Hebbard, a West Australian, was recruited to Essendon as number 4, from Perth club Mount Hawthorn. He shared his VFL debut with future star John Birt and participated in both Essendon's losing Grand Finals of 1957 and 1959. Over the course of his five seasons he played mostly as a half forward and half back.
After leaving Essendon he turned to the WANFL and began playing at West Perth. He made a total of 93 senior appearances for the club, some beside his brothers Neville and Robert. During the 1960s he represented Western Australia in six interstate matches, four of them in the 1966 Hobart Carnival.
Referencesedit
Col Hebbard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Col Hebbard at AustralianFootball.com
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
January 01, 1970
hebbard, colin, edward, george, hebbard, born, november, 1936, australian, rules, footballer, played, essendon, personal, informationfull, namecolin, edward, george, hebbarddate, birth, 1936, november, 1936, original, team, mount, hawthornheight177, weight73, . Colin Edward George Hebbard born 10 November 1936 was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL Col HebbardPersonal informationFull nameColin Edward George HebbardDate of birth 1936 11 10 10 November 1936 age 87 Original team s Mount HawthornHeight177 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight73 kg 161 lb Position s Half back forwardPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1957 61Essendon85 24 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Hebbard a West Australian was recruited to Essendon as number 4 from Perth club Mount Hawthorn He shared his VFL debut with future star John Birt and participated in both Essendon s losing Grand Finals of 1957 and 1959 Over the course of his five seasons he played mostly as a half forward and half back After leaving Essendon he turned to the WANFL and began playing at West Perth He made a total of 93 senior appearances for the club some beside his brothers Neville and Robert During the 1960s he represented Western Australia in six interstate matches four of them in the 1966 Hobart Carnival References editCol Hebbard s playing statistics from AFL Tables Col Hebbard at AustralianFootball com Holmesby Russell and Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 7th ed Melbourne Bas Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Col Hebbard amp oldid 987583126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
