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Eric Hipwood (born 13 September 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Eric Hipwood
Hipwood in August 2018
Personal information
Full name	Eric Hipwood
Nickname(s)	Eel, Hippo
Date of birth	(1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	St Kilda, Victoria
Original team(s)	Caloundra Australian Football Club(QFA)/Aspley (NEAFL)/Brisbane Lions Academy
Draft	No. 30 (Academy selection), 2015 AFL national draft
Height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s)	Key Forward
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	30
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–	Brisbane Lions	126 (186)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of semi finals 2022.
Career highlights
Brisbane Lions leading Goalkicker: 2018 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017 3x 22under22 Team: (2017, 2018, 2019)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Hipwood was born in Melbourne's inner suburb of St Kilda.[1] His parents were passionate St Kilda Saints fans who had married in the stands of Moorabbin Oval prior to his birth.[2] His grandfather, Ken, was instrumental in establishing the Aspley Football Club in Brisbane's northern suburbs and his father, Brad, was a former senior player for Aspley.[3] His grandparents are also life members of the Aspley Football Club.[4] At the age of three, Eric moved to his father's home state of Queensland and settled on the Sunshine Coast with his family where he began playing junior football for Kawana Park at the age of eight.

At 13 years of age he was placed in the Brisbane Lions developmental academy[5] and switched allegiances to the Caloundra Australian Football Club. Two years later, at the age of 15, he played his first QFA senior match for Caloundra in their away clash against Aspley and kicked three goals on debut.[6] In his final year of junior football he switched clubs again and played for Aspley in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). Hipwood was selected to represent Queensland at the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named in the All Australian team for his performances.[7] He was then invited to attend the AFL Draft Combine in November 2015.[8]

Hipwood was also a very talented cricketer in his younger years[9] and accepted an invitation to join the cricket sports excellence program at Maroochydore State High School in Year 10.[10]

AFL career

Hipwood was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with their second selection and fourteenth overall in the 2015 national draft as an academy selection after Brisbane matched Richmond's bid on him.[11] He made his AFL debut in the forty-nine point loss against West Coast at the Gabba in round 13 of the 2016 season.[12] After the thirty-two point loss against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in round five of the 2017 season, in which he recorded twelve disposals, five marks, four tackles and three goals, he was the round nominee for the AFL Rising Star.[13]

2018

Hipwood played all 22 matches of the 2018 season. With 37 goals, he was Brisbane's leading goalkicker for the year. In round 16, Hipwood kicked 6 goals in Brisbane's win against Carlton. Hipwood received three Brownlow Medal votes in both this game and the round 9 win against Hawthorn.[14]

2019

2019 saw Hipwood play 23 games including finals with 35 goals kicked for the year. He signed a contract extension, keeping him at Brisbane until at least the end of 2023.[15]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[16]

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
2016	Brisbane Lions	30	10	11	16	60	35	95	30	11	1.1	1.6	6.0	3.5	9.5	3.0	1.1	0
2017	Brisbane Lions	30	20	30	16	124	48	172	59	25	1.5	0.8	6.2	2.4	8.6	3.0	1.3	2
2018	Brisbane Lions	30	22	37	27	133	47	233	93	24	1.9	1.2	8.3	2.9	11.2	3.9	0.9	6
2019	Brisbane Lions	30	23	35	29	182	51	233	107	42	1.5	1.3	7.9	2.2	10.1	4.7	1.8	6
2020[lower-alpha 1]	Brisbane Lions	30	19	24	19	147	40	187	79	17	1.3	1.0	7.7	2.1	9.8	4.2	0.9	1
2021	Brisbane Lions	30	16	26	20	118	51	169	79	20	1.6	1.3	7.4	3.2	10.6	4.9	1.3	1
2022	Brisbane Lions	30	17	25	17	125	49	174	79	18	1.5	1.0	7.4	2.9	10.2	4.6	1.1	0
Career			127	188	144	932	331	1263	526	157	1.5	1.1	7.3	2.6	9.9	4.1	1.2	16

Notes

Honours and achievements

Individual

• Brisbane Lions leading goalkicker: 2018 (37)
• 3× 22under22 team: 2017, 2018, 2019
• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017 (round 5)

References

External links

• Eric Hipwood's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
• Eric Hipwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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