Adam Kingsley
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Adam Kingsley is a former Australian rules football
er who played for in the Australian Football League
(AFL). He is currently an assistant coach at the St Kilda Football Club.
, 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.
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.
, a position in which he stayed in until the end of 2010.
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
).
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL). He is currently an assistant coach at the St Kilda Football Club.
Early career
Originally from Eastern RangesEastern Ranges
The Eastern Ranges are an Australian rules football team in the TAC Cup.The club is a founding member of the TAC Cup competition and has produced several players for the Australian Football League including Nick Malceski, David Wirrpanda, Jess Sinclair, Damian Cupido, Lindsay Gilbee, Travis Cloke,...
, he was playing for the Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
's reserves team, before being recruited by Port Adelaide. Debuting in the Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
's inaugural 1997 AFL side, Kingsley was known as a consistent defender/midfielder.
Later career
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.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
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
, which forced his retirement. He said in The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
on 12 September 2006, that he had hoped to continue playing in 2007 before the injury.
Port Adelaide
In 2007, he became an assissant coach at Port AdelaidePort Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
, a position in which he stayed in until the end of 2010.
St Kilda
Kingsley joined St Kilda at the end of the 2010 season as an assistant coach.Media work
In March 2006, Kingsley won Australia's Brainiest Footballer, a Network TenNetwork Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
quiz show special. He donated the $20,000 that he won to the McGuinness-McDermott Foundation
McGuinness-McDermott Foundation
The Little Heroes Foundation, previously the McGuinness McDermott Foundation, was launched in May 1996 in memory of five-year-old Nicholas Berry, and seven year old Nathan Maclean who died of cancer. The Foundation raises funds to improve oncology treatment for South Australian children...
(run by former Adelaide footballers Tony McGuinness and Chris McDermott
Chris McDermott
Chris McDermott is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.Chris McDermott was the inaugural captain of the Adelaide Crows. He was initially signed by Fitzroy in 1981 but chose to stay loyal to the Glenelg Football Club and reap the rewards of the South...
).