Neil Hein (born 7 June 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the

Brisbane Bears The Brisbane Football Club, nicknamed the Bears, was a professional Australian rules football club based in Queensland on the Gold Coast (relocated to Brisbane in 1993). The club participated in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/ ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Hein played in a

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as t ...

(SANFL) premiership for Norwood in 1984 and played 140 SANFL game with the club during the 1980s. It was from there that he was signed by Brisbane, who secured his services by using a pre-draft selection prior to the

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. Hein had the distinction of playing in Brisbane's first ever match, against

North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...

, which they won by 33 points.AFL Tables: Neil Hein
/ref> From his four disposals he kicked two goals to be one of six multiple goal-kickers for the Bears. A ruckman, Hein did not always play in his preferred position due to the presence of

Mark Mickan Mark James Mickan (born 30 January 1961) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mickan began his senior career with South Austr ...

in 1987 and spent a lot of time up forward during his eight appearances that season. He played seven further games in

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, some of them as first ruckman.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hein, Neil 1963 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia Brisbane Bears players Norwood Football Club players Living people