Hugh Goddard (born 24 August 1996) is an

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er who formerly played for the and football clubs in the

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(AFL).

AFL career

Goddard a second cousin of former St Kilda player and former Essendon captain and player

Brendon Goddard Brendon Goddard (born 20 May 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the St Kilda Football Club from 2003 to 2012, then with Essendo ...

. He was drafted as pick 21 in the

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. He grew up in

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and attended

Melbourne Grammar School (Pray and Work) , established = 1849 (on present site since 1858 - the celebrated date of foundation) , type = Independent, co-educational primary, single-sex boys secondary, day and boarding , denominatio ...

as a boarder. He made his debut in round 16 of the

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in St Kilda's loss against , playing alongside former Geelong Falcons teammate

Paddy McCartin Patrick McCartin (born 19 April 1996) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the St Kilda Football Club from 2015 to 2019. He was drafted ...

. In just his ninth game (and first for the 2016 season), Goddard suffered an achilles tendon injury in the Saints' 88-point loss to at the

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in Round 11, ending his season and ensuring that he would spend the next twelve months on the sidelines. In the 2018 AFL Rookie Draft, Goddard was selected with the first pick by Carlton, after spending time training with the club. Goddard made his Carlton debut in Round 17 of the 2019 season against Sydney at the SCG and played a total of two games for Carlton. He played most of the season with Carlton's

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, winning the Laurie Hill Trophy as club best and fairest. He was delisted at the end of 2020.

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Meet Hugh Goddard
1996 births Living people St Kilda Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players Geelong Falcons players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) People educated at Melbourne Grammar School Carlton Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players People educated at Geelong College {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub