Adam Heuskes
Sydney, Brisbane and Port Adelaide
AFL career
125 games12 goals
- Debut
- R14 1994 v ESS26 June 1994
- Most recent
- R21 2000 v STK29 July 2000
Stats
2000 | BRL | 14 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 16.1 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 63 |
1999 | BRL | 25 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 17.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68 |
1998 | PAD | 15 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 58 |
1997 | PAD | 22 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 19.1 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68 |
1996 | SYD | 22 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 16.6 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 60 |
1995 | SYD | 17 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 14.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 49 |
1994 | SYD | 10 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 13.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 48 |
STK | Gabba | R21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 63 |
KAN | CS | R14 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 81 |
WCE | Gabba | R13 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 75 |
RCH | Gabba | R12 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 73 |
MEL | CS | R10 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 90 |
COL | Gabba | R9 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 75 |
ESS | Gabba | R8 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 |
FRE | SUB | R7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 |
STK | CS | R6 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 87 |
ADE | Gabba | R5 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 |
PAD | FP | R4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 55 |
HAW | MCG | R3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 16 |
WBD | CS | R2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 53 |
CAR | OO | R1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 48 |
Bio
Recruited from South Adelaide, Adam Heuskes established himself as one of the league's most damaging rebounding defenders during the mid-1990s. He burst onto the scene with the Sydney Swans, playing a pivotal role in their run to the 1996 Grand Final with his pace, intercept marking, and willingness to take the game on from half-back. Seeking a return to South Australia, he joined Port Adelaide's inaugural AFL squad in 1997, where his form peaked with an All-Australian selection in the club's debut season.
Despite his on-field brilliance, Heuskes was known as a flamboyant character and often found himself on the move; he was traded to the Brisbane Lions ahead of the 1999 season. While he featured prominently in the Lions' 1999 preliminary final campaign under Leigh Matthews, his AFL journey came to a premature end at just 24 years of age when he was delisted following the 2000 season, narrowly missing out on Brisbane's subsequent premiership dynasty.
Profile
- Born
- 20 Mar 1976 (age 50y 215d)
- Birthplace
- Boronia, VIC
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
Teams
Honours
- All-Australian1997
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from South Adelaide, Adam Heuskes established himself as one of the league's most damaging rebounding defenders during the mid-1990s. He burst onto the scene with the Sydney Swans, playing a pivotal role in their run to the 1996 Grand Final with his pace, intercept marking, and willingness to take the game on from half-back. Seeking a return to South Australia, he joined Port Adelaide's inaugural AFL squad in 1997, where his form peaked with an All-Australian selection in the club's debut season.
Despite his on-field brilliance, Heuskes was known as a flamboyant character and often found himself on the move; he was traded to the Brisbane Lions ahead of the 1999 season. While he featured prominently in the Lions' 1999 preliminary final campaign under Leigh Matthews, his AFL journey came to a premature end at just 24 years of age when he was delisted following the 2000 season, narrowly missing out on Brisbane's subsequent premiership dynasty.