Australian rules footballer
| Joe Hammond | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–1932 | Essendon | 122 (18) | |
| 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).
Family
His brother, Bob Hammond also played VFL football for Hawthorn and St Kilda.
Football
Hammond, a Broadford recruit, was a defender and ruckman.
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.
Hammond represented Victoria at the 1927 Melbourne Carnival.
He was the club's vice-captain from 1930 to 1932. His career ended in 1932, when he badly injured his groin.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ "Hammond, Joe W." Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
- Much Sought 'Don Follower: League Clubs Wanted Hammond, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 17 July 1926), p.6.
- AFL Tables: Joe Hammond
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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