Adam Lange is a former Australian rules football

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 with the Kangaroos

North Melbourne Football Club

The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Lange, who captained his state at Teal Cup level, started his career at Subiaco

Subiaco Football Club

The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle...

 in 1996 and spent two seasons playing for the WAFL

West Australian Football League

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 club. He moved to South Australian club Sturt

Sturt Football Club

Sturt Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League. The club is best known for its period of dominance from 1966–76 under legendary coach Jack Oatey, during which it revolutionised the style of play by emphasising teamwork and accurate ball...

 in 1998 and appeared in their grand final loss to Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide Magpies

The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...

 that year. At the end of the season, the Kangaroos picked him up with the 74th selection of the 1998 AFL Draft

1998 AFL Draft

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.

A versatile player, he was used as both a forward and defender during his time in the AFL. In 2000 he won an AFL Rising Star

2000 AFL Rising Star

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 nomination, missed just two regular season games and appeared in their semi final win, only to miss out on their next final.

After managing a return of just two games in 2001 and 2002, Lange returned to Western Australia in 2003 and signed with Swan Districts

Swan Districts Football Club

The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...

. He had a prolific season in 2006, with 484 disposals, 144 marks and 30 goals from his 19 games to win his second Swan Medal. The following year he was made club captain but missed the second half of the season with a broken leg. He also missed the 2008 WAFL Grand Final

2008 WAFL Grand Final

- Build Up :Subiaco had dominated the 2008 season, after twenty games of home and way football they had just one loss to their name. Swan Districts had finished fourth at the end of the season and would have to beat two higher ranked opponents in South Fremantle and West Perth to get to this match....

, due to a broken collarbone and in 2009 appeared in a preliminary final loss before announcing his retirement.