Joel Hamling

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Joel Hamling
Personal information
Full name Joel Hamling
Nickname(s) Hammer
Date of birth (1993-04-09) 9 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Denmark, Western Australia
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Cable Beach (WKFA)
Draft No. 32, 2011 national draft
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Key defender/Key Forward
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 29
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2012–2014 Geelong 00 (0)
2015–2016 Western Bulldogs 23 (0)
2017–2023 Fremantle 68 (0)
2024 Sydney 00 (0)
Total91 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 11, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Joel Hamling (born 9 April 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hamling previously played for the Western Bulldogs from 2015 to 2016 and Fremantle between 2017 and 2023, after initially being drafted to Geelong in the 2011 AFL draft.

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Early life and junior football

Of Yorta Yorta indigenous descent, [1] Hamling was born in Denmark, Western Australia, but was brought up in Broome. [2] [3] Hamling played colts (Under 18) for Claremont in the WAFL.

AFL

Hamling was recruited by the Geelong Football Club with pick 32 in the 2011 national draft. After three years with Geelong without playing a senior match, he joined the Western Bulldogs as a delisted free agent at the end of the 2014 season. [4] Hamling made his debut in round 9, 2015, against Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium. [5] Hamling was a part of the Western Bulldogs premiership team in 2016. Following the 2016 AFL season he returned home to Western Australia when he was traded to the Fremantle Football Club. [6]

Hamling missed the entire 2020 season due to an ankle injury. Hamling only played one game during the 2021 season after he re-injured the same ankle in round one against Melbourne and had to undergo ankle surgery in July 2021. Hamling made his return in round 2 of the 2022 AFL season during Fremantle's clash against St Kilda. [7]

Following the 2023 AFL season, Hamling signed with the Sydney Swans as an unrestricted free agent. [8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2023 [9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2015 Western Bulldogs 301100644711153150.00.05.84.310.14.81.40
2016 # Western Bulldogs 301200675912643160.00.05.64.910.53.61.30
2017 Fremantle 212200126142268110420.00.05.76.512.25.01.90
2018 Fremantle 211800129114243106210.00.07.26.313.55.91.22
2019 Fremantle 21220013797234111250.00.06.24.410.65.01.10
2020 [a] Fremantle 210–––––––––––––––
2021 Fremantle 211003710010.00.03.07.010.00.01.00
2022 Fremantle 211006410400.00.06.04.010.04.00.00
2023 Fremantle 214001827451740.00.04.56.811.34.31.0
Career910055049710474441240.00.06.05.511.54.91.42

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.

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References

  1. ↑ AFL Players Indigenous Map 2023
  2. ↑ "Hamling comes of age". 4 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hamling revives fond memories".
  4. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (2 November 2014). "Joel Hamling signs with Western Bulldogs as delisted free agent". Herald Sun . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Bulldogs, Western (1 June 2015). "Long Time Coming". WB. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Peter (18 October 2016). "Dogs premiership hero Joel Hamling becomes a Docker". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hamling back in purple after 372 days" . Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  8. ↑ @AFLHouse (9 October 2023). "The AFL has received and approved paperwork for Unrestricted Free Agent Joel Hamling to sign with the Sydney Swans" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Joel Hamling". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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