Sudjai Cook

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 Career Highlights
  • GFC League Player Number: 843
  • GFC League Debut: Round 1, 1999
  • Glenelg 19992005
    • 122 games
    • goals
  • Rookie drafted/Promoted to Adelaide
 Other Career Highlights
  • Adelaide (AFL 1998) 7 games, 2 goals
  • Norwood (26 games)


* Stats current to end of 2009

Biographical

  • Born: 27 June 1976
  • Height: 176 cm
  • Weight: 79 kg
  • Recruited from: Norwood (SANFL)
  • Previous Clubs: Norwood / Adelaide Crows
  • GFC League Debut: 1999

Guernsey Number: 44

Career

Cook was born in Bangkok, and adopted at 10 weeks old from Thailand and moved to Australia. Deciding to embark on a career in Australian rules football, he played 7 games for the Norwood Football Club before being rookie listed in 1998 with the Australian Football League club, Adelaide. Debuting that year after being promoted to the senior list, he had the distinction of being the first Thai-born player ever to play in the AFL. The rover was known for his speed and dubbed "the Chef" by Seven Network commentator Sandy Roberts. He went on to play 7 games for the club before being delisted at the end of the year.

Cook played the majority of his SANFL career with the Bays, having transferred to that club from Norwood in 1999. His SANFL career ended in 2005, after 26 games for Norwood and 122 games for Glenelg.

He was an assistant coach for the Broadview Football Club who play in the SAAFL. He was also playing for Broadview at the same time.

He currently is playing for Keith in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League.

References

1. Wiki Article

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