c]	Melbourne	37	4	0	1	4	3	7	3	0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.8	1.8	0.8	0.0	0
2023^[d]	Melbourne	37	23	24	13	152	122	274	83	60	1.0	0.6	6.6	5.3	11.9	3.6	2.6	2
2024	Melbourne	37	23	18	9	166	120	286	72	94	0.8	0.4	7.2	5.2	12.4	3.1	4.1	0
2025	Melbourne	37	23	18	8	187	149	336	87	88	0.8	0.3	8.1	6.5	14.6	3.8	3.8	0
2026	Melbourne	37	10	12	5	86	74	160	24	40	1.2	0.5	8.6	7.4	16.0	2.4	4.0
Career			89	72	36	600	474	1074	271	293	0.8	0.4	6.7	5.3	12.1	3.0	3.3	2

Notes

↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
↑ 2021 statistics include three games in which Chandler was an unused medical substitute (rounds 1, 6 and 8).
↑ 2022 statistics include three games in which Chandler was a used medical substitute (rounds 7, 9 and 13) and one game in which he was an unused medical substitute (round 20).
↑ 2023 statistics include one game in which Chandler was substituted out of the game (round 11) and was replaced by James Jordon.