Eric Hipwood Explained

Eric Hipwood
Fullname:Eric Hipwood
Nickname:Eel, Hippo
Birth Date:13 September 1997
Birth Place:St Kilda, Victoria
Originalteam:Caloundra(QFA)/ (NEAFL)/Brisbane Lions Academy
Draftpick:No. 14 (Academy selection), 2015 AFL national draft
Height:203 cm
Weight:94 kg
Position:Key Forward
Guernsey:30
Years1:2016 -
Games Goals1:166 (253)
Statsend:round 15, 2024
Careerhighlights:

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

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

Hipwood was drafted by the with their second selection and fourteenth overall in the 2015 national draft as an academy selection after Brisbane matched 's bid on him.[11] He made his AFL debut in the forty-nine point loss against at the Gabba in round 13 of the 2016 season.[12] After the thirty-two point loss against the 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

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[16]

|-| 2016 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 30| 17 || 25 || 17 || 125 || 49 || 174 || 79 || 18 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 7.4 || 2.9 || 10.2 || 4.6 || 1.1 || 0|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 127 !! 188 !! 144 !! 932 !! 331 !! 1263 !! 526 !! 157 !! 1.5 !! 1.1 !! 7.3 !! 2.6 !! 9.9 !! 4.1 !! 1.2 !! 16|}

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Honours and achievements

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Brisbane Lion wants to be a one-club player. 15 July 2017. Herald Sun. 1 October 2017. 15 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415102956/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/brisbane/the-next-buddy-brisbanes-eric-hipwood-wants-to-be-a-lion-for-life/news-story/4b1137110febdc7753b1f32ca173ffc4. live.
  2. News: Footy career taking on Eric proportions. Mallinder. Terry. 24 November 2015. Sunshine Coast Daily. APN News & Media. 1 April 2017. 1 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170401235959/https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/footy-career-taking-eric-proportions/2850440/. live.
  3. News: Hipwood to debut for Lions. 16 June 2016. AFL Queensland. 4 August 2017. 9 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309035748/http://www.aflq.com.au/hipwood-to-debut-for-lions/. live.
  4. News: Life Members – Aspley Hornets Football Club. aspleyhornets.com.au. 23 April 2019. 5 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305160851/https://www.aspleyhornets.com.au/football-club/life-members/. live.
  5. News: AFL draft 2015: Eric Hipwood Brisbane Lions academy gun, part of star draft trio Josh Schache, Ben Keays. Waterworth. Ben. 21 November 2015. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 1 April 2017. 19 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230419123930/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2015-eric-hipwood-brisbane-lions-academy-gun-part-of-star-draft-trio-josh-schache-ben-keays/news-story/180ce47367d98c647657baf93e370b9f. live.
  6. News: 8 Days until the Draft: Eric Hipwood. Wiles. Andrew. 16 November 2015. AFL Queensland. 13 November 2017. 24 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424043449/http://www.aflq.com.au/8-days-until-the-draft-eric-hipwood/. live.
  7. News: Queensland dominates U18 All-Australian team. 5 July 2015. AFL Queensland. 13 November 2017. 20 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180420111958/http://www.aflq.com.au/queensland-dominates-u18-all-australian-team/. live.
  8. News: Five Queenslanders invited to the Draft Combine. 29 July 2015. AFL Queensland. 13 November 2017. 23 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170423172922/http://www.aflq.com.au/five-queenslanders-invited-to-the-draft-combine/. live.
  9. Web site: For my next trick.... Zemek. Steve. Sunshine Coast Daily. 4 March 2009. 23 February 2017. 25 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160925212409/http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/my-next-trick/347861/. live.
  10. Web site: Hipwood on the Marngrook Footy Show. Brisbane Lions. 1 September 2017. 6 August 2019. 15 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415075940/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaqA2HSi-LY&gl=US&hl=en. live.
  11. News: Giant Lion Hipwood to debut against Eagles. Whiting. Michael. 14 June 2016. AFL.com.au. Telstra. 17 June 2016. 17 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617050803/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-14/giant-lion-eric-hipwood-to-debut-against-eagles. live.
  12. News: Eric Hipwood says his Brisbane Lions debut is a credit to Queensland football pathway. Davis. Greg. 15 June 2016. The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. 26 April 2017. 19 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230419074612/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/brisbane-lions/eric-hipwood-says-his-brisbane-lions-debut-is-a-credit-to-queensland-football-pathway/news-story/c3fd88406585f8086820eb0005f7b60f. live.
  13. Web site: Lion takes out Rising Star nomination. McGowan. Marc. 26 April 2017. AFL.com.au. Telstra. 26 April 2017. 26 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426011006/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-26/lion-takes-out-rising-star-nomination. live.
  14. Web site: Player Review: Eric Hipwood. Grewar. Jessie. lions.com.au. 28 September 2018. 4 July 2020. 4 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704132057/https://www.lions.com.au/news/272427/player-review-hipwood. live.
  15. Web site: Hipwood's Future Bright with Lions. Reddaway. Nick. lions.com.au. 26 September 2019. 4 July 2020. 4 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704115650/https://www.lions.com.au/news/245678/hipwood-s-future-bright-with-lions. live.
  16. Web site: Eric Hipwood. AFL Tables. 25 June 2017. 20 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170620080648/http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/E/Eric_Hipwood.html. live.

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