Chris Burgess (footballer)

Chris Burgess (born 26 November 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Gold Coast Suns. He was recruited from West Adelaide Football Club in the 2018 AFL draft as a pre-draft selection.^[1][2]

Chris Burgess
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s)	West Adelaide (SANFL) Flinders Park (AdFL)
Draft	Pre-draft selection, 2018 national draft
Debut	Round 1 2019, Gold Coast vs. St Kilda, at Docklands Stadium
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	21
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2019–2023	Gold Coast	36 (14)
2024–	Adelaide	8 (7)
Total		44 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2025.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2023 2× Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal 2022, 2023
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Gold Coast

The tall forward made his AFL debut for the Suns in round one of 2019, kicking a goal in the loss to St Kilda.

Burgess won the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal as the leading goal kicker in the VFL for season 2022 and 2023.^[3] He starred for the Suns' reserves as they won the 2023 VFL Grand Final, kicking three goals in that match against Werribee. One month after Gold Coast's premiership win, Burgess was traded to Adelaide following his trade request.^[4]

Adelaide

Burgess played his first game for Adelaide against his former club in round one, 2024.^[5] Despite being contracted until the end of 2025, Burgess was delisted by Adelaide in October 2024, with a commitment to redrafting him as a rookie.^[6] Alongside midfielder Harry Schoenberg, Burgess rejoined the club as a rookie in the 2025 rookie draft.^[7]

During the 2025 SANFL season, Burgess was awarded with the Neil Kerley Medal for his best-on-ground performance against West Adelaide in which he kicked four goals.^[8] With strong form in the SANFL, Burgess returned to Adelaide's AFL side in the round 22 win against West Coast in 2025.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to round 22, 2025^[9]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2019	Gold Coast	29	14	4	3	55	60	115	38	22	7	0.3	0.2	3.9	4.3	8.2	2.7	1.6	0.5
2020[a]	Gold Coast	29	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Gold Coast	29	19	10	10	112	62	174	67	42	177	0.5	0.5	5.9	3.3	9.2	3.5	2.2	9.3
2022	Gold Coast	29	2	0	1	5	6	11	7	2	0	0.0	0.5	2.5	3.0	5.5	3.5	1.0	0.0
2023	Gold Coast	29	1	0	2	3	2	5	1	0	3	0.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
2024	Adelaide	21	7	7	6	36	18	54	22	9	34	1.0	0.9	5.1	2.6	7.7	3.1	1.3	4.9
2025	Adelaide	21	1	0	2	8	2	10	5	2	0	0.0	2.0	8.0	2.0	10.0	5.0	2.0	0.0
Career			44	21	24	219	150	369	140	77	221	0.5	0.6	5.0	3.4	8.4	3.2	1.8	5.0

1. 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.