1. Chance Bateman was born on 21 June 1981 and is an Australian rules football coach and former player who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.
10 Facts About Chance Bateman
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Chance Bateman was a development coach at the West Coast Eagles until the end of the 2020 season.
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Chance Bateman learnt his football during his formative years in York and then with Perth in Westar Rules.
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Chance Bateman was an under 18 all Australian and in the squad for the Westar state side in 1999.
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Chance Bateman said the true sense of worth for Aboriginal players was founded on their family's value and strength and that fact provided him with his toughest times when he lost his sister Candace in a tragic train accident in 2001 he was desperate to return home to be with his parents and was shattered when he could not work a trade with West Coast or Fremantle.
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Chance Bateman averaged 20 possessions a game in his 21 games in 2006 and was hitting top form just before the 2007 season.
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Chance Bateman said a major career highlight was when he captained the Hawks in an indigenous round victory over West Coast at Launceston in 2007 when the Eagles were led by David Wirrpanda.
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Chance Bateman kicked Hawthorn's first goal in the 2008 Grand Final.
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Chance Bateman had his dreadlocks cut off for charity after the Grand Final victory.
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Chance Bateman missed the first game of 2010 because of a one-game suspension for striking Matthew Lloyd of Essendon in the last game of the 2009 season.