Matt Hannebery

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Matt Hannebery
Personal information
Full name Matthew Hannebery
Date of birth (1964-10-16) 16 October 1964 (age 56)
Original team(s) Old Xaverians
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1986–1990 Footscray 32 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew "Matt" Hannebery (born 16 October 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Career

Recruited from Old Xaverians, Hannebery started at Footscray in 1986 and played 32 league games for the club in five seasons. [1] [2]

Most of his appearances came in 1988 (10) and 1989 (13). [3] [4]

Hannebery was appointed captain of Old Xaverians in 1992, then coached the club in 1993 and 1994, when they finished third both seasons. [5] [6] He was captain again in 1995 and led them to a premiership that year, which was secured with a 15.11 (101) to 2.5 (17) grand final win over the University Blues. [6] In 1996 he continued as captain and Old Xaverians claimed another premiership, defeating Collegians by five points in the grand final. [6]

Family

His brother, Mark Hannebery, played for Collingwood and Essendon. [7]

Brother-in-law, Luke O'Sullivan, was a Carlton player. [7]

Dan Hannebery, Matt's son, is currently at the St Kilda football club and formerly of the Sydney Swans and was a member of their 2012 premiership team. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. ↑ "Western Bulldogs - All Time Player List". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ "1988 Player Stats". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ "1989 Player Stats". AFL Tables.
  5. ↑ Devaney, John (2009). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs. Full Points Publications. ISBN   978-0-9556897-3-4.
  6. 1 2 3 "Honour Roll". Olld Xavierians Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 The Age , "Hard yards pay off for Sydney's Hannebery", 5 June 2010, Michael Cowley
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