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Nick Hind
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Hind
Date of birth (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Clunes, Victoria
Original team(s) Essendon (VFL) / East Point / Keilor
Draft No. 54, 2018 national draft
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Defender, Forward
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–2020 St Kilda 21 (17)
2021–2024 Essendon 74 (15)
Total 95 (32)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nick Hind (born 19 August 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected by St. Kilda with pick 54 in the 2018 national draft.[1]

AFL career

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Hind made his senior debut against Gold Coast[2] in round 13 of the 2019 AFL season.

At the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, he was traded to Essendon, the club he once represented in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3] After 74 games for Essendon between 2021 and 2024, Hind was delisted by the club.[4]

Personal life

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Born and raised in Clunes, Victoria, not far from Ballarat, Hind's family owned the National Hotel, the most famous pub in Clunes. Hannah McGuire, who was murdered in 2024, was Nick Hind's cousin.[5]

Statistics

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Sourced from AFL Tables.[6]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 St Kilda 40 11 11 10 86 34 120 22 21 1.0 0.9 7.8 3.1 10.9 2.0 1.9 0
2020[a] St Kilda 40 10 6 5 56 42 98 17 28 0.6 0.5 5.6 4.2 9.8 1.7 2.8 2
2021 Essendon 19 22 4 2 365 127 492 114 45 0.2 0.1 16.6 5.8 22.4 5.2 2.0 0
2022 Essendon 19 21 2 6 338 91 429 93 37 0.1 0.3 16.1 4.3 20.4 4.4 1.8 1
2023 Essendon 19 16 3 1 220 71 291 68 24 0.2 0.1 13.8 4.4 18.2 4.3 1.5 0
2024 Essendon 19 15 6 4 130 44 174 37 29 0.4 0.3 8.7 2.9 11.6 2.5 1.9 TBA
Career 95 32 28 1195 409 1604 351 184 0.3 0.3 12.6 4.3 16.9 3.7 1.9 3

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ Gabelich, Josh (26 November 2018), "New Saint Nick Hind hangs up his tools after long journey from Ballarat lands in the AFL", Fox Sports?
  2. ^ O'Connor, Tim (17 June 2019), "St Kilda's Nick Hind reflects on AFL debut against Gold Coast Suns", The Courier
  3. ^ Schmook, Nathan (12 November 2020). "Hind legs it to Bomberland: Speedy Saint flies across town". afl.com.au.
  4. ^ "Hind, Baldwin, Wanganeen not offered playing contracts". essendonfc.com.au. 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ Baum, Greg (13 April 2024). "Bomber Nick Hind honours slain cousin, Hannah McGuire". theage.com.au. The Age.
  6. ^ "Nick Hind". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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