Joel Hamling (born 9 April 1993) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). Hamling previously played for the from 2015 to 2016 and between 2017 and 2023, after initially being drafted to in the 2011 AFL draft.

AFL career

He was born in

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, but was brought up in Broome. After playing colts for Claremont in the WAFL, he was recruited by the

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...

with pick 32 in the 2011 national draft. After three years with Geelong without playing a senior match, he joined the

Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...

as a delisted free agent at the end of the 2014 season. Hamling made his debut in round 9,

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, against at

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. Hamling was a part of the Western Bulldogs premiership team in 2016. Following the

2016 AFL season The 2016 AFL season was the 120th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured e ...

he returned home to

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when he was traded to the

Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of ...

. 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

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during Fremantle's clash against St Kilda. Following the

2023 AFL season The 2023 AFL season is the 127th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season will fea ...

, Hamling signed with the Sydney Swans as an unrestricted free agent.

Statistics

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* * 1993 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Western Bulldogs players Western Bulldogs premiership players Claremont Football Club players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Fremantle Football Club players People from Denmark, Western Australia People from Broome, Western Australia VFL/AFL premiership players Peel Thunder Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub