Michael Hibberd
| Michael Hibberd | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael George Hibberd | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1990 | ||
| Original team(s) | Frankston (VFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 4, 2011 Pre-Season Draft | ||
| Height/Weight | 186 cm / 86 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011– | Essendon | 84 (11) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season. | |||
Michael Hibberd (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Hibberd comes from the small town of Somerville on the Mornington Peninsula.[1] He spent two-years playing for Frankston in the VFL before being drafted. He came 5th in the seniors in his first year at the club an was awarded "best first year player" then in his second year at the club took out the Senior best and fairest award.
He won the Fothergill-Round Medal in 2010 as the VFL's most promising young player.[2]
Hibberd was drafted by Essendon with the fourth pick in the 2011 pre-season draft [3] and made his debut in round 6, 2011 against Gold Coast at Etihad Stadium.
In September 2011, He pleaded guilty to assault charges in relation to a late night fight that occurred in Mornington in July 2011. He escaped conviction, but received a $2500 fine and was suspended for the remainder of the season by Essendon for a drunken attack in which he knocked a man out.[4]
On 12 January 2016 Hibberd 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, Hibberd was suspended for twelve months, effective from November 2015, meaning he will miss the entire 2016 AFL season.[5]
References
- ↑ Hogan, Jesse (16 May 2011). "Fork in the road lifts Hibberd into big time". The Age (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ Amy, Paul (23 August 2010). "Hibberd VFL's most promising". Leader (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ "Bombers take Hibberd in pre-season draft". EssendonFC.com.au (Bigpond). 7 December 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ Deery, Shannon (14 September 2011). "Michael Hibberd escapes conviction for assault, fined $2500". Herald Sun (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
External links
- Michael Hibberd's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Michael Hibberd's statistics from AFL Tables
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