Lade grew up playing football for Western Districts Football Club on Kangaroo Island where his father was coaching the A grade side.
Brendon Small | Brendon Urie | Brendon McCullum | Lade, Trondheim | Lade | Brendon Nash | Brendon Hills | Lade Church | John Lade | Brendon Lade | Brendon Ayanbadejo |
Griffin started well in the 2008 AFL season, with strong performances against very good ruck opponents in Will Minson and Ben Hudson, of the Western Bulldogs, Dean Cox and Mark Seaby of the West Coast Eagles and Dean Brogan and Brendon Lade of Port Adelaide.