Jon Hassall

Jon Hassall
Personal information
Full nameJon Hassall
Date of birth14 August 1973
Original teamWarrandyte
Height/Weight174 cm / 77 kg
Position(s)Defender/Tagger
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1994–1996
1997–1999
Total –
Collingwood
Hawthorn
50 (12)
44 (5)
94 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1999 season.
Career highlights

Jon Hassall (born 14 August 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.

A tagger, Hassall played at Collingwood mostly in the back pocket or midfield and received a 1994 AFL Rising Star nomination for his efforts against Geelong late in his debut season.[1] He played 23 games that year, including a qualifying final and had 353 disposals. Hassall, who was originally from Warrandyte, added a further 19 games in 1995. With Collingwood having a poor season in 1996 and Hassall managing just eight games, he was let go by the club and picked up by Hawthorn in the pre-season draft.

He spent three seasons with Hawthorn and ended the 1998 AFL season well with three Brownlow Medal votes for his performance against Fremantle in the final round.[2] Hassall was delisted a year later but kept playing football in the Essendon District Football League after a stint at the South Adelaide Football Club.

Hassall now trains thoroughbred racehorses with partner Kate Goodrich in Kilmore, Victoria.[3]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "Jon Hassall". AFL Tables.
  3. "Halo a nocturnal". Newspaper House. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
Awards
Preceded by
Kent Butcher
Harry Collier Trophy Succeeded by
Scott Burns