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Adrian Fletcher

Brisbane Bears, Fremantle, Geelong, St Kilda and Brisbane

AFL career

231 games97 goals

Debut
R8 1989 v BRB20 May 1989
Most recent
R22 2001 v ADE1 Sept 2001

Stats

2001
FRE
21
11.0
11.9
22.9
4.6
1.2
0.7
2.6
0.1
0.2
81
2000
FRE
20
10.8
11.0
21.8
3.4
1.6
1.0
2.7
0.2
0.1
75
1999
FRE
22
13.5
12.9
26.4
4.8
2.3
1.4
1.7
0.4
0.2
89
1998
FRE
16
14.1
8.9
22.9
4.3
1.4
1.2
2.5
0.5
0.4
84
1997
BRL
21
11.3
8.2
19.5
4.0
0.8
0.9
2.8
0.2
0.5
73
1996
BRB
24
14.2
10.0
24.2
3.8
1.2
1.7
2.5
0.6
0.7
84
1995
BRB
23
13.9
12.8
26.7
4.2
1.8
1.2
2.1
0.6
0.5
90
1994
BRB
19
12.4
11.2
23.6
3.6
1.5
1.5
1.8
0.3
0.3
77
1993
BRB
20
11.8
11.8
23.6
4.4
2.1
1.7
2.1
0.8
0.3
82
1992
STK
22
10.5
10.1
20.6
3.3
1.9
1.0
1.7
0.5
0.3
71
1991
GEE
6
11.3
10.3
21.7
3.2
0.8
1.5
1.7
0.3
0.0
69
1990
GEE
9
11.8
10.3
22.1
2.6
1.6
1.6
1.2
0.3
0.2
68
1989
GEE
8
9.5
6.6
16.1
2.8
1.4
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.1
56
League
Season
ADE
SUB
R22
23
10
33
3
2
0
0
0
1.1
107
MEL
CS
R21
12
8
20
8
1
1
0
2
0.1
83
BRL
SUB
R20
12
10
22
4
1
0
0
4
0.0
85
WCE
SUB
R19
11
17
28
4
1
3
0
2
1.0
85
HAW
CS
R18
9
12
21
3
1
0
1
1
0.0
66
COL
SUB
R17
14
9
23
3
2
1
0
7
0.1
97
CAR
OO
R16
10
11
21
6
1
1
1
0
0.0
69
WBD
CS
R15
6
18
24
6
1
2
1
3
0.0
80
PAD
SUB
R14
16
10
26
8
1
1
0
6
0.0
114
ESS
CS
R13
13
15
28
6
0
1
0
2
0.1
93
STK
SUB
R12
2
3
5
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
20
KAN
CS
R11
6
11
17
4
0
0
0
3
0.0
64
RCH
SUB
R10
6
8
14
5
2
0
0
5
0.0
71
SYD
SCG
R9
11
18
29
4
2
0
0
1
1.0
93
ADE
FP
R7
14
6
20
3
0
1
0
2
0.0
68
MEL
SUB
R6
11
11
22
4
2
0
0
2
0.1
78
BRL
Gabba
R5
7
17
24
4
3
1
0
3
0.0
79
WCE
SUB
R4
15
14
29
7
1
1
0
4
0.0
108
HAW
SUB
R3
13
14
27
4
2
1
0
2
0.0
86
COL
CS
R2
5
11
16
3
0
0
0
1
0.0
50
CAR
SUB
R1
14
17
31
8
2
1
0
2
0.0
107

Profile

Born
10 Oct 1969 (age 57y 11d)
Height
178 cm
Weight
84 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Fremantle B&F1999
    2nd
    1998
    Top 10
    2000, 2001
  • Fremantle captain(2×) 2000, 2001
  • Brownlow Medal
    Top 10
    1999

Family

Bio

1 revision

Hailing from Glenorchy, Tasmania, Adrian Fletcher carved out a reputation as one of the league's most effective midfield accumulators across a unique four-club journey. He began his career with Geelong, notably playing in the 1989 Grand Final during his debut season, but found permanent opportunities limited within the Cats' star-studded engine room. After a solitary season with St Kilda in 1992, Fletcher moved to the Brisbane Bears, where he truly established himself as an elite clearance specialist. Renowned for his ability to find the football despite a lack of foot speed, his creative handballing, stoppage craft, and vision in heavy traffic became instrumental during the Bears' rise to becoming a finals force.

Fletcher's time in Queensland was highlighted by a Best and Fairest award in 1995, validating his status as a premier ball-winner of the 1990s. He eventually crossed to Fremantle in 1998, providing much-needed hardened experience and professionalism to a struggling Dockers outfit. His standing at the club was such that he was appointed co-captain alongside Shaun McManus for his final two seasons. A consistent performer who rarely played a bad game, Fletcher retired in 2001 with 231 games to his name before transitioning into a long-serving career as an assistant coach.

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