Michael Hibberd
| Michael Hibberd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael George Hibberd | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1990 | ||
| Original team(s) | Frankston (VFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 4, 2011 pre-season draft | ||
| Height / weight | 186 cm / 86 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2016 2017– Total |
Essendon Melbourne |
84 (11) 0 (0) 84 (11) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
Michael Hibberd (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Essendon Football Club from 2011 to 2016.
Hibberd comes from the small town of Somerville on the Mornington Peninsula.[1] He spent two-years playing for Frankston in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before being drafted. He came fifth in the seniors best and fairest award in his first year at the club and in the same season, he was awarded the best first year player award. In his second year at the club, his season was rewarded with the senior best and fairest award and the Fothergill-Round Medal in 2010 as the VFL's most promising young player.[2]
Hibberd was drafted by Essendon with their only selection and fourth overall in the 2011 pre-season draft[3] and made his debut in round 6, 2011 against Gold Coast at Etihad Stadium, in the match which Essendon won by 139 points.
In September 2011, Hibberd pleaded guilty to assault charges in relation to a late night fight that occurred in Mornington in July 2011. He escaped conviction, but received a $2500 fine and was suspended for the remainder of the season by Essendon for a drunken attack in which he knocked a man out.[4]
In January 2016, Hibberd was named as one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 AFL season. As a result, Hibberd was suspended for twelve months, effective from November 2015, which meant he missed the entire 2016 AFL season.[5] After speculation surrounding whether he would return to Essendon once his suspension was finished,[6] he confirmed in August that he wanted to be traded to another club for a "fresh start"[7] and he nominated Melbourne as his preferred destination in September.[8] He was officially traded to Melbourne in October.[9]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[10]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Essendon | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 71 | 172 | 47 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 19.1 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| 2012 | Essendon | 43 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 79 | 232 | 65 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| 2013 | Essendon | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 334 | 186 | 520 | 135 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 15.2 | 8.5 | 23.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | Essendon | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 286 | 179 | 465 | 121 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 15.1 | 9.4 | 24.5 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| 2015 | Essendon | 1 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 262 | 204 | 466 | 113 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 22.2 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | Essendon | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 84 | 11 | 11 | 1136 | 719 | 1855 | 481 | 122 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 8.6 | 22.1 | 5.7 | 1.5 | ||
References
- ↑ Hogan, Jesse (16 May 2011). "Fork in the road lifts Hibberd into big time". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ Amy, Paul (23 August 2010). "Hibberd VFL's most promising". Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ "Bombers take Hibberd in pre-season draft". EssendonFC.com.au. Bigpond. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ Deery, Shannon (14 September 2011). "Michael Hibberd escapes conviction for assault, fined $2500". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ King, Travis (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ Callum, Twomey (9 June 2016). "Will they be back? Banned Dons mulling options". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ Ben, Collins (20 August 2016). "Banned Bomber Michael Hibberd to leave Essendon". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "Michael Hibberd officially requests trade to Melbourne for 2017 season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ Twomey, Callum (19 October 2016). "Essendon defender Hibberd traded to Melbourne". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Michael Hibberd". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
External links
- Michael Hibberd's statistics from AFL Tables