Hunt, a tall defender, was drafted by Essendon with the 32nd selection in the 2000 AFL Draft from the 2000 TAC Cup premiership winning Geelong Falcons. He played the entire 2001 season in the VFL with Essendon's affiliated reserves team, the Bendigo Bombers, and did not make his AFL debut until Round 20 of the 2002 season. He scored a goal with his first kick in the AFL, but did not score another goal in his AFL career.[1] He played in two more games that year, including the elimination final, when he was selected a late replacement for James Hird, who was injured.[2] However he did not play in the AFL again until mid-2005, spending the entire 2003 and 2004 seasons playing for Bendigo in the VFL. Despite playing in the final two games of the 2005 season, he was delisted by Essendon at the end of the 2005 season.[3]
In 2006 he was rookie listed by Geelong, but was again delisted at the end of the 2007 season, without managing an AFL game for Geelong. He was, however, a member of their 2007 VFL premiership team, returning to the team after recovering from a hamstring injury.[4]
He then moved to Western Australia and joined the South Fremantle Football Club[5] and became a vital part of the Bulldogs' defence, coming second in the 2008 best and fairest award and winning the best backman award.[6] The following year he was one of South's best players in their 2009 WAFL Grand Final victory, playing at full back he kept Subiaco's champion full-forward Brad Smith goalless in Smith's final game of football.[7][8]
References
^. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
^Saltau, Chloe (8 September 2002) Bombers save their best till last
^Essendon midfielder Murphy to retire (18 November 2005)
^Miller, Dale (20 September 2009) Bulldogs claim WAFL premiership; The West Australian
^Pike, Chris (15 September 2009) Lion Smith gears up for final WAFL match of stellar career; Perth Now
External links
Sam Hunt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
January 29, 2023
hunt, australian, footballer, samuel, hunt, born, april, 1983, australian, rules, footballer, played, essendon, australian, football, league, geelong, bendigo, victorian, football, league, geelong, falcons, south, fremantle, west, australian, football, league,. Samuel Hunt born 13 April 1983 is an Australian Rules Footballer who has played for Essendon in the Australian Football League AFL Geelong and Bendigo in the Victorian Football League VFL the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup and South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League WAFL Sam HuntPersonal informationDate of birth 1983 04 13 13 April 1983 age 39 Place of birthGeelong VictoriaOriginal team s Geelong Falcons TAC Cup DebutRound 20 2002 Essendonvs Collingwood at the MCGHeight193 cm 6 ft 4 in Weight92 kg 203 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 2001 2005Essendon AFL 0 7 0 1 2006 2007Geelong AFL 0 0 0 0 2008 2010South Fremantle WAFL 59 20 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2010 Career highlightsGeelong Football Club VFL Premiership Player 2007TAC Cup TAC Cup Premiership Player 2000South Fremantle Football Club WAFL Premiership Player 2009 WAFL Team Of The Year 2009 Fullback State Game for WA vs Victoria 2010Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comHunt a tall defender was drafted by Essendon with the 32nd selection in the 2000 AFL Draft from the 2000 TAC Cup premiership winning Geelong Falcons He played the entire 2001 season in the VFL with Essendon s affiliated reserves team the Bendigo Bombers and did not make his AFL debut until Round 20 of the 2002 season He scored a goal with his first kick in the AFL but did not score another goal in his AFL career 1 He played in two more games that year including the elimination final when he was selected a late replacement for James Hird who was injured 2 However he did not play in the AFL again until mid 2005 spending the entire 2003 and 2004 seasons playing for Bendigo in the VFL Despite playing in the final two games of the 2005 season he was delisted by Essendon at the end of the 2005 season 3 In 2006 he was rookie listed by Geelong but was again delisted at the end of the 2007 season without managing an AFL game for Geelong He was however a member of their 2007 VFL premiership team returning to the team after recovering from a hamstring injury 4 He then moved to Western Australia and joined the South Fremantle Football Club 5 and became a vital part of the Bulldogs defence coming second in the 2008 best and fairest award and winning the best backman award 6 The following year he was one of South s best players in their 2009 WAFL Grand Final victory playing at full back he kept Subiaco s champion full forward Brad Smith goalless in Smith s final game of football 7 8 References Edit Essendon player profile Archived from the original on 12 October 2009 Retrieved 29 September 2009 Saltau Chloe 8 September 2002 Bombers save their best till last Essendon midfielder Murphy to retire 18 November 2005 Green Brad 24 Sep 2007 Cats crushing VFL grand final win The Geelong Advertiser Pike Chris 20 March 2008 15 ex AFL stars boost WAFL ranks Perth Now 2008 Medal Winners permanent dead link Miller Dale 20 September 2009 Bulldogs claim WAFL premiership The West Australian Pike Chris 15 September 2009 Lion Smith gears up for final WAFL match of stellar career Perth NowExternal links EditSam Hunt s playing statistics from AFL Tables WAFL player statistics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sam Hunt Australian footballer amp oldid 1012977718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
