Eric Hipwood
Eric Hipwood | |||
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![]() Hipwood in August 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Eric Hipwood | ||
Nickname(s) | Eel, Hippo | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1997 | ||
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Caloundra(QFA)/Aspley (NEAFL)/Brisbane Lions Academy | ||
Draft | No. 14 (Academy selection), 2015 AFL national draft | ||
Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Key Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Brisbane Lions | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2016– | Brisbane Lions | 166 (253) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 15, 2024. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Eric Hipwood (born 13 September 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
[edit]Hipwood was born in Melbourne's inner suburb of St Kilda.[1] His parents were passionate St Kilda Saints fans who had married in the stands of Moorabbin Oval prior to his birth.[2] His grandfather, Ken, was instrumental in establishing the Aspley Football Club in Brisbane's northern suburbs and his father, Brad, was a former senior player for Aspley.[3] His grandparents are also life members of the Aspley Football Club.[4] At the age of three, Eric moved to his father's home state of Queensland and settled on the Sunshine Coast with his family where he began playing junior football for Kawana Park at the age of eight.
At 13 years of age he was placed in the Brisbane Lions Academy[5] and switched allegiances to the Caloundra Panthers. Two years later, at the age of 15, he played his first QFA senior match for Caloundra in their away clash against Aspley and kicked three goals on debut.[6] In his final year of junior football he switched clubs again and played for Aspley in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). Hipwood was selected to represent Queensland at the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named in the All Australian team for his performances.[7] He was then invited to attend the AFL Draft Combine in November 2015.[8]
Hipwood was also a very talented cricketer in his younger years[9] and accepted an invitation to join the cricket sports excellence program at Maroochydore State High School in Year 10.[10]
AFL career
[edit]Hipwood was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with their second selection and fourteenth overall in the 2015 national draft as an academy selection after Brisbane matched Richmond's bid on him.[11] He made his AFL debut in the forty-nine point loss against West Coast at the Gabba in round 13 of the 2016 season.[12] After the thirty-two point loss against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in round five of the 2017 season, in which he recorded twelve disposals, five marks, four tackles and three goals, he was the round nominee for the AFL Rising Star.[13]
2018
Hipwood played all 22 matches of the 2018 season. With 37 goals, he was Brisbane's leading goalkicker for the year. In round 16, Hipwood kicked 6 goals in Brisbane's win against Carlton. Hipwood received three Brownlow Medal votes in both this game and the round 9 win against Hawthorn.[14]
2019
2019 saw Hipwood play 23 games including finals with 35 goals kicked for the year. He signed a contract extension, keeping him at Brisbane until at least the end of 2023.[15]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[16]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
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 | |||||
2016 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 35 | 95 | 30 | 11 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0 |
2017 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 124 | 48 | 172 | 59 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2 |
2018 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 22 | 37 | 27 | 133 | 47 | 233 | 93 | 24 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 6 |
2019 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 23 | 35 | 29 | 182 | 51 | 233 | 107 | 42 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 6 |
2020[a] | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 147 | 40 | 187 | 79 | 17 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1 |
2021 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 118 | 51 | 169 | 79 | 20 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1 |
2022 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 125 | 49 | 174 | 79 | 18 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0 |
Career | 127 | 188 | 144 | 932 | 331 | 1263 | 526 | 157 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 16 |
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
[edit]Individual
- Brisbane Lions leading goalkicker: 2018 (37)
- 3× 22under22 team: 2017, 2018, 2019
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017 (round 5)
References
[edit]- ^ "Brisbane Lion wants to be a one-club player". Herald Sun. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Mallinder, Terry (24 November 2015). "Footy career taking on Eric proportions". Sunshine Coast Daily. APN News & Media. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Hipwood to debut for Lions". AFL Queensland. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Life Members – Aspley Hornets Football Club". aspleyhornets.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (21 November 2015). "AFL draft 2015: Eric Hipwood Brisbane Lions academy gun, part of star draft trio Josh Schache, Ben Keays". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Wiles, Andrew (16 November 2015). "8 Days until the Draft: Eric Hipwood". AFL Queensland. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Queensland dominates U18 All-Australian team". AFL Queensland. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Five Queenslanders invited to the Draft Combine". AFL Queensland. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Zemek, Steve (4 March 2009). "For my next trick..." Sunshine Coast Daily. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Hipwood on the Marngrook Footy Show". Brisbane Lions. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (14 June 2016). "Giant Lion Hipwood to debut against Eagles". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Davis, Greg (15 June 2016). "Eric Hipwood says his Brisbane Lions debut is a credit to Queensland football pathway". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (26 April 2017). "Lion takes out Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Grewar, Jessie (28 September 2018). "Player Review: Eric Hipwood". lions.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Reddaway, Nick (26 September 2019). "Hipwood's Future Bright with Lions". lions.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Eric Hipwood". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Eric Hipwood's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Eric Hipwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables