Bradley Hill (footballer)

Bradley Hill (born 9 July 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2012 to 2016, and for the Fremantle Football Club between 2017 and 2019. He is a very quick running player who plays as a wingman.

Bradley Hill
Hill playing for the All-Stars at the 2020 State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match
Personal information
Full name Bradley Hill
Date of birth (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993
Original team(s) West Perth (WAFL)
Draft No. 33, 2011 national draft
Debut Round 4, 2012, Hawthorn
vs. West Coast, at Subiaco Oval
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 8
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2016 Hawthorn 095 (58)
2017–2019 Fremantle 054 (21)
2020– St Kilda 01 (0)
Total 150 (79)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of rd 1 2019.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Hill was drafted to Hawthorn with the 33rd selection in 2011 AFL draft from the West Perth Football Club in the WAFL. He is the younger brother of Fremantle's Stephen Hill,[1][2] and the second cousin of former Western Bulldogs and West Coast forward Joshua Hill.[3]

He made his debut for Hawthorn against West Coast in round 4 of the 2012 AFL season at Patersons Stadium. He was the substitute player and replaced David Hale in the final quarter.[2] Hill kicked 3 goals in his 5 matches for the year.

In the 2013 AFL season Hill switched to the number 10 guernsey and cemented his spot in the starting line-up, playing 24 out of 25 games and kicking 18 goals. The performance that won him a 2013 AFL Rising Star nomination was his 17 disposal and two goal effort in Hawthorn's thrilling win against the Crows at AAMI Stadium in round 6.[4]

Hill's good form continued and he was selected for Hawthorn in the 2013 AFL Grand Final at the M.C.G. in front of 100,007 people. In the first quarter Hill passed the ball from the boundary to Jack Gunston in front of goals, which then provided Hawthorn with the first goal of the game. He then repeated the trick in the 3rd quarter when Gunston pounced upon the spilt ball to spin around and kick his 4th goal to re-establish Hawthorn's lead going into the final stanza. Hill also kicked the sealer halfway through the final quarter, running into an open goal to ensure Paul Puopolo's bouncing kick went through, thus giving Hawthorn a 5-goal lead which Fremantle could not overcome.

At the end of the 2016 season, Hill was traded to Fremantle, joining his brother Stephen.[5] Hill won the 2017 Doig Medal, Fremantle's best-and-fairest award, in his first season at the club.

St Kilda: 2020–present

In mid 2019, Hill spoke to his manager about seeking a trade to a Victorian-based team at the end of the season.[6] It was understood that Hill wanted to return to Victoria, where he played for the Hawks from 2012–2016, for family reasons. As a result, there was significant media speculation throughout the second half of 2019 surrounding Hill's future at Fremantle.[7] Hill eventually requested a trade to St Kilda following interest from several Victorian clubs. Trade negotiations between Fremantle and St Kilda were protracted and subject to significant public discussion during the 2019 Trade Period.[8] Eventually, on the final day of trading, Hill officially joined the Saints on 16 October in a complicated trade with draft picks 10 and 58, a 2020 second round pick and the Saints' Blake Acres traded to the Dockers in return for Hill and a 2020 third round pick.[9][10]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season[11]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012 Hawthorn 32534361450930.60.87.22.810.01.80.6
2013† Hawthorn 102418524614138771500.80.210.35.916.13.02.1
2014† Hawthorn 102210625619344988530.50.311.68.820.44.02.4
2015† Hawthorn 102416929218547793480.70.412.27.719.93.92.0
2016 Hawthorn 1020111322012834861570.60.711.06.417.43.12.9
2017 Fremantle 9221314362156518139450.60.616.47.123.56.32.0
2018 Fremantle 910221485920748270.20.214.85.920.74.82.7
2019 Fremantle 9226839216055281500.30.417.87.325.13.72.3
Career 149 79 61 1952 1036 2988 590 333 0.5 0.4 13.1 7.0 20.1 4.0 2.2

Trivia

The Hill brothers became the first siblings to play against each other in a Grand Final since the 1912 VFL Grand Final.

References
  1. Rynne, Nick; Lewis, Ross (19 April 2012). "Bradley Hill to make Hawks debut". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. Reed, Dave (21 April 2012). "Talking points: West Coast v Hawthorn". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/14447089/hill-v-hill-as-cousins-clash/
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Hope, Shayne (13 October 2016). "Brothers reunite as Bradley Hill joins Fremantle". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. "Hill trade talks are heating up". PerthNow. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. "Confirmed: Brad Hill will request a trade to Victoria". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  8. "The three-way trade that will give Saints a triple treat". afl.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  9. https://www.saints.com.au/news/2019-10-16/hill-becomes-a-saint
  10. "Huge twist in Hill deal: Freo cleans up as speedster, Acres trade places". afl.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  11. "Bradley Hill". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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