Chad Wingard

Wingard was born on 29 July 1993{{cite web | title=Chad Wingard | website=AFL Tables | url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Chad_Wingard.html | access-date=3 March 2024}} in Murray Bridge, South Australia. His father, Trevor, is Aboriginal man, and his mother Julie is Irish.{{cite web | last=Capel | first=Andrew | title=Power the pick for Crows fan Chad | website=adelaidenow | date=23 November 2011 | url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/port-the-pick-for-crows-fan-chad/news-story/2b64cfdc67b475acf4d5896dea591568?nk=cb87e4a2a98c9fcff2fe9d8dce85ba46-1709454684 | access-date=3 March 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.aflplayers.com.au/app/uploads/2023/05/Indigenous-Map-2023-Final3.pdf|title=AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2012|publisher=AFLPA|access-date=24 May 2012}} His father is a descendant of Kudnarto, who is notable for being the first Aboriginal woman to legally marry a European settler in the colony of South Australia, making legal history in 1848.{{cite web | last=Brock | first=Peggy|date=2020|quote=This entry is from the Australian Dictionary of Biography | title= Kudnarto (c. 1832–1855) | website=Indigenous Australia | url=https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/kudnarto-29704 | access-date=29 February 2024}} {{as of|2018}}, mother Julie worked at an emergency accommodation centre.{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Claire |title=Fostering community of carers |url=https://www.murrayvalleystandard.com.au/story/2341948/fostering-community-of-carers/ |website=Murray Valley Standard |access-date=7 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707094318/https://www.murrayvalleystandard.com.au/story/2341948/fostering-community-of-carers/| archive-date=7 July 2018}}

Wingard has an older brother and a younger brother, as well as five younger foster siblings.{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Caroline |title=Chad Wingard, football's hottest young property and the fresh face of reconciliation |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/chad-wingard-footballs-hottest-young-property-and-the-fresh-face-of-reconciliation-20140530-zrt9s.html |website=The Age |date=30 May 2014 |access-date=7 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=After storming the west, Port Adelaide fans join SS Victory march to the MCG |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/after-storming-the-west-port-adelaide-fans-join-ss-victory-march-to-the-mcg/news-story/cf338e84c20e416722f68232f5db3f56 |website=Herald Sun |access-date=7 July 2018}}

He attended school to year 12 in Murray Bridge.

At 16 and 60 kg, Wingard was a member of Murray Bridge's 2009 Imperial Football Club league team that won the River Murray Football League premiership, kicking five goals including three of most freakish you'd wish to see", according to the coach.{{Cite web|title = Chad Wingard: Once in a generation player - InDaily|url = http://indaily.com.au/sport/2014/06/11/chad-wingard-generation-player/|website = InDaily| date=11 June 2014 |access-date = 2015-10-31|language = en}}{{Cite web|title = River Murray 2009|url = http://countryfooty.com.au/RiverMurray2009.htm|website = countryfooty.com.au|access-date = 2015-10-31}} Wingard also played basketball as a child, and was the captain of South Australia's under-16 basketball team.{{cite web |last1=Capel |first1=Andrew |title=Stunning form the evidence of Wingard's wizardry |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/stunning-form-the-evidence-of-wingards-wizardry/news-story/10eeac8e56848f6267939f7894d030c6 |website=Herald Sun |access-date=7 July 2018}}

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Wingard made his debut for Port Adelaide in round 1, 2012 against St Kilda. His breakout game came during Port Adelaide's round 22, 2012 loss to the Brisbane Lions where he received an AFL Rising Star nomination for his 27 disposal, 1 goal and 5 mark performance.

For season 2013, which was only his second season, he averaged 21.3 disposals a game and kicked 43 goals. He was named in the 2013 All-Australian team, making him the youngest player to make an All-Australian team since Mark Ricciuto in 1994.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportal.com.au/afl/news/afl-premiership/top-four-dominate-all-australian-squad-251180|title=Top four dominate All-Australian squad|first=Michael|last=Huguenin|date=3 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907032159/http://www.sportal.com.au/afl/news/afl-premiership/top-four-dominate-all-australian-squad-251180|archive-date=7 September 2013|df=dmy-all}} Wingard's 2013 season also saw him win the Showdown Medal for his five-goal performance in round 19 against the Adelaide Crows where he was described after the match as "Port's most exciting player since Gavin Wanganeen."{{cite web|last=Thring|first=Harry|title=Monfries miracle hands Port thrilling win in final AAMI Showdown|date=4 August 2013 |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-04/powers-showdown-miracle|access-date=4 August 2013}} At season's end, he was rewarded with the John Cahill Medal, making him the youngest player to win a best and fairest at Port Adelaide since Craig Bradley in 1982.{{cite web |title=Wingard caps stellar season with first John Cahill Medal |url=http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2013-09-21/wingard-wins-first-john-cahill-medal |website=Port Adelaide Football Club |date=21 September 2013 |access-date=7 July 2018}}

Wingard's 2014 season saw his averages drop from 21 disposals per game to 16 per game, however he still managed to kick 43 goals in total. He won the Mark of the Year in round 12 against St Kilda by jumping high on the shoulders of Sean Dempster.{{cite web |title=Port Adelaide duo Chad Wingard and Matt White win Mark and Goal of the Year at Brownlow presentation |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/news/port-adelaide-duo-chad-wingard-and-matt-white-win-mark-and-goal-of-the-year-at-brownlow-presentation/news-story/2f730930302799d012e5ca40fcb8b4fa |website=Fox Sports Australia |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=7 July 2018}}

Season 2015 is considered Wingard's greatest season to date. He booted a career high 53 goals to be the club's leading goal kicker of the season by kicking multiple goals in every game from rounds 8 to 22 as well as kicking at least one goal in every game until round 23. Wingard also averaged 19.2 disposals a game and was recognised with the All-Australian selection, a stunning achievement for a player having completed just his fourth year at AFL level.{{Cite web|title = Wingard and Gray named in All-Australian team for the second time - portadelaidefc.com.au|url = http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2015-09-22/power-has-allaustralians-named|website = portadelaidefc.com.au| date=22 September 2015 |access-date = 2015-10-31}}

At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Wingard sought a trade from Port Adelaide. He eventually requested a trade to Hawthorn, and was traded on 17 October.{{Cite web|title = Pick No.5 helps seal Chad-Burton trade|url = http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-17/power-switch-burton-agrees-to-join-port|website = afl.com.au| date=16 October 2018 |access-date = 2018-10-17}}

At the end of the 2023 AFL season, Wingard was delisted by Hawthorn. They have committed to re-drafting Wingard in this month's AFL rookie draft.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=AFL list update |url=https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/1462590/afl-list-update |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=hawthornfc.com.au |language=en}}

Hawthorn traded their first round pick and promising youngster Ryan Burton for Wingard. During the preseason Wingard developed a calf complaint that forced him to miss all the warm up games and the first two games of the 2019 season. He made his debut for his new club against {{AFL NM}} and kicked three goals to help win the match.{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/wingard-lights-up-the-g-as-hawks-overcome-north-20190407-p51bry.html|title=Wingard lights up the 'G as Hawks overcome North|first=Daniel|last=Cherny|date=7 April 2019|website=theage.com.au|publisher=The Age}}

Since crossing to Hawthorn, Chad has often had to deal with soft tissue injuries, these injuries have caused him to miss games in every season. Wingard has signed a new contract at Hawthorn for 2024 even though he will spend most of 2024 in rehab after rupturing his Achilles tendon in round 22 of the 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1026104/wingard-to-play-on-despite-achilles-injury | title=Injured Wingard makes call on future, ends uncertainty | date=8 September 2023 |first=Josh|last=Gabelich}} Wingard did not play for Hawthorn throughout the 2024 AFL season, and announced his retirement following the conclusion of the home-and-away season. Wingard played 218 games across 12 years at {{AFL PA}} and {{AFL Haw}}.{{cite web|title=Dual All-Australian says farewell after 218 games|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1210958/dual-all-australian-chad-wingard-announces-retirement-after-2018-games-at-port-adelaide-and-hawthorn|date=2 September 2024|website=afl.com.au}}

Updated to the end of 2024.{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Chad_Wingard.html|title=AFL Tables - Chad Wingard - Stats - Statistics|website=afltables.com}}

{{Australian rules football statistics legend}}

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| 2012 || {{AFL|PA}} || 20

| 19 || 9 || 10 || 108 || 129 || 237 || 36 || 46 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 5.7 || 6.8 || 12.5 || 1.9 || 2.4 || 0

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| 2013 || {{AFL|PA}} || 20

| 24 || 43 || 20 || 309 || 200 || 509 || 104 || 47 || 1.8 || 0.8 || 12.9 || 8.3 || 21.2 || 4.3 || 2.0 || 8

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| 2014 || {{AFL|PA}} || 20

| 24 || 43 || 31 || 243 || 147 || 390 || 94 || 74 || 1.8 || 1.3 || 10.1 || 6.1 || 16.3 || 3.9 || 3.1 || 6

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| 2015 || {{AFL|PA}} || 20

| 22 || 53 || 27 || 270 ||152 || 422 || 85 || 67 || 2.4 || 1.2 || 12.3 || 6.9 || 19.2 || 3.9 || 3.1 || 6

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| 2016 || {{AFL|PA}} || 20

| 18 || 38 || 24 || 181 || 97 || 278 || 52 || 39 || 2.1 || 1.3 || 10.1 || 5.4 || 15.4 || 2.9 || 2.2 || 3

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| 2017 || {{AFL|PA}} || 20

| 19 || 24 || 25 || 262 || 159 || 421 || 82 || 63 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 13.8 || 8.4 || 22.2 || 4.3 || 3.3 || 4

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| 2018 || {{AFL|PA}} || 20

| 21 || 22 || 21 || 252 || 185 || 437 || 58 || 70 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 12.0 || 8.8 || 20.8 || 2.8 || 3.3 || 4

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| 2019 || {{AFL Haw}} || 20

| 14 || 12 || 9 || 147 || 112 || 259 || 45 || 60 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 10.5 || 8.0 || 18.5 || 3.2 || 4.3 || 4

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| 2020{{efn|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.}} || {{AFL Haw}} || 20

| 17 || 18 || 11 || 145 || 106 || 251 || 49 || 61 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 8.5 || 6.2 || 14.8 || 2.9 || 3.6 || 6

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| 2021 || {{AFL Haw}} || 20

| 16 || 12 || 11 || 199 || 158 || 357 || 58 || 61 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 12.4 || 9.9 || 22.3 || 3.6 || 3.8 || 8

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| 2022 || {{AFL Haw}} || 20

| 10 || 17 || 6 || 78 || 45 || 123 || 21 || 22 || 1.7 || 0.6 || 7.8 || 4.5 || 12.3 || 2.1 || 2.2 || 0

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| 2023 || {{AFL Haw}} || 20

| 14 || 9 || 8 || 116 || 82 || 198 || 59 || 25 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 8.3 || 5.9 || 14.1 || 4.2 || 1.8 || 0

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| 2024 || {{AFL Haw}} || 20

| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0

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! colspan="3" | Career

! 218 !! 300 !! 203 !! 2310 !! 1572 !! 3882 !! 743 !! 635 !! 1.4 !! 0.9 !! 10.6 !! 7.2 !! 17.8 !! 3.4 !! 2.9 !! 49

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Individual

• 2× All-Australian team: 2013, 2015
• John Cahill Medal: 2013
• Peter Crimmins Medal third-place: 2020
• 2× Port Adelaide leading club goalkicker: 2015, 2016
• Showdown Medal: R19, 2013
• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2012
• 2× Australian international rules football team: 2014, 2017
• Indigenous All-Stars team: 2013
• 3× 22 Under 22 team: 2013, 2014, 2015
• {{AFL Haw}} goal of the year: 2023
• Under 18 All-Australian team: 2011
• South Australia Under 18s captain: 2011

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