Matthew Hammelmann Explained
| Matthew Hammelmann |
| Nickname: | Hammer, Hammertime, Goober |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1996 |
| Originalteam: | Morningside (QAFL) |
| Draftpick: | No. 75, 2015 AFL rookie draft (Academy selection) |
| Height: | 1.97 m |
| Weight: | 88 kg |
| Position: | Utility |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Games Goals1: | 12 (2) |
| Statsend: | 2017 |
| Careerhighlights: |
Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal (2021)
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Matthew Hammelmann (born 8 March 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with its fourth selection and 75th overall in the 2015 AFL rookie draft.[1]
Career
Hammelmann debuted for Brisbane in a 42-point loss against in round 14, 2016.[2]
In October 2017, he was delisted by Brisbane.[3]
Hammelmann joined for the 2021 VFL season. He won the 'Frosty' Miller Medal as the leading goalkicker of the competition, kicking 42 goals from 10 matches.[4]
In 2022, he joined Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) club .[5]
Hammelmann was the leading goalkicker in the 2023 QAFL season, kicking 106 goals.[6] [7] Hekicked 5 goals in the club's Grand Final loss to Aspley the same year.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Draft Recap: 15 NEAFL players drafted in 2014. 3 December 2014. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 22 August 2016.
- News: Another Brisbane Lions academy graduate to debut. Whiting. Michael. 21 June 2016. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 21 June 2016.
- News: Lions cut five as Fagan reshapes list. Whiting. Michael. 26 October 2017. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 26 October 2017.
- Web site: Rhodes . Brendan . Aspley out: Hornets not renewing VFL licence . afl.com.au . 19 August 2021 . 18 August 2021 . Spearhead Matthew Hammelmann booted 42 goals from just 10 matches to win the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal after claiming the last two leading goalkicker awards in the NEAFL – the first time in the VFA/VFL’s 154-year history that a player has topped the tally in a wooden spoon team..
- Web site: Former Brisbane Lions player Matt Hammelmann tipped to make big impact at Redland-Victoria Point Sharks . Redland City Bulletin . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529074213/https://www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au/story/7680156/sharks-player-tipped-for-qafl-honour/ . 29 May 2024 . 4 April 2022.
- Web site: QAFL Statistics . PlayHQ . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529071259/https://www.playhq.com/afl/org/afl-queensland-league/2023/qafl/f070d8f9/statistics?sort=GOAL_COUNT:DESC . 29 May 2024.
- Web site: HE’S DONE IT! . Instagram . QAFL / QAFLW.
- Web site: QAFL Grand Final . PlayHQ . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529075137/https://www.playhq.com/afl/org/afl-queensland-league/2023/qafl/game-centre/a72fd491 . 29 May 2024.
