Adam Kingsley (born 20 August 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer and senior coach of the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Kingsley was a premiership player for Port Adelaide, before spending time as an assistant coach at St Kilda and Richmond.[1][2]
Adam Kingsley | |||
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![]() Kingsley as assistant coach for Victoria in February 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Adam Kingsley | ||
Date of birth | (1975-08-20) 20 August 1975 (age 47) | ||
Original team(s) | Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 37, 1996 national draft | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1997–2006 | Port Adelaide | 170 (47) | |
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
2023– | Greater Western Sydney | 0 (0–0–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Originally from Eastern Ranges, he was playing for the Essendon Football Club's reserves team, before being recruited by Port Adelaide. Debuting in the Port Adelaide Football Club's inaugural 1997 AFL side, Kingsley was known as a consistent defender/midfielder.[3]
He struggled in 2003, coming close to being delisted, but improved his form and cemented a spot during 2004, being a premiership player that year after working his way back into the side.[4]
2005 saw another consistent season from Kingsley, however, he played just five games in 2006, which cast doubts over his career. In his fifth game in Round 22, he injured his anterior cruciate ligament, which forced his retirement. He said in The Age on 12 September 2006, that he had hoped to continue playing in 2007 before the injury.[5]
Kingsley played a total of 170 games and kicked a total of 47 goals for Port Adelaide from 1997 until 2006, and was a member of the Port Adelaide premiership side in 2004.[6]
In 2007, Kingsley became an assistant coach at Port Adelaide, a position in which he stayed in until the end of 2010. He then joined St Kilda at the end of the 2010 season as an assistant coach,[7] staying at the club until 2018 before joining Richmond as an assistant coach in 2019.[2]
Kingsley was named senior coach of Greater Western Sydney on 22 August 2022.[8][9][10] Kingsley replaced GWS caretaker senior coach Mark McVeigh, who coached the Giants after Leon Cameron stepped down in the middle of the 2022 season.[11]
In March 2006, Kingsley won Australia's Brainiest Footballer, a Network Ten quiz show special. He donated the $20,000 that he won to the McGuinness-McDermott Foundation (run by former Adelaide footballers Tony McGuinness and Chris McDermott).
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
1997 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 69 | 183 | 40 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 15.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0 |
1998 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 275 | 131 | 406 | 82 | 32 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 18.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0 |
1999 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 310 | 125 | 435 | 71 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 18.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 8 |
2000 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 187 | 52 | 239 | 56 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 15.9 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0 |
2001 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 126 | 362 | 117 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 17.2 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0 |
2002 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 216 | 114 | 330 | 67 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0 |
2003 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 55 | 167 | 51 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 13.9 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 3 |
2004 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 203 | 111 | 314 | 92 | 32 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 4 |
2005 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 264 | 121 | 385 | 102 | 36 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 5.8 | 18.3 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0 |
2006 | Port Adelaide | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0 |
Career | 170 | 47 | 35 | 1957 | 924 | 2881 | 693 | 227 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 15 |
Greater Western Sydney Giants – current squad | |
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AFL | |
AFL Women's | |
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Port Adelaide Football Club • 2004 AFL premiers | |
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Coach: Mark Williams |
John Cahill Medal • Port Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners | |
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Michael Tuck Medal | |
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