Shane Hamilton

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{no footnotes|date=September 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Shane Hamilton

| image =

| fullname = Shane Hamilton

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|8|18|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = St Arnaud

| height = 183 cm

| weight = 80 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1995

| years1 = 1988–1990

| club1 = Geelong

| games_goals1 = 27 (40)

| years2 = 1991–1995

| club2 = Brisbane Bears

| games_goals2 = 47 (30)

| games_goalstotal = 74 (70)

| careerhighlights =

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Shane Hamilton (born 18 August 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL.

Hamilton was only 17 when he made his league debut for Geelong. In his third game, he was able to kick 7 goals against Sydney at the SCG. He played six games in 1989 but four of them were finals, including the famed 1989 VFL Grand Final against Hawthorn where he kicked a couple of goals in a losing cause.

He finished his career in Brisbane after five seasons at the Bears. It was observed that he got more regular game time here than he did when he was with the stronger Geelong.

Hamilton now coaches the Huntly Football Club in the Heathcote and District Football League.