Rick Ladson

Rick Ladson (born 18 February 1984) is a former Australian Rules Football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Rick Ladson
Personal information
Full name	Rick Ladson
Date of birth	(1984-02-18) 18 February 1984 (age 41)
Original team(s)	Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 16, 2001 national draft
Debut	Round 6, 2003, Hawthorn vs. Carlton, at Optus Oval
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bridgewater football netball club loddon valley football league (coach)[1]
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2002–2011	Hawthorn	125 (45)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2008
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Ladson was selected at no. 16 in the 2001 AFL Draft from the Bendigo Pioneers and is a defender and outside midfielder.^[2]

He debuted in Round 6, 2003, against the Carlton Football Club and continued to play six of 22 possible games in 2003. In 2004 he suffered a fractured wrist in a pre-season game and missed the first seven games.^[3] In 2006, Ladson played all 22 games with an average of 18 disposals per game and finished ninth in the Best and Fairest. In 2007, Ladson continued his form, missing only two games in the home and away season and playing two finals games.

Ladson played in every game of the 2008 season, culminating in being a part of Hawthorn's premiership winning side. During the 2008 AFL Grand Final, he kicked the goal that was widely regarded as having sealed the game for the Hawks.^[4] He had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee after that season, delaying his return until Round 13. He only played three games before he injured his right knee, which also required surgery and resulted in Ladson missing the remainder of the season.^[5]

Post-AFL Career

For the 2012 season he was working with the Essendon Football Club as a development coach.

In 2013, Ladson was the playing-coach for the Golden Square Football Club in the Bendigo Football League, coaching them to their fifth consecutive premiership.^[6]

Ladson has been the coach of Sedgwick Cricket Club since the 2014/15 season.^[7]

Statistics

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2002	Hawthorn	18	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2003	Hawthorn	18	6	5	4	38	14	52	13	10	0.8	0.7	6.3	2.3	8.7	2.2	1.7	0
2004	Hawthorn	18	8	5	1	35	26	61	11	10	0.6	0.1	4.4	3.3	7.6	1.4	1.3	0
2005	Hawthorn	18	16	7	3	142	74	216	61	30	0.4	0.2	8.9	4.6	13.5	3.8	1.9	0
2006	Hawthorn	4	22	7	10	252	146	398	104	36	0.3	0.5	11.5	6.6	18.1	4.7	1.6	0
2007	Hawthorn	4	22	10	3	275	180	455	101	38	0.5	0.1	12.5	8.2	20.7	4.6	1.7	0
2008#	Hawthorn	4	25	3	9	229	261	490	106	69	0.1	0.4	9.2	10.4	19.6	4.2	2.8	0
2009	Hawthorn	4	3	1	0	19	27	46	6	8	0.3	0.0	6.3	9.0	15.3	2.0	2.7	0
2010	Hawthorn	4	13	5	6	127	76	203	36	43	0.4	0.5	9.8	5.8	15.6	2.8	3.3	0
2011	Hawthorn	4	10	2	3	92	52	144	26	36	0.2	0.3	9.2	5.2	14.4	2.6	3.6	0
Career:[8]			125	45	39	1209	856	2065	464	280	0.4	0.3	9.7	6.8	16.5	3.7	2.2	0

Honours and achievements

Team

• AFL premiership player (Hawthorn): 2008

Individual

• Hawthorn life member