Gilbert McAdam
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Gilbert McAdam (born 30 March 1967 in Alice Springs) was an indigenous Australian rules football player and one of three McAdam brothers in the Australian Football League.
[edit] Early career
Having grown up in Alice Springs where his father was president of the South Alice Football Club and his older brother Greg McAdam had earlier found his way to the St Kilda Football Club via Adelaide. McAdam moved to Darwin to play in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) with Southern Districts Football Club when he was just 11 years old. After a few seasons he went on to play in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with Central District Football Club, taking out the 1989 Magarey Medal.
[edit] AFL career
He found his way to the Australian Football League playing for St Kilda Football Club showing flashes of brilliance. After a few inconsistent years, he was traded to the Brisbane Bears.
McAdam retired in 1996 after several years of service to the Brisbane Bears (58 games) for a total of 111 AFL matches.
His younger brother, Adrian, later found his way to a brief career with the North Melbourne Football Club.
[edit] Coaching career
Gilbert returned to Alice Springs and coached South Alice to a premiership. In 2006, he moved back to Darwin to coach the Darwin Football Club.
