David Hille
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | July 2, 1981, |
| Recruited from | Dandenong Stingrays
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| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 8, May 20, 2001, Essendon vs. Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Team(s) | Essendon (2001-)
90 games, 72 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 6, 2006 season | |
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David Hille (born 2 July 1981) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
He debuted in 2001 with the Essendon Football Club and has been a solid ruckman for a number of years.
In a surprise decision, Hille was appointed stand-in captain for the 2006 AFL season after Matthew Lloyd suffered a season-ending hamstring injury. He captained his first game in Round 6, 2006.
In the Round 17, 2006 clash between Essendon and Brisbane Lions, Brisbane ruckman Jamie Charman fell heavily in a contest, seriously injuring his shoulder. The image of David Hille comforting his opponent whilst medical help arrived was often replayed by the football media as a rare example of sportsmanship in such a competitive game.
Hille is studying Business and Property at RMIT.
