Hannah Button Explained

Hannah Button
Birth Date:27 November 1996
Birth Place:Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Originalteam: (SANFLW)
Draftpick:No. 53, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2019
Debutstadium:Norwood Oval
Height:165 cm
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:6
Years1:2019–
Games Goals1:39 (3)
Statsend:the 2023 season
Careerhighlights:

Hannah Button (née Martin, born 27 November 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life and state football

Button tried many sports, including netball, basketball, tennis, and soccer. Only in 2017, after moving to Adelaide, did she try Australian rules football, together with her sister Rachelle.[1] With West Adelaide, she started out playing in the amateur league but moved up quickly to the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW) for the 2018 season.[1] She averaged 15 disposals over the season and was selected for the 2018 SANFLW Team of the Year.[2] Furthermore, she won the 2018 SANFLW best and fairest award.[3] In 2019, after playing a season with Adelaide in the AFL Women's (AFLW), Button joined NT Thunder for the VFL Women's (VFLW) season.[4] She played six games for them, before rupturing her right anterior cruciate ligament.[5] [6]

AFL Women's career

Button was drafted by Adelaide with their sixth selection and fifty-third overall in the 2018 AFL Women's draft. Adelaide's GM of Football Administration, Phil Harper, said about her that "She has serious speed and can run and carry the ball on a wing or win it in the contest. Hannah is keen to learn and has a lot of upside as someone relatively new to the game."[7] [8] She made her debut in the one point loss to the at Norwood Oval in the opening round of the 2019 season.[9] She helped Adelaide win the 2019 premiership, missing only one game during the season.[10] After picking up an anterior cruciate ligament injury playing for NT Thunder in the VFL Women's (VFLW), Button was placed on the inactive list for the 2020 season.[6] [11] Due to the timing of her injury, Adelaide were compensated with an extra draft pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[12]

Personal life

Button was born on the Yorke Peninsula.[7] Her younger sister, Rachelle, is also a footballer, playing for West Adelaide in the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW) and for Adelaide in the AFL Women's (AFLW).[13] [14] In October 2019, Button married her long term-partner, Karl, in the Adelaide Hills and took his family name.[15] Button has a teaching degree from the University of South Australia.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFLW: Crows draftee Hannah Martin's month of milestones. Kirralee. Thomas. Telstra Media. Adelaide. 7 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Season 2018 Annual Report. West Adelaide. 12 May 2020.
  3. Web site: AFLW: All the state league winners. Sarah. Black. Telstra Media. Australian Football League. 26 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Hannah Martin. NT Thunder. 12 May 2020.
  5. News: Adelaide Crows AFLW star Hannah Martin does ACL playing for NT Thunder in VFLW. Liz. Walsh. The West Australian. 8 July 2019.
  6. Web site: AFLW: Hannah Martin to miss the 2020 season. Telstra Media. Adelaide. 9 July 2019.
  7. Web site: AFLW: Martin joins the ranks at Adelaide. Telstra Media. Adelaide. 23 October 2018.
  8. News: Hannah Martin Drafted to Adelaide Crows. 23 October 2019. West Adelaide. 4 February 2019.
  9. News: TEAMS: Injury-hit Docker finally locked in for debut. Black. Sarah. 1 February 2019. AFL Women's. Telstra Media. 4 February 2019.
  10. Web site: AFLW: Childhood friends reunite at the Crows. Kirralee. Thomas. Telstra Media. Adelaide. 6 November 2019.
  11. Web site: AFLW: Crows utility placed on inactive list. Telstra Media. Adelaide. 15 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Crow blow: Other co-captain tears ACL to make it five on sidelines. Sarah. Black. Telstra Media. AFL Women's. 26 November 2019. Button was ruled out for the season in early July when she tore her right ACL playing for NT Thunder in the VFLW. As the injury occurred before October 11's cut-off for inactive players, the Crows received an extra pick in the NAB AFLW Draft as cover..
  13. News: Locals dominate in SANFLW. Rhiannon. Koch. Yorke Peninsula Country Times. 8 May 2018.
  14. Web site: AFLW: Train-on players signed. Telstra Media. Adelaide. 3 February 2020.
  15. Web site: BCD: Hannah Button's unique reception entrance. Telstra Media. Adelaide. 14 November 2019.