Mitchell Hibberd

Last updated

Mitchell Hibberd
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Hibberd
Date of birth (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 27)
Original team(s) Clarence (TSL)
Draft No. 33, 2015 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, North Melbourne  vs. West Coast, at Etihad Stadium
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20162018 North Melbourne 4 (0)
2020 Essendon 5 (0)
Total9 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mitchell Hibberd (born 23 September 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for Australian Football League (AFL) clubs North Melbourne and Essendon, and Victorian Football League (VFL) club Williamstown.

Contents

Early life

Hibberd is the son of Tasmanian business tycoon and ex Clarence Football Club legend Michael Hibberd. He was born and raised in Tasmania, and moved to Melbourne to play AFL football after being drafted in 2015. [1]

AFL career

Hibberd was drafted by the North Melbourne Football Club with pick 33 in the 2015 national draft. [2] He made his debut against West Coast in the opening round of the 2017 season at Etihad Stadium. [3] He was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2018 AFL season. [4]

Hibberd spent the 2019 season with Victorian Football League club Williamstown, where he was named in the VFL Team of the Year and led the club for votes in the J.J. Liston Trophy count. [5] He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club in the 2019 Rookie draft. [6] He played five games for Essendon in 2020 before being delisted in September 2020. [7] He returned to Williamstown in 2021 wearing the number 2 jersey. [8]

Television career

In 2021, Hibberd appeared as a contestant on the third season of Nine Network's dating reality show Love Island Australia [1] He and partner Tina Provis were crowned the winners during the final, broadcast on the 24th November 2021, taking home the $50,000 prize money between them. In 2022, Hibberd returned for the fourth season of Love Island Australia. [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Podsiadly</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1981

James Podsiadly is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Geelong Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Geelong as a mature-age rookie at pick #50 in the 2010 rookie draft and was traded to Adelaide after the 2013 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitch Brown (footballer, born 1990)</span> Australian rules footballer

Mitchell Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong, Essendon, and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Shaun McKernan is a former Australian rules footballer having played for the St Kilda Football Club, Essendon Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Ben Ross is an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was rookie listed by Hawthorn in the 2013 AFL rookie draft after previously playing for North Melbourne between 2007 and 2011.

Mitchell Banner is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Barlow</span> Australian footballer

Michael Barlow is a former professional Australian rules football who played for the Fremantle and Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Marcus Marigliani is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and started his career at Seaford football club in the MPNFL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Hibberd</span> Australian rules footballer

Michael George Hibberd is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, 1.87 metres tall and weighing 94 kilograms (207 lb), Hibberd plays primarily on the half-back flank. After spending the 2008 season with the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, he missed out on selection in the 2008 AFL draft, which saw him spend two seasons in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with the Frankston Football Club. After winning Frankston's best and fairest and the Fothergill-Round Medal as the VFL's most promising young player in 2010, he was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the fourth selection in the 2011 pre-season draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Simpkin</span> Australian rules footballer

Jonathan Simpkin is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Joffa", his younger brother, Tom Simpkin was also a professional Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda.

Brett Goodes is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the younger brother of Sydney Swans dual Brownlow Medalist Adam Goodes.

Mitchell Clisby is an Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the club from North Adelaide in the 2013 Rookie Draft, with pick number 19. Clisby made his debut in round 13, 2013, against St Kilda at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He played eight games for Melbourne in his debut season, but in 2014 was not selected for a single senior match and was subsequently delisted at season's end.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teia Miles</span> Australian rules footballer

Teia Miles is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a highly rated young midfielder, with the ability to play forward or back when required, and is renowned for his endurance.

Josh Prudden is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He had an injury-ridden career and only played four AFL games across five seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitch White (footballer, born 1996)</span> Australian rules footballer

Mitchell White is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, 1.88 metres tall and weighing 88 kilograms (194 lb), White plays primarily as a half-back flanker. He entered top-level football early when he played as a bottom-aged player for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup in 2013, the next season saw him win the club best and fairest. He was recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with the twentieth selection in the 2015 rookie draft and he made his AFL debut during the 2015 season. He played four matches in the AFL before he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season.

Adam Marcon is a semi-professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Aberfeldie Football Club in the EDFL.

Michael Hartley is a professional Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitch Hannan</span> Australian rules footballer

Mitchell Hannan is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to the Melbourne Football Club. A forward, 1.90 metres tall and weighing 87 kilograms (192 lb), Hannan has the ability to play as a forward and in the midfield. After failing to play in the TAC Cup as a junior, he joined the St Bernard's Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) where he won a premiership and the best on ground in the 2015 VAFA Grand Final. The next year, he played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) where he won his second premiership in as many years. His performances in the VAFA and VFL saw him recruited by the Melbourne Football Club in the 2016 AFL draft and he made his debut in the opening round of the 2017 season. He was a delisted at the end of the 2023 AFL Season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">VFL Women's</span> Australian rules football league

VFL Women's (VFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Victoria. The league initially comprised the six premier division clubs and the top four division 1 clubs from the now-defunct Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL), and has since evolved into what is also the second primary competition for AFL Women's (AFLW) clubs in Victoria.

Dylan Moore is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

References

  1. 1 2 "Love Island Australia 2021 cast: Mitch Hibberd | Official Bio | Season 3". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. Quayle, Emma (27 November 2015). "AFL draft season 2015: the wash-up". The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  3. King, Travis (24 March 2017). "TEAMS: Geelong midfield takes a hit with late out". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. "Mitchell Hibberd delisted". nmfc.com.au. 4 September 2018.
  5. "Five Seagulls make VFL, VFLW team of the year - Williamstown Football Club". www.williamstownfc.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. Walsh, Conor (29 November 2019). "Rookie pick 10: Mitch Hibberd". essendonfc.com.au.
  7. "Delisted Essendon midfielder Mitch Hibberd hopeful of finding spot with third AFL club". Zero Hanger. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. "Mitch Hibberd returns". www.williamstownfc.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. Douglas, Nicole (15 December 2022). "Exclusive: Mitch and Tina on why they're 'happy' they were Dumped days before the finale of Love Island Australia 2022". 9 Now. Retrieved 18 December 2022.