Nick Hind

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Nick Hind
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Hind
Date of birth (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Clunes, Victoria
Original team(s) Essendon (VFL) / East Point / Keilor
Draft No. 54, 2018 national draft
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Defender, Forward
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20192020 St Kilda 21 (17)
20212024 Essendon 74 (15)
Total95 (32)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nick Hind (born 19 August 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected by St. Kilda with pick 54 in the 2018 national draft. [1]

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AFL career

Hind made his senior debut against Gold Coast [2] in round 13 of the 2019 AFL season.

At the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, he was traded to Essendon, the club he once represented in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [3] After 74 games for Essendon between 2021 and 2024, Hind was delisted by the club. [4]

Personal life

Born and raised in Clunes, Victoria, not far from Ballarat, Hind's family owned the National Hotel, the most famous pub in Clunes. Hannah McGuire, who was murdered in 2024, was Nick Hind's cousin. [5]

Statistics

Sourced from AFL Tables. [6]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 St Kilda 40111110863412022211.00.97.83.110.92.01.90
2020 [a] St Kilda 40106556429817280.60.55.64.29.81.72.82
2021 Essendon 192242365127492114450.20.116.65.822.45.22.00
2022 Essendon 1921263389142993370.10.316.14.320.44.41.81
2023 Essendon 1916312207129168240.20.113.84.418.24.31.50
2024 Essendon 1915641304417437290.40.38.72.911.62.51.9TBA
Career953228119540916043511840.30.312.64.316.93.71.93

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. Gabelich, Josh (26 November 2018), "New Saint Nick Hind hangs up his tools after long journey from Ballarat lands in the AFL", Fox Sports?
  2. O'Connor, Tim (17 June 2019), "St Kilda's Nick Hind reflects on AFL debut against Gold Coast Suns", The Courier
  3. Schmook, Nathan (12 November 2020). "Hind legs it to Bomberland: Speedy Saint flies across town". afl.com.au.
  4. "Hind, Baldwin, Wanganeen not offered playing contracts". essendonfc.com.au. 26 August 2024.
  5. Baum, Greg (13 April 2024). "Bomber Nick Hind honours slain cousin, Hannah McGuire". theage.com.au. The Age.
  6. "Nick Hind". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2023.