Stephen Hill (born 1 May 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Stephen Hill | |||
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 Hill playing for Fremantle in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stephen Hill | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1990 | ||
| Original team(s) | West Perth (WAFL) | ||
| Draft |
3rd overall, 2008 Fremantle | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2009, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at Subiaco Oval | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2021 | Fremantle | 218 (112) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Junior career
editHill played for West Perth in the WAFL and represented Western Australian in the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships and after playing some very impressive games was named in the Under 18 All-Australian Team.[1] He was originally tipped to be drafted later in the draft,[2] but in the week leading up to the draft it was widely predicted that Fremantle would select him before Subiaco's Daniel Rich.[3]
AFL career
editHill was drafted with Fremantle's first pick, the third overall, in the 2008 AFL Draft.[4] He made his debut during Round 1 of the 2009 AFL season against the Western Bulldogs, kicking a goal with his first kick in AFL football, courtesy of a 50-metre penalty.[5] Hill had some quiet games before playing his best game in the round 6 Western Derby against the Eagles. Hill gathered 21 possessions, 2 goals and a game high 7 inside 50s in Fremantle's come from behind win,[6] which saw him earn the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 6.[7] In the same game he also polled the 3 Brownlow votes as best on ground.
Hill improved dramatically over his career at Fremantle, an example being his ability to think quickly and efficiently during games, attributed by his often surges of fast speed when possessing the ball. Hill retired from AFL in August 2021 after an injury plagued season.[8]
Personal life
editUntil he was drafted by Fremantle, Hill supported the West Coast Eagles.[1] Hill is the older brother of former teammate Bradley Hill and second cousin of former Western Bulldogs and West Coast forward Joshua Hill.[9]
The 2013 AFL Grand Final saw the Hill brothers become the first siblings to play against each other in a Grand Final since the 1912 VFL Grand Final.
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season[10]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2009 | Fremantle | 32 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 155 | 170 | 325 | 69 | 60 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | Fremantle | 32 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 206 | 193 | 399 | 61 | 61 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2011 | Fremantle | 32 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 213 | 172 | 385 | 67 | 53 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| 2012 | Fremantle | 32 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 230 | 160 | 390 | 53 | 70 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 17.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 2013 | Fremantle | 32 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 206 | 158 | 364 | 52 | 49 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 19.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 2014 | Fremantle | 32 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 303 | 140 | 443 | 53 | 56 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 7.0 | 22.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 2015 | Fremantle | 32 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 362 | 190 | 552 | 88 | 67 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 15.7 | 8.3 | 24.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | Fremantle | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 332 | 190 | 522 | 63 | 81 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 15.8 | 9.0 | 24.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | Fremantle | 32 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 245 | 139 | 384 | 48 | 67 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 7.7 | 21.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 32 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 153 | 86 | 239 | 52 | 40 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 18.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | Fremantle | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 61 | 157 | 40 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 13.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 32 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 218 | 112 | 88 | 2518 | 1677 | 4195 | 650 | 630 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 19.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Broad, Ben (7 November 2008). "Draft countdown: Stephen Hill". afl.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ Clark, Jay (8 November 2008). "Essendon set to swoop on West Perth quick Stephen Hill". PerthNow. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ O’Donoghue, Craig (27 November 2008). "Dockers settle on Hill with a proviso". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ "Stephen Hill Squad". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Washbourne, Michael (29 March 2009) Fremantle slump to 63-point loss to Bulldogs in round one; PerthNow
- ^ Kim Hagdorn (3 May 2009) Fremantle Dockers offload West Coast Eagles; Herald Sun
- ^ Fremantle's Stephen Hill awarded round six Rising Star nomination; Fox Sports; 5 May 2009
- ^ "Fremantle Dockers veteran Stephen Hill announces retirement after injury-plagued career | The West Australian".
- ^ "Hill v Hill as cousins clash - The West Australian". au.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ Stephen Hill's player profile at AFL Tables
External links
edit- Stephen Hill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Stephen Hill at AustralianFootball.com