Milham Hanna (born 5 April 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his playing career with the Carlton Football Club in the 1980s and 1990s.[2]
| Mil Hanna | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Milham Hanna | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Qantara, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1986–1997 | Carlton | 190 (83) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nicknamed The Cranium (after his cleanly shaven head, due to alopecia)[3] or simply Mil for short, Hanna is distinguished as having been the first Lebanese-born player in the history of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).[4] and the only AFL player of Lebanese descent until the debut of Bachar Houli in 2007.[citation needed]
Hanna grew up in the inner-northern suburbs of Melbourne, where he played his junior football in Brunswick East.[2] He was educated at East Brunswick High and Strathmore Secondary College.[5]
He was known in the VFL/AFL for his athletic physique and fast pace playing as a tall running wingman.[2]
Hanna made his senior playing debut in 1986, but ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during his first game. Following almost a year of rehabilitation, he enjoyed a largely injury-free career with Carlton.[citation needed]
Hanna played in two AFL Grand Finals for Carlton: in the 1993 losing side and Carlton's premiership-winning team in 1995. He was selected as a member of the All-Australian team in 1992.[2]
After being delisted by Carlton, he trained with Richmond, but was unable to be drafted by them due to Richmond being banned from participating in the 1998 pre-season draft due to them exceeding the salary cap in 1997.[6]
Hanna was inducted into Carlton's Hall of Fame in 2016.[7]
Statistics edit
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 1986 | Carlton | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
| 1987 | Carlton | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 19 | 70 | 11 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 1988 | Carlton | 13 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 111 | 38 | 149 | 37 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1989 | Carlton | 13 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 254 | 101 | 355 | 97 | 31 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 17.8 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 9 |
| 1990 | Carlton | 13 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 246 | 121 | 367 | 96 | 28 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 6.1 | 18.4 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 3 |
| 1991 | Carlton | 13 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 217 | 142 | 359 | 82 | 24 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 17.1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 1992 | Carlton | 13 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 253 | 102 | 355 | 86 | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 4.6 | 16.1 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 6 |
| 1993 | Carlton | 13 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 232 | 123 | 355 | 79 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 17.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 1994 | Carlton | 13 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 249 | 165 | 414 | 112 | 23 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 18.0 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 1995† | Carlton | 13 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 261 | 122 | 383 | 117 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 5.8 | 18.2 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 1996 | Carlton | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 103 | 50 | 153 | 51 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1997 | Carlton | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 27 | 83 | 29 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Career | 190 | 83 | 88 | 2034 | 1010 | 3044 | 798 | 211 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 41 | ||
References edit
- ^ "OUR HISTORY: Mil Hanna". Carlton FC.
- ^ a b c d Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 291. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
- ^ Paula Hunt; Glenn Manton (1 January 2006). Mongrel Punts and Hard Ball Gets: An A-Z of Footy Speak. Red Dog Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-921167-28-7. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Garry Chapman (June 2007). The Lebanese in Australia. Macmillan Education Australia. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4202-0893-1. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Mil". Humans of Hampton. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "1998 review". Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Collins, Ben (16 April 2016). "Blue note night as Carlton names greats". AFL.com.au.
- ^ Mil Hanna's player profile at AFL Tables
