Adam Heuskes
| Adam Heuskes | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Adam Heuskes | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Boronia, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Norwood Football Club (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | 5th overall, 1993 Sydney Zone Selection, 1996 Port Adelaide |
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| Height/Weight | 190cm / 93 kg | ||
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| Current club | Retired | ||
| Number | Retired | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1994–1996 1997–1998 1999–2000 |
Sydney Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions |
49 (6) 37 (1) 39 (5) |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2000 season .
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Adam Heuskes (born 20 March 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League most remembered for his on field flamboyance and controversial off-field behaviour, which twice resulted in rape allegations.[1]
Recruited from SANFL club Norwood, Heuskes made his AFL debut in 1994 with the Sydney Swans and immediately attracted attention in the media and the football world for his outrageous hairstylings.
He was traded to the Port Adelaide Power in 1997, a decision which the Swans later regretted. His attacking flair as a defender set up numerous goals.
For the 1999 season, Heuskes moved up to play with the Brisbane Lions, where he was a solid contributor during the Lions' 1999 finals campaign. At the end of 2000 his career was over after playing 14 games during the season.
He later played 31 games for SANFL club North Adelaide before succumbing to an ankle injury in 2005 which forced his retirement from all forms of the game.
Adam Heuskes has a daughter, Tayla, born in 1992, and is married to Nikki Kosmider.
[edit] Off-field Behaviour and Controversy
Adam Heuskes has gained notoriety for incidents involving alcohol, and an inability to maintain self control.[2] He has twice been accused of raping young women in front of, or with, team mates.[3] Police have been involved in both of these cases, and one woman claims she was paid for her silence.[4][5] Both women later spoke out in a Four Corners program about sexual assault in AFL[6]
Also known for his flamboyant style, two notable haircuts included the image of the Sydney Opera House shaved into the back of his head, as well as his guernsey number (39). He was also a cross-dresser who appeared on televisions' The Footy Show and Live And Kicking regularly during 1998 and 1999. He once dressed up as Madonna and performed the song Holiday.
[edit] References
- ^ Four Corners – 03/05/2004: Fair Game?
- ^ http://www.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/2004/abc/s1100551.asp Ausport
- ^ Four Corners – 03/05/2004: Fair Game?
- ^ The World Today
- ^ Swan Helped Pay $200,000 Over Rape Claim
- ^ Four Corners – 03/05/2004: Fair Game?
[edit] External links
- Adam Heuskes's statistics from AFL Tables
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