Ricky Henderson is an 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...

 player for the Adelaide Football Club. Henderson was Adelaide's first selection in the 2009 AFL Rookie Draft, taken at pick 10. He made his debut for the club in 2010

2010 AFL season

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 against the Western Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs

The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...

 and although he was injured in that game, he later returned to Adelaide's side and is becoming an exciting medium-sized forward prospect for the club.

Henderson was selected having played only three games of 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...

 in the previous four years, having played basketball locally.
Before being selected by Adelaide, Henderson supported the Geelong Cats

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

.