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Michael Hibberd

Michael Hibberd

Essendon / Melbourne
Defender · Back Pocket Left Retired
Career games
197
Debut
2011
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Player Information

Height 186 cm
Date of Birth 3-Jan-1990
AFL Debut 2011

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Michael Hibberd made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2011 and played 197 games, including 84 for Essendon between 2011 and 2015 and 113 for Melbourne between 2017 and 2023.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2023 was left back pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.8 marks and 19.3 disposals per game. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 5.2 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 135 marks, from 22 games in 2013 at an average of 6.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 27.39 per game in 2017. The largest total in those seasons is 520 disposals, recorded in 2013.

His honours include an All-Australian selection and a premiership in 2021.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20132252023.64
20171849327.39
20221216713.92
20231213311.08
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
2023 QF
Melbourne MEL
Collingwood @ COL
L
53-60
MCG DEF BPL 14 10 6 4 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 93% 100% 117 78 45 193 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 7 0% 0 0% 0% 1 4 -- -- 0 -- -- 6 100% 0 0 7.8 3 9 0 0 —
2023 22
Melbourne MEL
Carlton @ CAR
L
56-60
MCG SUB SUB 14 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 36% 100% 44 20 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0% 0% 0 0 -- -- 0 -- -- 1 100% 0 0 2.4 1 1 0 0 —
2023 21
Melbourne MEL
North Melbourne @ NME
W
103-71
Bellerive Oval SUB SUB 14 6 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 29% 83% 37 21 20 55 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 5 0% 0 0% 0% 0 2 -- -- 0 -- -- 1 50% 0 0 5.2 3 1 2 0 —
2023 15
Melbourne MEL
Geelong @ GEE
L
63-78
GMHBA Stadium DEF BPR 14 15 10 5 4 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 8 7 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 91% 73% 118 87 57 349 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 4 25 0 0 9 0% 0 0% 0% 0 6 -- -- 2 -- -- 9 90% 0 0 6.4 7 5 3 0 —
2023 13
Melbourne MEL
Collingwood vs COL
W
66-62
MCG DEF HBFL 14 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 91% 80% 109 38 23 92 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 50 0 0 2 0% 0 0% 0% 1 9 -- -- 0 -- -- 3 75% 0 0 5.5 1 4 0 0 —
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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