Ashton Kane Hams (born 6 September 1986) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the West Coast Eagles in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

(AFL). He was recruited from the

South Fremantle Football Club South Fremantle Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. The club plays in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) and the WAFL Women's (WAFLW), commonly going by the nickname the ''Bulldogs ...

in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and played 39 games for West Coast from 2010 to 2013 as a small forward.

Football career

Born in Katanning, family moved in 2001 to

Busselton Busselton is a city in the South West region of the state of Western Australia approximately south-west of Perth. Busselton has a long history as a popular holiday destination for Western Australians; however, the closure of the Busselton ...

, Hams made his senior football debut for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) towards the end of the 2004 season. He has since played in 88 games, including two grand final victories in 2005 and 2009. In 2009, he was awarded the Simpson Medal for being the best player in the Grand Final.Reid, Russell (21 September 2009
Simpson Medal winner Hams slices up Lions
The West Australian He was drafted by West Coast with the 40th (third round) of the 2010 AFL Rookie Draft, and was elevated from the rookie list to make his debut against

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in Round 4, 2010. He was able to be elevated when

Tim Houlihan Timothy Houlihan (born 10 February 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL), and also for in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and in the South Austral ...

was placed on the long-term injury list due to a foot injury. He played 39 for West Coast over four seasons, but quit playing in the AFL when West Coast became aligned with East Perth in the WAFL. Hams knew that he would often be playing in the WAFL and didn't want to play for any club other than South Fremantle. He is the twin brother of Kyle Hams, who played alongside Ashton at WAFL club South Fremantle, before moving to Swan Districts between 2011 and 2013. In August 2018, Hams played his 200th game for South Fremantle. He played his final game in September 2018 when South Fremantle lost the Preliminary final to West Perth.

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WAFL Online Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hams, Ashton 1986 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Busselton Football Club players Living people People from Katanning, Western Australia South Fremantle Football Club players Australian twins Twin sportspeople West Coast Eagles players