Chance Bateman
Personal information
Date of birth	21 June 1981(1981-06-21)
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Recruited from	Perth Football Club
Height/Weight	175cm/77kg
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	10
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2000-	Perth Hawthorn	139 (52)
International team honours
2006	Australia
1 Playing statistics to end of 2009 season .

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.

[edit] AFL career

Tackling during Hawthorn V Port Adelaide AFL Match in 2007

[edit] 2006 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.

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

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.

[edit] External links

• Chance Bateman profile on the Official AFL Website of the Hawthorn Football Club
• Chance Bateman's statistics from AFL Tables

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