Heath Hocking

Heath Hocking
Personal information
Full name	Heath Hocking
Date of birth	(1987-12-27) 27 December 1987
Original team(s)	Eastern Ranges, TAC Cup
Draft	No. 20, 2006 rookie draft
Height/Weight	186cm / 88kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	39
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2007–	Essendon	124 (43)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.

Heath Hocking is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Originally from Mooroolbark, he was drafted by Essendon with the 20th selection in the 2006 rookie draft from Eastern Ranges in TAC Cup. He was elevated to the main list in 2007, playing one game late in the 2007 season.

Hocking is a solid and hard-at-it midfielder, who primarily plays a defensive tagging role on opposition midfielders.^[1] He finished second in the Essendon's best and fairest award, the Crichton Medal, in 2010 and fifth in 2011.^[2]

His father, Graham Hocking played one game for South Melbourne in 1971 and his older brother Evan has played in the Victorian Football League for Port Melbourne Football Club.^[1]

On 12 January 2016 Hocking was named as one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 AFL season. As a result, Hocking was suspended for twelve months, effective from November 2015, meaning he will miss the entire 2016 AFL season.^[3]

References

1 2 Gullan, Scott (7 June 2013). "Essendon gun Heath Hocking carves out career the hard way". Herald Sun.
↑ "Club Best and Fairest Awards".
↑ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

External links

Heath Hocking's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
Heath Hocking's statistics from AFL Tables

Essendon Football Club – current squad

1 Hibberd**
2 Bellchambers**
3 Parish
4 Watson**
5 Stanton**
6 Daniher
7 Z. Merrett
8 Gleeson
9 Goddard (c)
10 Francis
11 Zaharakis
12 Baguley (vc)
13 Fantasia
14 Ashby
15 Dempsey
16 Pears**
17 Cooney
18 Hurley**
19 Edwards
20 J. Merrett
21 Heppell**
22 Leuenberger
23 Myers**
24 Bird
25 Morgan
26 Hooker**
27 Redman
28 Brown
29 Ambrose
30 Langford
32 Colyer**
33 Laverde
34 Long*
35 Eades
36 Hartley
37 Nyuon*
38 Kommer
39 Hocking**
40 Howlett**
41 Hams*
42 Gwilt
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti*
44 McKernan
45 McKenna*
46 Wallis*
47 Kelly+
48 Stokes+
49 Dea+
50 Polkinghorne+
51 Crowley+
52 Simpkin+
53 Jamar+
54 Grimley+
55 Grima+
56 Michael+

Coach: Worsfold

* denotes rookie listed players

** denotes player(s) serving WADA suspension in 2016

+ denotes top-up players

Essendon Football Club supplements controversy

Players	Tom Bellchambers Alex Browne Jake Carlisle Travis Colyer Stewart Crameri Alwyn Davey Luke Davis Cory Dell'Olio Ricky Dyson Dustin Fletcher Scott Gumbleton Kyle Hardingham Dyson Heppell Michael Hibberd David Hille Heath Hocking Cale Hooker Ben Howlett Michael Hurley Leroy Jetta Brendan Lee Sam Lonergan Nathan Lovett-Murray Mark McVeigh Jake Melksham Angus Monfries David Myers Tayte Pears Brent Prismall Paddy Ryder Henry Slattery Brent Stanton Ariel Steinberg Jobe Watson

Administrators	Danny Corcoran Stephen Dank David Evans James Hird Paul Little Bruce Reid Dean Robinson Ian Robson Mark Thompson

Organisations	Australian Football League Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Court of Arbitration for Sport Essendon Football Club World Anti Doping Agency

Related articles	AFL seasons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Essendon seasons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (Top-up players) Thymosin beta-4

2006 AFL rookie draft

First round	1. Ryan Jackson 2. Alan Toovey 3. Luke McEntee 4. Lachlan McKinnon 5. Angus Graham 6. Jason Roe 7. Paul Duffield 8. Tom Davidson 9. Jace Bode 10. Ed Lower 11. Thomas Rischbieth 12. Todd Grima 13. Brad Sugars 14. Cathal Corr 15. Steven Armstrong 16. Jonathan Simpkin

Second round	17. Craig Flint 18. Daniel Nicholls 19. Lukas Markovic 20. Heath Hocking 21. Jeremy Humm 22. Leonard Clark 23. Toby Stribling 25. Daniel Hughes 26. Djaran Whyman 27. Greg Bentley 28. Will Slade 29. Tom Redden 30. Dylan Pfitzner 31. Matt Priddis 32. James Wall

Third round	33. Shannon Cox 34. Stephen Gilham 35. Matthew Firman 36. Cameron Howat 37. Luke Forsyth 39. Shane Neaves 40. Tim Looby 41. Sam Hunt 42. Adrian Bonaddio 44. Michael Embley 45. Paul Currie

Fourth round	46. Ben Kane 47. Tim O'Keefe 49. Cheynee Stiller 51. Andre Gianfagna 52. Tom Logan 53. Sam Elliott 54. Simon Phillips

Fifth round	55. Ben McGlynn 57. Colm Begley 58. Kieren Jack

Sixth round	59. Brendan Quigley 60. Ed Barlow

Seventh round	61. Adam Prior

Eighth round	62. Sam Rowe

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