Joel Hamling

Sydney

DefenderHalf Back Flank Right #29 Active

Career games: 116
Debut: 2015

Player Information

Height 194 cm

Age 33 years

Date of Birth 9-Apr-1993

AFL Debut 2015

Drafted: Pick #32 — 2011 National Draft by Geelong

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Joel Hamling made his AFL debut for Western Bulldogs in 2015 and has played 116 games, including 23 for Western Bulldogs between 2015 and 2016, 68 for Fremantle between 2017 and 2023 and 25 for Sydney between 2025 and 2026. Geelong selected him with pick 32 in the 2011 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was right half back flank. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 4.5 marks and 10.8 disposals per game. He played 11 games in his debut season, averaging 4.8 marks per game. His highest recorded season total is 111 marks, from 22 games in 2019 at an average of 5.0 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 13.50 per game in 2018. The largest total in those seasons is 268 disposals, recorded in 2017.

His honours include a premiership in 2016.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2017	22	268	12.18
2018	18	243	13.50
2025	14	106	7.57
2026	11	96	8.73

About these season figures

Compared 7 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	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	IM	1%	BO	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	SCL	TO	SP	CD1	INT	CBA%	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	KI%	EK	KE%	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	Tagged
2026	PF	SYD	vs FRE	L	71-83	S.C.G.	DEF	BPL	29	10	5	5	4	1	1	3	1	3	7	2	2	0	0	4	5	0	1	95%	70%	119	51	43	139	0	1	1	5	1	6	0%	0%	0%	2	5	0%	2	40%	4.9	9	0	1	—
2026	QF	SYD	vs BRL	W	141-88	S.C.G.	DEF	HBFR	29	7	2	5	1	1	1	2	0	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	83%	100%	110	52	21	90	5	0	0	5	5	6	0%	0%	0%	2	3	0%	2	100%	11.7	4	2	1	—
2026	24	SYD	vs NME	W	123-70	S.C.G.	DEF	HBFR	29	8	3	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	95%	88%	122	30	34	31	1	0	0	2	2	2	0%	0%	0%	1	3	0%	2	66.7%	1.1	6	2	0	—
2026	23	SYD	@ ESS	W	112-76	MCG	DEF	HBFR	29	11	3	8	4	2	0	1	0	4	8	0	1	0	1	2	12	0	0	85%	91%	107	78	46	34	1	0	1	11	4	4	0%	0%	0%	2	5	0%	2	66.7%	14	7	5	0	—
2026	22	SYD	vs PTA	W	167-70	S.C.G.	DEF	HBFR	29	11	2	9	5	1	0	2	1	6	5	0	1	0	2	2	11	1	0	89%	100%	115	78	44	104	3	1	1	11	6	6	0%	0%	0%	2	3	0%	2	100%	16.1	8	3	0	—