Hugh McCluggage (born 3 March 1998) is a professional

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er and vice-captain of the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

McCluggage was raised in

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and participated in the Auskick program there before playing junior football with the Allansford Football Club in the Warrnambool District Football League. In addition to Australian rules, McCluggage also played junior cricket, hockey, and soccer. McCluggage played senior Australian rules with

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in the Hampden Football Netball League.AFL draft: Hugh McCluggage, of Allansford, the cream of the crop
by Hannah Driscoll for the Weekly Times. November 16, 2016 He represented Vic Country in the

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and played under 18 football with the North Ballarat Rebels in the

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winning the

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despite playing only 10 matches. He was drafted by Brisbane with their first selection and third overall in the 2016 national draft.

AFL Career

He made his debut in the thirty-one point loss against at

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in round three of the 2017 season. After the sixty point loss to at

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in round 14, in which he recorded nineteen disposals, eight marks and two tackles, he received the round nomination for the

2017 AFL Rising Star The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. An eligible player is nominated for the award each round during the ...

. 2019 he won the Alastair Lynch medal polling 3rd in the best and fairest.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Individual * 2× 22under22 team: 2019, 2020 * AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017 (round 14)

References

External links

* * 1998 births Living people Brisbane Lions players Greater Western Victoria Rebels players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub