Joel Hamling
Australian rules footballer (born 1993)
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Joel Hamling (born 9 April 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hamling previously played for the Western Bulldogs from 2015 to 2016 and Fremantle between 2017 and 2023, after initially being drafted to Geelong in the 2011 AFL draft.
| Joel Hamling | |||
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Hamling in April 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joel Hamling | ||
| Nickname | Hammer | ||
| Born |
9 April 1993 Denmark, Western Australia | ||
| Original teams |
Claremont (WAFL) Cable Beach (WKFA) | ||
| Draft | No. 32, 2011 national draft | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position | Key defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2014 | Geelong | 0 (0) | |
| 2015–2016 | Western Bulldogs | 23 (0) | |
| 2017–2023 | Fremantle | 68 (0) | |
| 2024– | Sydney | 14 (3) | |
| Total | 105 (3) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life and junior football
Of Yorta Yorta indigenous descent,[1] Hamling was born in Denmark, Western Australia, but was brought up in Broome.[2][3] Hamling played colts (Under 18) for Claremont in the WAFL.
AFL
Hamling was recruited by the Geelong Football Club with pick 32 in the 2011 national draft. After three years with Geelong without playing a senior match, he joined the Western Bulldogs as a delisted free agent at the end of the 2014 season.[4] Hamling made his debut in round 9, 2015, against Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium.[5] Hamling was a part of the Western Bulldogs premiership team in 2016. Following the 2016 AFL season he returned home to Western Australia when he was traded to the Fremantle Football Club.[6]
Hamling missed the entire 2020 season due to an ankle injury. Hamling only played one game during the 2021 season after he re-injured the same ankle in round one against Melbourne and had to undergo ankle surgery in July 2021. Hamling made his return in round 2 of the 2022 AFL season during Fremantle's clash against St Kilda.[7]
Following the 2023 AFL season, Hamling signed with the Sydney Swans as an unrestricted free agent.[8]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[9]
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 | |||||
| 2015 | Western Bulldogs | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 47 | 111 | 53 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2016# | Western Bulldogs | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 59 | 126 | 43 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Fremantle | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 142 | 268 | 110 | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 12.2 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 114 | 243 | 106 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 13.5 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 97 | 234 | 111 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Fremantle | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Fremantle | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Sydney | 29 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025 | Sydney | 29 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 49 | 106 | 36 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | |
| Career | 105 | 3 | 3 | 607 | 546 | 1153 | 480 | 143 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 2 | ||
Notes
- 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.
