Bradley Hill (footballer)

Hill was drafted to Hawthorn with the 33rd selection in 2011 AFL draft from the West Perth Football Club in the WAFL. He is the younger brother of former Fremantle player Stephen Hill,{{cite news | url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/sport/13468062/bradley-hill-to-make-hawks-debut/ | title=Bradley Hill to make Hawks debut | work=The West Australian | date=19 April 2012 | access-date=21 April 2012 |last1=Rynne|first1=Nick|last2=Lewis|first2=Ross}}{{cite web |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/133704/default.aspx |title=Talking points: West Coast v Hawthorn |access-date=21 April 2012 |date=21 April 2012 |first=Dave |last=Reed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423210920/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/133704/default.aspx |archive-date=23 April 2012 }} and the second cousin of former Western Bulldogs and West Coast forward Joshua Hill.{{cite news |last1=O'Donoghue |first1=Craig |title=Hill v Hill as cousins clash |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/fremantle-dockers/hill-v-hill-as-cousins-clash-ng-ya-304014 |access-date=19 February 2022 |work=The West Australian |date=3 August 2012 |language=en}} He is also the cousin of {{AFL Col}} forward Bobby Hill.{{cite news|title=AFL Draft 2018: Ian Hill wants to make his own name in the AFL, rather than following his cousins|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2018-ian-hill-wants-to-make-his-own-name-in-the-afl-rather-than-following-his-cousins/news-story/82d2c8b9fecbe29b536cadd46ada5dd3|work=FoxSports|date=7 November 2018| first=Josh|last=Gabelich}}{{cite news|title=Brad, Bobby Hill feel more like brothers than cousins and will soon be teammates for Indigenous All-Stars|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/brad-bobby-hill-feel-more-like-brothers-than-cousins-and-will-soon-be-teammates-for-indigenous-all-stars-c-17157959|work=The West Australian|date=| first=|last=}}

He made his debut for Hawthorn against West Coast in round 4 of the 2012 AFL season at Patersons Stadium. He was the substitute player and replaced David Hale in the final quarter. Hill kicked 3 goals in his 5 matches for the year.

In the 2013 AFL season Hill switched to the number 10 guernsey and cemented his spot in the starting line-up, playing 24 out of 25 games and kicking 18 goals. The performance that won him a 2013 AFL Rising Star nomination was his 17 disposal and two goal effort in Hawthorn's thrilling win against the Crows at AAMI Stadium in round 6.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2013-05-07/hills-star-rises |title=Hill's star rises - HAWTHORNFC.com.au |access-date=7 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513041451/http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2013-05-07/hills-star-rises |archive-date=13 May 2013}}

Hill's good form continued and he was selected for Hawthorn in the 2013 AFL Grand Final at the M.C.G. in front of 100,007 people. In the first quarter Hill passed the ball from the boundary to Jack Gunston in front of goals, which then provided Hawthorn with the first goal of the game. He then repeated the trick in the 3rd quarter when Gunston pounced upon the spilt ball to spin around and kick his 4th goal to re-establish Hawthorn's lead going into the final stanza. Hill also kicked the sealer halfway through the final quarter, running into an open goal to ensure Paul Puopolo's bouncing kick went through, thus giving Hawthorn a 5-goal lead which Fremantle could not overcome.

At the end of the 2016 season, Hill was traded to Fremantle, joining his brother Stephen.{{cite web|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/32880822/bradley-hill-joins-fremantle-in-trade-from-hawthorn/#page1|title=Brothers reunite as Bradley Hill joins Fremantle|last=Hope|first=Shayne|date=13 October 2016|work=The West Australian|publisher=Seven West Media|access-date=13 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013145011/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/32880822/bradley-hill-joins-fremantle-in-trade-from-hawthorn/#page1|archive-date=13 October 2016|url-status=dead}} Hill won the 2017 Doig Medal, Fremantle's best-and-fairest award, in his first season at the club. In Round 20, 2019 Hill had an outstanding game collecting 27 disposals and having 6 rebound 50s. He claimed that this was his best game since he has been at {{AFL Fre}}.

{{See also|2020 St Kilda Football Club season|2021 St Kilda Football Club season}}

In mid 2019, Hill spoke to his manager about seeking a trade to a Victorian-based team at the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl-trades/afl-trades-2019-bradley-hill-nominates-st-kilda-as-fremantle-target-pick-no5-ng-b881322316z|title=Hill trade talks are heating up|date=13 September 2019|website=PerthNow|language=en|access-date=16 October 2019}} It was understood that Hill wanted to return to Victoria, where he played for the Hawks from 2012–2016, for family reasons. As a result, there was significant media speculation throughout the second half of 2019 surrounding Hill's future at Fremantle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/08/27/confirmed-brad-hill-will-request-a-trade-to-victoria/|title=Confirmed: Brad Hill will request a trade to Victoria|website=www.sen.com.au|language=en|access-date=16 October 2019}} Hill eventually requested a trade to St Kilda following interest from several Victorian clubs. Trade negotiations between Fremantle and St Kilda were protracted and subject to significant public discussion during the 2019 Trade Period.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-10-15/the-threeway-trade-that-will-give-saints-a-triple-treat|title=The three-way trade that will give Saints a triple treat|website=afl.com.au|date=15 October 2019 |language=en|access-date=16 October 2019}} Eventually, on the final day of trading, Hill officially joined the Saints on 16 October in a complicated trade with draft picks 10 and 58, a 2020 second round pick and the Saints' Blake Acres traded to the Dockers in return for Hill and a 2020 third round pick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/2019-10-16/hill-becomes-a-saint|title = Hill becomes a Saint| date=16 October 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-10-16/final-twist-in-hill-deal-bigbodied-saint-caught-up-in-whirlwind-trade|title=Huge twist in Hill deal: Freo cleans up as speedster, Acres trade places|website=afl.com.au|date=16 October 2019 |language=en|access-date=16 October 2019}}

Hill played all 19 possible games in his first season for the Saints (including two finals) in a Covid interrupted season which also saw shorter 16-minute quarters.

Hill played all 22 possible games for the Saints in 2021 and finished equal fifth in the Trevor Barker Award.{{Cite web|title=Steele joins elite company with back-to-back Trevor Barker Awards|url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/1017411/steele-joins-elite-company-with-back-to-back-trevor-barker-awards|access-date=2021-09-18|website=saints.com.au|date=17 September 2021 |language=en}}

In 2013, the Hill brothers became the first siblings to play against each other in a Grand Final since the 1912 VFL Grand Final.{{cite news|title=AFL Grand final: Hawthorn's Brad and Fremantle's Stephen Hill first brothers in century to face off|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-24/hill-brothers-in-race-for-grand-final-glory/4977150|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=24 September 2013|first=|last=AAP}}

Updated to the end of 2024{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bradley_Hill.html|title=Bradley Hill|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=30 August 2014}}

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|-

| 2012 || {{AFL Haw}} || 32

| 5 || 3 || 4 || 36 || 14 || 50 || 9 || 3 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 7.2 || 2.8 || 10.0 || 1.8 || 0.6 || 0

|-

| bgcolor=F0E68C | 2013^# || {{AFL Haw}} || 10

| 24 || 18 || 5 || 246 || 141 || 387 || 71 || 50 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 10.3 || 5.9 || 16.1 || 3.0 || 2.1 || 0

|-

| bgcolor=F0E68C | 2014^# || {{AFL Haw}} || 10

| 22 || 10 || 6 || 256 || 193 || 449 || 88 || 53 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 11.6 || 8.8 || 20.4 || 4.0 || 2.4 || 2

|-

| bgcolor=F0E68C | 2015^# || {{AFL Haw}} || 10

| 24 || 16 || 9 || 292 || 185 || 477 || 93 || 48 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 12.2 || 7.7 || 19.9 || 3.9 || 2.0 || 4

|-

| 2016 || {{AFL Haw}} || 10

| 20 || 11 || 13 || 220 || 128 || 348 || 61 || 57 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 11.0 || 6.4 || 17.4 || 3.1 || 2.9 || 0

|-

| 2017 || {{AFL Fre}} || 9

| 22 || 13 || 14 || 362 || 156 || 518 || 139 || 45 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 16.4 || 7.1 || 23.5 || 6.3 || 2.0 || 4

|-

| 2018 || {{AFL Fre}} || 9

| 10 || 2 || 2 || 148 || 59 || 207 || 48 || 27 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 14.8 || 5.9 || 20.7 || 4.8 || 2.7 || 1

|-

| 2019 || {{AFL Fre}} || 9

| 22 || 6 || 8 || 392 || 160 || 552 || 81 || 50 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 17.8 || 7.3 || 25.1 || 3.7 || 2.3 || 4

|-

| 2020{{efn|The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.}} || {{AFL StK}} || 8

| 19 || 2 || 3 || 201 || 92 || 293 || 63 || 27 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 10.6 || 4.8 || 15.4 || 3.3 || 1.4 || 2

|-

| 2021 || {{AFL StK}} || 8

| 22 || 3 || 1 || 279 || 155 || 434 || 86 || 51 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 12.7 || 7.0 || 19.7 || 3.9 || 2.3 || 4

|-

| 2022 || {{AFL StK}} || 8

| 21 || 6 || 4 || 264 || 176 || 440 || 100 || 37 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 12.6 || 8.4 || 21.0 || 4.8 || 1.8 || 4

|-

| 2023 || {{AFL StK}} || 8

| 22 || 6 || 5 || 271 || 184 || 455 || 103 || 43 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 12.3 || 8.4 || 20.7 || 4.7 || 1.9 || 0

|-

| 2024 || {{AFL StK}} || 8

| 22 || 7 || 5 || 272 || 155 || 427 || 118 || 35 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 12.4 || 7.1 || 19.4 || 5.4 || 1.6 ||

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! colspan=3| Career

! 255 !! 103 !! 79 !! 3239 !! 1797 !! 5036 !! 1061 !! 526 !! 0.4 !! 0.3 !! 12.7 !! 7.1 !! 19.8 !! 4.2 !! 2.1 !! 25

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Team

• 2× Minor premiership ({{AFL Haw}}): 2012, 2013
• 3× AFL premiership player ({{AFL Haw}}): 2013, 2014, 2015

Individual

• Doig Medal: 2017
• 3× Indigenous All-Stars team: 2013, 2015, 2025
• All-Stars team: 2020
• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2013

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