Jon Hassall (born 14 August 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.
| Jon Hassall | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jon Hassall | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1973 | ||
| Original team(s) | Warrandyte | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Tagger | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1994–1996 | Collingwood | 50 (12) | |
| 1997–1999 | Hawthorn | 44 (5) | |
| Total | 94 (17) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A tagger, Hassall played at Collingwood mostly in the back pocket or midfield and received a 1994 AFL Rising Star nomination for his efforts against Geelong late in his debut season.[1] He played 23 games that year, including a qualifying final and had 353 disposals. Hassall, who was originally from Warrandyte, added a further 19 games in 1995. With Collingwood having a poor season in 1996 and Hassall managing just eight games, he was let go by the club and picked up by Hawthorn in the pre-season draft.
He spent three seasons with Hawthorn and ended the 1998 AFL season well with three Brownlow Medal votes for his performance against Fremantle in the final round.[2] Hassall was delisted a year later but kept playing football in the Essendon District Football League after a stint at the South Adelaide Football Club.
Hassall now trains thoroughbred racehorses with partner Kate Goodrich in Kilmore, Victoria.[3]
References edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "Jon Hassall". AFL Tables.
- ^ "Halo a nocturnal". Newspaper House. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2012.[permanent dead link]