Charlie Ballard

Charlie Ballard (born 23 July 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).

This article is about the sportsman. For the criminal, see Charles W. Bullard.

Charlie Ballard
Personal information
Nickname(s) Chook
Date of birth (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999
Original team(s) Sturt (SANFL)
Draft No. 42, 2017 national draft
Debut 5 May 2018, Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs, at Mars Stadium
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Position(s) Tall defender
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 10
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018- Gold Coast 110 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Charlie participated in the Auskick program at Mitcham, South Australia.[1]

Ballard played in their under-18 premiership for the Sturt Football Club in the SANFL as well as for Sacred Heart College.[2] Standing 180cm at the time, Ballard averaged 18 disposals on the wing in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships, playing for South Australia. He ran 3.05 seconds in the 20 m (66 ft) sprint at the AFL Draft Combine, and was touted as a top-30 selection at the 2017 AFL draft.[3]

AFL career

Ballard was selected by Gold Coast with pick 42, their 3rd-round selection.[4]

He made his AFL debut in round 7 of the 2018 season, in the nine-point loss against the Western Bulldogs at Mars Stadium. He kicked one goal on debut.[5]

On debut, Ballard was praised by coach Stuart Dew, along with fellow debutant Brayden Crossley.[6]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2023[7]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Gold Coast 311112793411339150.10.27.23.110.33.51.40
2019 Gold Coast 10210121163274111230.00.010.03.013.05.31.10
2020[lower-alpha 1] Gold Coast 1016001144415868130.00.07.12.89.94.30.80
2021 Gold Coast 10210022761288140250.00.010.82.913.76.71.23
2022 Gold Coast 10180117749226109220.00.18.71.310.05.01.70
2023Gold Coast10 231023063293142290.10.010.02.712.76.21.30
Career 110 2 4 1039 314 1353 609 127 0.0 0.0 9.4 2.9 12.3 5.5 1.2 3

Notes

  1. 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.

References
  1. AFL Record. Round 9, 2022. pg 78
  2. Abbracciavento, Daniela (5 August 2017). "Sturt under-18 player Charlie Ballard is one of SA's top AFL draft picks". The Advertiser. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. Twomey, Callum. "Late bloomer looms as draft tall order". afl.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. "Charlie Ballard". goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. Black, Sarah. "Five talking points: Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast". afl.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. Black, Sarah. "Sparkling debutants can add polish Suns need". afl.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  7. "Charlie Ballard". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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