Max Hall (Australian footballer)

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Max Hall
Personal information
Full name Max Hall
Born (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 23)
Original team Box Hill Hawks (VFL)
Draft No. 4, 2024 mid-season rookie draft
Debut Round 1, 2025, St Kilda  vs. Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position Forward
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 40
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2024– St Kilda 23 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Max Hall (born 15 April 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early career

Hall played junior football at the Montrose Football Club and the Eastern Ranges before moving onto Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A midfielder or half-forward, Hall has good speed and endurance. [1] He suffered from two Anterior cruciate ligament injuries at age 15 and 16. His family run a cattle farm in Yea, where he was working on the day he was drafted. [2] [3]

AFL career

Hall was the fourth player picked in the 2024 mid-season draft. Hall made his AFL debut in round 1 2025 against Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, kicking two goals on debut. [4] Hall's impressive debut season in which he played every game and kicked 23 goals was rewarded with a two-year contract extension [5] , a fourth-place finish in St Kilda's Best & Fairest award the Trevor Barker Award and the club's Best Emerging Player award. [6]

References

  1. "Max Hall Draft Profile". Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. "Good news, bad news, Grandpa! Hall puts farm life on hold for footy". saints.com.au. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  3. Ward, Roy (30 May 2024). "Lyon wants more transparency; Dons avoid virus chaos; Saint goes from farm to the big time". The Age. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  4. "Adelaide Crows vs. St Kilda - Game Summary - March 16, 2025 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  5. "Max-imum damage: The numbers behind Saint's incredible form". afl.com.au. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  6. Fry, Craig (30 November 2012). "AFL drug policy is the best and fairest". doi.org. Retrieved 4 October 2025.