Billy Hartung (footballer)

William Hartung (born 24 January 1995) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Billy Hartung
Hartung playing for North Melbourne in April 2018
Personal information
Full name William Hartung
Date of birth (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 24, 2013 national draft
No. 77, 2017 national draft
Debut Round 7, 2014, Hawthorn
vs. St Kilda, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2017 Hawthorn 63 (27)
2018 North Melbourne 13 (6)
Total 76 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Junior career

When Billy Hartung was 14 years old he set a Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League record for most goals kicked in a single game, kicking 20 goals straight while playing for the Red Hill under-14s against Dromana.[1] Hartung progressed to the VSFL under 18 competition and played with the Dandenong Stingrays. Selected an All-Australian at under-18 level in 2013, Hartung attended the AFL Draft Combine in October 2013 when he ran a 16.6 beep test, breaking (future teammate) Bradley Hill’s record of 16.1.[2]

AFL career

Hawthorn selected Hartung with pick 24 in the 2013 AFL Draft.[3] He started 2014 developing in the VFL playing for Hawthorn's reserve affiliate side Box Hill. Good form lead to his promotion and senior debut against St Kilda. He played five consecutive games between rounds 8 and 12, before an elbow injury sustained against Sydney in round 12 meant that he missed a month of football, he returned to the VFL. He played in Box Hill's losing Grand final side.

His dash and consistency earned him a 2015 AFL Rising Star nominee after a round seven match against Melbourne.[4]

In October 2017, Hawthorn announced they would not extend his contract for the 2018 season.[5] In the 2017 national draft, North Melbourne selected Hartung with pick No. 77.[6]

Hartung was again delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2018 season.[7]

He started with VAFA Premier B club St Bedes Mentone Tigers in 2019, but played out the rest of the year with St Kilda City in the Southern league. He signed with North Adelaide for the 2020 season.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2018.[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2014 Hawthorn 407314633792190.40.16.64.711.33.01.3
2015 Hawthorn 402011417414231666240.60.28.67.115.83.31.2
2016 Hawthorn 4188519915135066390.40.311.18.419.43.72.2
2017 Hawthorn 4185721118639799290.30.411.710.322.15.51.6
2018 North Melbourne 39136410911722648350.50.38.49.017.43.72.7
Career 76332173962913683001360.40.39.78.318.04.01.8

Honours and achievements

AFL

Under 18 Championships

  • All-Australian team: 2013

References
  1. "Billy's boiling with 20-goal haul". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Connolly, Rohan (26 November 2013). "Hawthorn welcomes new players Dayle Garlett, Billy Hartung and James Sicily". Retrieved 17 January 2018 – via The Age.
  4. "Hawk speedster rising star - hawthornfc.com.au". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. Bowen, Nick; Edwards, Nat (26 October 2017). "Hawks cut three, but a lifeline is on offer". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. "Draft Tracker - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-28/roos-cull-six-including-former-hawk-speedster
  8. "Billy Hartung". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
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