Full name Stephen Hill Height 1.84 m Siblings Bradley Hill Name Stephen Hill | Position(s) Midfielder Career start 2009 Height/Weight 183cm / 82kg Weight 69 kg Nominations AFL Rising Star | |
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Date of birth (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 25) Draft 3rd overall, 2008
Fremantle Debut Round 1, 2009, Fremantle
v. Western Bulldogs, at Subiaco Oval Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Original team West Perth Football Club | ||
Stephen Hill (born 1 May 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Junior career
Hill played for West Perth in the WAFL and represented Western Australian in the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships and after playing some very impressive games was named in the Under 18 All-Australian Team. He was originally tipped to be drafted later in the draft, but in the week leading up to the draft it was widely predicted that Fremantle would select him before Subiaco's Daniel Rich.
AFL career
After kicking a goal with his first kick in AFL football against the Western Bulldogs, courtesy of a 50-metre penalty, Hill had some quiet games before playing his best game in the round 6 Western Derby against the Eagles. Hill gathered 21 possessions, 2 goals and a game high 7 inside 50s in Fremantle's come from behind win, which saw him earn the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 6. In the same game he also polled the 3 brownlow votes as best on ground. Hill has improved dramatically over his short career at Fremantle, an example being his ability to think quickly and efficiently during games, attributed by his often surges of fast speed when possessing the ball.
Personal life
Until he was drafted by Fremantle, Hill supported the West Coast Eagles. Hill is the older brother of teammate Bradley Hill, and second cousin of West Coast forward Josh Hill.
The Hill brothers became the first siblings to play against each other in an AFL Grand Final since the 1912 VFL Grand Final.