David Hille

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David Hille
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Personal information
Birth July 2, 1981 (1981-07-02) (age 26),
Recruited from Dandenong Stingrays
Height and weight 202cm / 109kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 8, May 20, 2001, Essendon vs. Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Team(s) Essendon (2001-)

124 games, 109 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights

David Hille (born 6 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 (the first match Essendon won under his captaincy), 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.


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