Hugh Goddard

Hugh Goddard (born 24 August 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the St Kilda and Carlton football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Hugh Goddard
Personal information
Full name Hugh Goddard
Date of birth (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996
Original team(s) Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup), Melbourne Grammar School (APS)
Draft No. 21, 2014 national draft
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 94 
Position(s) Defender / Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015-2018 St Kilda 10 (1)
2019-2020 Carlton 02 (0)
Total 12 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of end of 2019 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Goddard a second cousin of former St Kilda player and former Essendon captain and player Brendon Goddard. He was drafted as pick 21 in the 2014 AFL draft. He grew up in Geelong and attended Melbourne Grammar School as a boarder. He made his debut in round 16 of the 2015 AFL season in St Kilda's loss against Richmond, playing alongside former Geelong Falcons teammate Paddy McCartin.[1]

In just his ninth game (and first for the 2016 season), Goddard suffered an achilles tendon injury in the Saints' 88-point loss to Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval in Round 11, ending his season and ensuring that he would spend the next twelve months on the sidelines.[2]

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. [3] He played most of the season with Carlton's VFL-affiliate Northern Blues, winning the Laurie Hill Trophy as club best and fairest.[4] He was delisted at the end of 2020.[5]

References
  1. Morris, Tom (17 July 2015). "Former Falcons set to soar". St Kilda.
  2. Thring, Harry (5 June 2016). "Promising Saint expected to miss next 12 months". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. "Goddard to make Blue debut". 11 July 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. Cristian Filippo (11 October 2019). "Goddard crowned 2019 Laurie Hill Trophy winner". Northern Blues Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. Peter Ryan (21 September 2020). "Ben Silvagni among four delisted, Cripps faces shoulder surgery". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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