Stokey
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As you might have heard via carrier pigeon or carrier great white, Gather Round is happening in South Australia this weekend. It is suppossedly a chance for the AFL community to come together to celebrate that South Australians, for a weekend at least, seem only slightly less cringey and backward than they actually are the other 51 weeks of the year. :fightpump: AFL!
In celebration of this mediocre occassion of Gather Around (a barrel), I thought it might be an apt time to celebrate great Port or Adelaide players for whatever reason fell off the AFL radar after years of seemingly infinite stardom.
Today we are going to celebrate.....Chad Wingard.
A former star Port Adelaide player who after a hugely influential young career fell off the AFL radar at the end of 2018.
Up until then he had the following honours.
So what happened to Chad, or as he affectionately known as, The Chad, The Chode and the PortniteKing?
It took a bit of investigation, but apparently, according to LinkedIn, he is an 'Athlete', at the Hawthorn Football Club.
I did a bit of digging and according to Google the Hawthorn Football Club is an amateur organisation that suppossedly plays out of a suburb of the same name.
It is also unclear of the official home of this amateur club but a few pictures paint a picture of their amatuer status..
Glenferrie:
Waverley:
Dingley:
I can only guess from this last photo that this isn't actually a formal stadium but a stock photo of a stadium to make them look less amaturish. It's is Tassie for starters.
Anyway, enough about this amatuer club and let's get back to Chad.
I reached out to his supposed club and they say he hasn't worked there since a guy called 'Clarko' left.
So in short. I have no idea what has happened to Chad but I wish him well.
Until next instalment.
Stokey
In celebration of this mediocre occassion of Gather Around (a barrel), I thought it might be an apt time to celebrate great Port or Adelaide players for whatever reason fell off the AFL radar after years of seemingly infinite stardom.
Today we are going to celebrate.....Chad Wingard.
A former star Port Adelaide player who after a hugely influential young career fell off the AFL radar at the end of 2018.
Up until then he had the following honours.
- 2× All-Australian team: 2013, 2015
- John Cahill Medal: 2013
- 2× Port Adelaide leading goalkicker: 2015, 2016
- Showdown Medal: R19, 2013
- Mark of the Year: 2014
- South Australia U18s captain: 2011
So what happened to Chad, or as he affectionately known as, The Chad, The Chode and the PortniteKing?
It took a bit of investigation, but apparently, according to LinkedIn, he is an 'Athlete', at the Hawthorn Football Club.
I did a bit of digging and according to Google the Hawthorn Football Club is an amateur organisation that suppossedly plays out of a suburb of the same name.
It is also unclear of the official home of this amateur club but a few pictures paint a picture of their amatuer status..
Glenferrie:
Waverley:
Dingley:
I can only guess from this last photo that this isn't actually a formal stadium but a stock photo of a stadium to make them look less amaturish. It's is Tassie for starters.
Anyway, enough about this amatuer club and let's get back to Chad.
I reached out to his supposed club and they say he hasn't worked there since a guy called 'Clarko' left.
So in short. I have no idea what has happened to Chad but I wish him well.
Until next instalment.
Stokey
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