Joe Hammond
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Joe Hammond | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Joseph William Hammond | ||
Date of birth | (1902-07-10)10 July 1902 | ||
Place of birth | Broadford, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 25 December 1990(1990-12-25) (aged 88) | ||
Original team(s) | Broadford | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1925–1932 | Essendon | 122 (18) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Joseph William Hammond (10 July 1902 – 25 December 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
His brother, Bob Hammond also played VFL football for Hawthorn and St Kilda.
Football
Hammond, a Broadford recruit, was a defender and ruckman.[2][3]
When he started at Essendon in 1925, the club were coming off back to back premierships, but from round six he was a regular fixture in the team.[4]
Hammond represented Victoria at the 1927 Melbourne Carnival.[2]
He was the club's vice-captain from 1930 to 1932. His career ended in 1932, when he badly injured his groin.[2]
Notes
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
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