Harry Himmelberg

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Harry Himmelberg
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Himmelberg playing for Greater Western Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Harrison George Himmelberg
Date of birth (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Original team(s) Mangoplah-CUE(RFNL)/Canberra Football Club(NEAFL)
Draft No. 16, 2015 national draft
Debut Round 17, 2016, Greater Western Sydney  vs. Brisbane Lions, at The Gabba
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s) Key Forward, Key Defender
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 27
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2016– Greater Western Sydney 196 (163)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2025.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harrison George Himmelberg (born 8 May 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Himmelberg was born in Wagga Wagga in the Riverina [1] and spent one year of his childhood living in New York City where his American father was working. [2]

Upon returning to Wagga, he participated in the Auskick program at Mangoplah Cookardinia United Eastlakes Football & Netball Club in Mangoplah [3] and began playing his junior football at the club in the Riverina Football League.

Himmelberg moved to Canberra at 17 years of age to further his development with the GWS Giants developmental academy and the NSW/ACT Rams in the elite TAC Cup under-18 competition. He was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their third selection and sixteenth overall in the 2015 national draft. [4]

He was educated at Wagga Wagga's Mater Dei Primary and Mater Dei Catholic College. [5]

His younger brother Elliott also plays professional football for the Gold Coast Suns. [6]

AFL career

Himmelberg made his AFL debut in the seventy-nine point win against the Brisbane Lions in round 17, 2016 at the Gabba. [7]

In 2023, Himmelberg received two nominations for Mark of the Year, winning the award for his mark against Adelaide at Giants Stadium in round one. [8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the 2024 season [9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2016 Greater Western Sydney 274013419531450.00.38.54.813.33.51.30
2017 Greater Western Sydney 271296607113135320.80.55.05.910.92.92.70
2018 Greater Western Sydney 2724292116613930593531.20.96.95.812.73.92.20
2019 Greater Western Sydney 27253812169128297105481.50.56.85.111.94.21.91
2020 [a] Greater Western Sydney 2716154975715443270.90.36.13.69.62.71.71
2021 Greater Western Sydney 27243619194107301108461.50.88.14.512.54.51.90
2022 Greater Western Sydney 2722226274121395132491.00.312.55.518.06.02.25
2023 Greater Western Sydney 2725127291165456121440.50.311.66.618.24.81.80
2024 Greater Western Sydney 272502331189520157550.00.113.27.620.86.32.20
Career17716178161699626128083590.90.49.15.614.84.62.07

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ Harry in the company of Aussie rules legends
  2. ↑ Greater Western Sydney youngster Harry Himmelberg faces a big test against St Kilda
  3. ↑ AFL Record. Round 3, 2022. pg 59
  4. ↑ Dutton, Chris (24 November 2015). "Eastlake's Harrison Himmelberg taken pick No. 16 in AFL draft to GWS Giants". The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "GWS Giants' star thanks Sydney Catholic Schools". 23 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Wallace, Myles (28 November 2016). "Himmelberg's family ties". afc.com.au. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Hall, James (14 July 2016). "AFL: Harrison Himmelberg will debut for GWS Giants against the Brisbane Lions". The Canberra Times . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (25 September 2023). "Giants flyer, young Lion win Mark and Goal of the Year". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Harry Himmelberg". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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