Peter Ladhams

Peter Ladhams (born 14 January 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Peter Ladhams
Personal information
Full name	Peter Ladhams
Nickname(s)	The Peanut
Born	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27) Papua New Guinea[1]
Original team(s)	Norwood (SANFL)
Draft	No. 9, 2017 rookie draft
Debut	Round 10, 2019, Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn, at York Park
Height	204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Position(s)	Ruck
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	19
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2021	Port Adelaide	32 (21)
2022–	Sydney	31 (13)
Total		63 (34)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL Career

Port Adelaide (2017–2021)

Ladhams was selected with Pick 9 in the rookie draft by Port Adelaide.^[2] After spending his first two seasons playing in the SANFL, Ladhams made his debut against Hawthorn in Round 10 of the 2019 AFL season. He kicked his first goal and behind in that game against Hawthorn.

In 2020, Ladhams was handed a three match suspension for breaching the AFL's COVID-19 protocols, after he and teammate Dan Houston had invited unauthorised visitors into their home.^[3]

Sydney (2022–present)

He was traded to Sydney at the end of the 2021 AFL season along with Pick 16 in the 2021 AFL draft for Pick 12 and a future third-round pick.^[4] Ladhams kicked his first goal for Sydney in their 63 point win against West Coast at Optus Stadium.

Statistics

Updated to the end of Round 23 2025.^[5]

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)								Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2019	Port Adelaide	38	5	2	2	32	41	73	9	10	74	0.4	0.4	6.4	8.2	14.6	1.8	2.0	14.8	0
2020[a]	Port Adelaide	38	10	6	2	60	72	132	21	19	124	0.6	0.2	6.0	7.2	13.2	2.1	1.9	12.4	2
2021	Port Adelaide	38	17	13	5	129	102	231	58	40	228	0.8	0.3	7.6	6.0	13.6	3.4	2.4	13.4	0
2022	Sydney	19	11	2	4	82	81	163	29	16	226	0.2	0.4	7.5	7.4	14.8	2.6	1.5	20.5	4
2023	Sydney	19	9	4	1	75	62	137	29	18	182	0.4	0.1	8.3	6.8	15.2	3.2	2.0	20.2	0
2024	Sydney	19	1	0	1	3	3	6	2	2	10	0.0	0.1	3.0	3.0	6.0	2.0	2.0	10.0	0
2025	Sydney	19	10	7	4	56	51	107	21	12	100	0.7	0.4	5.6	5.1	10.7	2.1	1.2	10.0	0
Career			63	34	19	437	412	849	169	117	943	0.5	0.3	6.9	6.5	13.4	2.6	1.8	14.9	6

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.