Jon Hassall Explained

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:

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. Web site: Jon Hassall. AFL Tables.
  3. Web site: Halo a nocturnal. Newspaper House. 23 April 2012. 17 November 2009.