Paul Hasleby
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | June 12, 1981, Northampton, Western Australia |
| Recruited from | East Fremantle Football Club |
| Height/Weight | 180cm / 86kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 1, March 11, 2000, Fremantle vs. Geelong, at Subiaco Oval |
| Team(s) | Fremantle (2000-)
130 games, 86 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Paul Hasleby (born June 12, 1981) is an Australian rules footballer. He plays as a rover (or midfielder) for the Fremantle Football Club. In his debut season he was named the AFL Rising Star and has finished in the top 10 of the Fremantle Best and Fairest award (The Doig Medal) in every season that he has played, including runner-up in 2000 and 2004 and third in 2003. Whilst not the quickest player, he is noted for his quick hands and strong marking ability for a player of his size.
Hasleby began paying football for Northampton, a small town 470 km north of Perth. He moved to Perth to attend high school at Mazenod College where he played football, cricket and tennis. He represented WA in both the Under 16s and Under 18s national championships and won the Larke Medal for the best player at the 1999 Under 18 carnival. He also played 18 games of league football with East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League in 1999 and won the club's best and fairest award, the Lynn Medal.
In the 1999 AFL Draft Hasleby was taken by Fremantle with the 2nd selection behind Josh Fraser who was selected by Collingwood. Both Collingwood and the Dockers had priority picks in the draft as they had won 5 or less games in the 1999 season. In 2003 Dwayne Russell raised concerns that Fremantle had been happy to lose the final game of 1999 to ensure that they received the priority pick [1]. Fremantle deny that they did not try to win the game and blame injuries and an inexperienced team for their poor performance.
Hasleby immediately showed why he was so highly regarded with 30 possessions in his debut game in round 1 2000. He was awarded the AFL Rising Star nomination for that game. His form continued throughout the year and he only missed the final round due to injury. 2001 was a disappointing year for Fremantle, with only two wins for the season, and Hasleby’s form also suffered. However, since the beginning of the 2002 season, Hasleby has not missed a game, despite suffering at times from a hernia-like injury during the 2005 season [2]. In seasons 2003 and 2004 he was ranked in the top 10 in the league in total disposals (kicks plus handballs).
In 2003 The West Australian newspaper printed a photograph of Haselby in which his (circumcised) penis was showing from his shorts[3]. The paper printed an apology and made a cash payment as compensation.
He has worn the number 4 guernsey in each season with Fremantle.
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| Preceded by Adam Goodes |
AFL Rising Star 2000 |
Succeeded by Justin Koschitzke |
