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David Hille

David Hille

Essendon
Ruck Retired
Career games
197
Debut
2001
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Player Information

Height 202 cm
Date of Birth 2-Jun-1981
AFL Debut 2001

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Player bio

A career in numbers

David Hille made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2001 and played 197 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2013.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2013 was ruck. Across his recorded games, he averaged 14.5 hitouts and 2.2 clearances per game. He played 6 games in his debut season, averaging 7.8 hitouts per game. His highest recorded season total was 367 hitouts, from 21 games in 2006 at an average of 17.5 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 16.38 per game in 2010. The largest total in those seasons is 324 disposals, recorded in 2008.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20082032416.20
20101626216.38
20111929615.58
2012912714.11
About these season figures

Compared 12 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2013 23
Essendon ESS
Richmond vs RIC
L
65-104
MCG RUC RUC 19 15 8 7 3 0 0 1 4 3 0 5 6 8 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 92% 80% 103 66 57 248 4 2 3 2 1 13.8 25 0 0 0 4 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 3 3 -- -- -- -- -- 5 62.5% 0 0 10 3 5 4 2 —
2013 6
Essendon ESS
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
W
120-81
Marvel Stadium INT INT 19 18 11 7 4 1 2 2 18 3 0 2 9 8 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 86% 50% 103 73 88 231 7 1 1 3 3 34 16.7 2 1 0 5 0 4 -- 3 100% 33.3% 10 8 -- -- -- -- -- 5 45.5% 0 1 5.8 0 4 8 5 —
2013 5
Essendon ESS
Collingwood vs COL
W
121-75
MCG INT INT 19 10 4 6 3 0 1 0 15 0 0 3 5 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 75% 70% 91 51 50 39 3 0 3 0 4 48.4 26.7 1 0 0 3 0 0 -- 1 100% 0% 3 4 -- -- -- -- -- 1 25% 0 0 6.6 0 3 3 3 —
2013 4
Essendon ESS
St Kilda @ STK
W
128-91
Marvel Stadium INT INT 19 16 9 7 3 0 1 1 25 4 0 2 9 7 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 77% 56% 94 84 76 279 5 1 1 3 8 52.1 32 0 1 100 1 0 0 -- 1 100% 0% 8 4 -- -- -- -- -- 5 55.6% 0 1 7.9 0 7 8 1 —
2012 23
Essendon ESS
Collingwood vs COL
L
72-104
MCG RUC RUC 19 23 12 11 4 0 1 1 20 4 1 7 12 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 95% 71% 109 111 96 282 7 1 6 2 6 26.3 30 2 2 50 1 0 5 -- 1 100% 0% 7 6 -- -- -- -- -- 7 58.3% 0 0 16.2 1 8 8 4 —
Latest 5 of 197 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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