Josh Hill (footballer)

Josh Hill
Personal information
Full name	Josh Hill
Date of birth	19 January 1989
Place of birth	One Arm Point, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Claremont (WAFL)
Draft	61st overall, 2006 National Draft (Western Bulldogs)
Height/Weight	185 cm / 86 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	33
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2007–2011 2012– Total	Western Bulldogs West Coast	066 0(75) 079 (118) 145 (193)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2009	Indigenous All-Stars	1 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of rd6 2016 season. ^2 State and international statistics correct as of 2009.
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee 2008 Ross Glendinning Medal - Round 20 2015

Josh Hill (born 19 January 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Western Bulldogs.

Career

Originally from Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia,^[1] Hill moved to Perth, where he attended Trinity College. He was zoned to Claremont in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), but did not play a senior game for the club.^[2]

He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with selection 61 in the 2006 National Draft, and made his AFL debut in round 17 of the 2007 season against the West Coast Eagles. In round two, 2008, Hill was named the Rising Star nominee.^[3] In 2009, Hill played 23 games, kicking 33 goals as a half-forward flanker and forward pocket. Hill struggled for form in 2010 and 2011, playing 24 games between the two seasons, and kicking 26 goals.^[4]

Hill was traded to the West Coast Eagles in October 2011 in exchange for the 49th pick overall in the 2011 National Draft.^[5] He made his debut for West Coast in round one of the 2012 season, scoring three goals.^[6] Hill again kicked three goals in the second round of the season, against Melbourne.^[7]

Family

Hill is the second cousin of Fremantle's Stephen Hill and Hawthorn's Bradley Hill.^[8]

References

1. Josh Hill – kimberleypage.com.au. Published 1 May 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
2. H – wafl.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
3. Jennifer Witham, NAB AFL Rising Star: round 2, AFL BigPond Network, 1 April 2008. Retrieved on 6 April 2008.
4. Josh Hill – AFLTables. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
5. Trades as they happen – afl.com.au. Published 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
6. Eagles soar over dogs – Australian Football League. Published 1 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
7. West Coast Eagles vs. Melbourne – Australian Football League. Published 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
8. https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/14447089/hill-v-hill-as-cousins-clash/

External links

• Josh Hill's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
• Josh Hill's statistics from AFL Tables