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Ah Chee playing for Gold Coast in August 2018
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Callum Ah Chee | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Original team | Kelmscott Junior Football Club South Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 8, 2015 national draft | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Brisbane Lions | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
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Callum Ah Chee (born 9 October 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Ah Chee was born in Derby, Western Australia, Australia. His mother is Indigenous Australian (Nyoongar) and Dutch. His father is Indigenous Australian (Nyikina & Yawuru) and Chinese. The family moved to the south-east Perth suburb of Armadale when Callum was three years of age. His older brother, Brendon, is also a professional Australian rules footballer, and played for the West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide Power.
Ah Chee initially played basketball in his youth before picking up Australian rules football and playing for Kelmscott Junior Football Club & South Fremantle. He began playing colts football in 2013 and made his WAFL senior debut at the age of 17 for South Fremantle. He also represented Western Australia at the 2014 and 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships.
AFL career
Ah Chee was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their first selection and eighth overall in the 2015 national draft. He was traded to Brisbane at the end of the 2019 AFL season.
Ah Chee was substituted out of Brisbane's 2023 Grand Final after only 6 disposals. He returned in 2024 and adopted a strong forward role, ultimately kicking 10 goals in the finals series. Ah Chee was an integral member of the Brisbane Lions' 2024 premiership winning team, kicking 4 goals in the Grand Final, and finishing third in the Norm Smith medal voting.
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2024 season.
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2016 | Gold Coast | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 124 | 209 | 46 | 49 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | Gold Coast | 13 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 85 | 74 | 159 | 34 | 43 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 127 | 77 | 204 | 51 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 138 | 69 | 207 | 63 | 52 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 103 | 96 | 199 | 35 | 58 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 132 | 112 | 244 | 74 | 36 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 45 | 126 | 42 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 2024# | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 228 | 120 | 348 | 122 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Career | 143 | 75 | 47 | 990 | 723 | 1713 | 472 | 344 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | ||
Notes
Honours and achievements
Team
- AFL premiership player: 2024
