Jon Hassall | |
Fullname: | Jon Hassall |
Birth Date: | 14 August 1973 |
Originalteam: | Warrandyte |
Height: | 174 cm |
Weight: | 77 kg |
Position: | Defender/Tagger |
Statsend: | 1999 |
Years1: | 1994–1996 |
Club1: | Collingwood |
Games Goals1: | 50 (12) |
Years2: | 1997–1999 |
Club2: | Hawthorn |
Games Goals2: | 44 (5) |
Games Goalstotal: | 94 (17) |
Careerhighlights: |
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Jon Hassall (born 14 August 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.
A tagger, Hassall played at Collingwood mostly in the back pocket or midfield and received a 1994 AFL Rising Star nomination for his efforts against Geelong late in his debut season.[1] He played 23 games that year, including a qualifying final and had 353 disposals. Hassall, who was originally from Warrandyte, added a further 19 games in 1995. With Collingwood having a poor season in 1996 and Hassall managing just eight games, he was let go by the club and picked up by Hawthorn in the pre-season draft.
He spent three seasons with Hawthorn and ended the 1998 AFL season well with three Brownlow Medal votes for his performance against Fremantle in the final round.[2] Hassall was delisted a year later but kept playing football in the Essendon District Football League after a stint at the South Adelaide Football Club.
Hassall now trains thoroughbred racehorses with partner Kate Goodrich in Kilmore, Victoria.[3]