Mimi Hill Explained

Mimi Hill
Birth Date:4 October 2002
Originalteam:Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League Girls)
Draftpick:No. 12, 2020 national draft
Debutdate:28 January 2021
Debutstadium:Princes Park
Height:166 cm
Position:Wing / Half-back
Guernsey:10
Years1:2021–
Games Goals1:12 (2)
Statsend:the 2021 season
Careerhighlights:

Mimi Hill (born 4 October 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted with the twelfth selection in the 2020 AFL Women's draft by the .[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Hill played junior football for the Kew Comets in the Yarra Junior Football League for around three years.[4] [5] Hill spent two years playing for the Old Scotch Football Club, where was named best on ground while playing for them in the Victorian Amateur Football Association for the premiership.[6] Cited as a natural leader from a young age,[7] [8] Hill was appointed the captain of the Oakleigh Chargers in her bottom age year.[9] She played 10 games in her first season at the Chargers, where she averaged 16.8 disposals, and 2 in her second, where she averaged 24.5 disposals, only playing 2 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] She represented Vic Metro in the Under 16s championships and 2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships.[11] [12] She played two games for Vic Metro in 2019, where she averaged 25 disposals a game.[13]

Hill attended Methodist Ladies College in Kew, Victoria, where she was appointed school captain in both Year 11 and Year 12.[5] [14]

AFLW career

Hill debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL Women's season, in 's 6 point loss to .[15] [16] [17] On debut, she collected 12 disposals, 2 marks and a tackle.[18] Hill injured her knee in Round 6.[19] She signed a two-year contract with on 10 June 2021, after it was revealed the team had conducted a mass re-signing of 13 players.[20]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[21]

|- | scope="row" text-align:center | 2021| | 10 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 26 || 48 || 74 || 8 || 5 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 4.3 || 8.0 || 12.3 || 1.3 || 0.8 || |- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3 | Career! 6! 2! 0! 26! 48! 74! 8! 5! 0.3! 0.0 ! 4.3! 8.0! 12.3! 1.3! 0.8! 0|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RECAP: Who went where? Every pick as it happened in historic draft. AFL Women's Media. 17 February 2021. 6 October 2020.
  2. Web site: 2020 NAB AFL Women's Draft Selections. Tuttle. Caitlin. AFL NSW/ACT. 17 February 2021. 7 October 2020.
  3. Web site: AFLW Draft: See every pick and see how Sarah Perkins rebooted her career. Walsh. Liz. Wood. Lauren. Herald Sun. 17 February 2021. 9 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Six of the best selected in AFLW Draft. Yarra Junior Football League. 17 February 2021. 7 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Mimi Hill - Leading from the Front. Bartlett. Jayden. Minutes with Moose. 17 February 2021. 30 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Mimi Hill – Debut for Carlton AFLW. Old Scotch Football Club Media. 17 February 2021. 28 January 2021.
  7. Web site: New AFLW Blues in 2021. Zarucky. Rose. Carlton Blues Media. 17 February 2021. 30 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Season preview: Oakleigh Chargers Girls. AFL Media. 24 February 2019. 17 February 2021.
  9. Web site: Hill Named Oakleigh Chargers Captain. Old Scotch Football Club Media. 17 February 2021. 6 March 2019.
  10. Web site: Mimi Hill. Aussie Rules Draft Central. 17 February 2021.
  11. Web site: Versatile Hill a natural leader. 2 October 2020. Williams. Peter. Aussie Rules Draft Central. 17 February 2021.
  12. Web site: 2019 Vic Metro squad. AFL Women's Media. 17 February 2021.
  13. Web site: Pick No.12: Mimi Hill. Zarucky. Rose. 6 October 2020. Carlton Blues Media. 17 February 2021.
  14. Web site: Chasing the flags. 15 June 2019. Methodist Ladies College. 17 February 2021.
  15. Web site: TEAMS: Gun Blue to miss blockbuster, father-daughter Pie to debut. Black. Sarah. 27 January 2021. AFL Women's Media. 17 February 2021.
  16. Web site: Old Scotch Football Club - President's Report. Old Scotch Football Club. 17 February 2021. 29 January 2021.
  17. Web site: AFLW team selection: Round 1. Zarucky. Rose. 27 January 2021. Carlton Blues Media. 17 February 2021.
  18. Web site: Round 1 • Carlton v Collingwood - Player Stats. 17 February 2021.
  19. Web site: Blues stay in finals hunt after crushing Cats. AFL Women's Media. 8 March 2021.
  20. Web site: List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue. 10 June 2021. Black. Sarah. 11 June 2021. AFL Women's Media.
  21. Web site: Mimi Hill. Australian Football. 23 February 2021.

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