Hugh Goddard Explained

Hugh Goddard
Fullname:Hugh Goddard
Birth Date:24 August 1996
Originalteam:Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup), Melbourne Grammar School (APS)
Draftpick:No. 21, 2014 national draft
Height:198 cm
Weight:94 
Position:Defender / Forward
Years1:2015-2018
Games Goals1:10 (1)
Statsend:end of 2019 season
Years2:2019-2020
Games Goals2:2 (0)
Games Goalstotal:12 (1)

Hugh Goddard (born 24 August 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the and football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Goddard a second cousin of former St Kilda player and former Essendon captain and player Brendon Goddard. He was drafted as pick 21 in the 2014 AFL draft. He grew up in Geelong and attended Melbourne Grammar School as a boarder. He made his debut in round 16 of the 2015 AFL season in St Kilda's loss against, playing alongside former Geelong Falcons teammate Paddy McCartin.[1]

In just his ninth game (and first for the 2016 season), Goddard suffered an achilles tendon injury in the Saints' 88-point loss to at the Adelaide Oval in Round 11, ending his season and ensuring that he would spend the next twelve months on the sidelines.[2]

In the 2018 AFL Rookie Draft, Goddard was selected with the first pick by Carlton, after spending time training with the club. Goddard made his Carlton debut in Round 17 of the 2019 season against Sydney at the SCG and played a total of two games for Carlton.[3] He played most of the season with Carlton's Northern Blues, winning the Laurie Hill Trophy as club best and fairest.[4] He was delisted at the end of 2020.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Former Falcons set to soar. Tom . Morris . St Kilda. 17 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Promising Saint expected to miss next 12 months. AFL.com.au. Harry. Thring. 5 June 2016. 5 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Goddard to make Blue debut . 11 Jul 2019. 29 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Goddard crowned 2019 Laurie Hill Trophy winner. Cristian Filippo. 11 October 2019. 28 December 2019. Northern Blues Football Club. 17 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191217080324/http://northernbluesfc.com.au/?p=7574. dead.
  5. News: The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Ben Silvagni among four delisted, Cripps faces shoulder surgery. Peter Ryan. 21 September 2020. 26 September 2020.