Jonathan Hay (born 13 August 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). Born in

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area inclu ...

, Hay began his football career at Kalgoorlie Catholic Primary School and John Paul College before moving to

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in 1991. Hay played reserves football for

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in 1996 before being drafted by

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at the 1996 national AFL draft.

Hawthorn career

Hay made his debut on a wing in 1997 and was considered a bright young defender with Hawthorn.

All-Australian peak

In 2001, he earned

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selection and was slim, quick and continually kept full-forwards to low scores in a year where the

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made the Preliminary Final.

Later Hawthorn career

In 2004, an injury interrupted Hay's season, but he showed some signs of improvement in 2005. He then left the club at the end of the season and was traded to

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North Melbourne career

The

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gave up one first-round pick for the then-26-year-old Hay. Hay debuted with the Kangaroos in 2006 and made several simple skill errors, with many commentators bemoaning his constant

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to the opposition and his poor disposal in defence. This led to Hay being dropped from the side and playing with North's then VFL affiliate

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on 10 June 2006.

Mental health

In August 2006, Hay held a press conference to announce he had been diagnosed with

bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that last from days to weeks each. If the elevated mood is severe or associated with ...

three years earlier. He said his symptoms increased in 2006, which he gave as a reason for why the year had "gone bad for im on and off the field". After disputes over his contract during the 2007 pre-season, it was announced on the day of the Kangaroos' first

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game that Hay would be retiring from the AFL. His contract was paid out in full, despite his acknowledged problems with drugs and alcohol. In March 2007, an interview by Craig Hutchison with Hay was aired on ''The Footy Show''. Hay said during the interview he wanted the chance to tell Kangaroos supporters and the football public in general the reason for his substandard form, which he said was due to illicit drug use that he said exacerbated his mental health condition. Hay also spoke of a

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who harassed him on a regular basis for several years. In October 2008, he announced his intention to make a football comeback in 2009 after signing with suburban club Langwarrin, but a snapped achilles tendon during a training drill in March 2009 forced him to miss the season.

Statistics

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References

* Harvey, N. "Humble start to footy career", ''Kalgoorlie Miner'', 1 March 2007, p 25.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hay, Jonathan 1979 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Hawthorn Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players All-Australians (AFL) People with bipolar disorder People from Kalgoorlie Australia international rules football team players