Bobby Hill (Australian footballer)

Ian "Bobby" Hill (born 9 February 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected at pick #24 in the 2018 national draft.[1] He made his senior debut against Richmond[2][3] in round 17 of the 2019 season.

Bobby Hill
Personal information
Full name Ian Hill
Date of birth (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000
Original team(s) Perth (WAFL)
Draft No. 24, 2018 AFL draft
Debut 14 July 2019, Greater Western Sydney
vs. Richmond, at MCG
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 37
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019- Greater Western Sydney 12 (10)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hill is the cousin of Bradley and Stephen Hill.[4]

He attended Northam Senior High School before completing his high school education at Wesley College (Western Australia) as part of their Indigenous Scholarship Program.

References

  1. McArdle, Jordan (23 November 2018), "AFL draft 2018: GWS Giants draft Ian 'Bobby' Hill", The West Australian
  2. Rake, Justin (16 July 2019), "Northam product Ian 'Bobby' Hill shines in stellar debut for GWS Giants", The Avon Valley Advocate
  3. Helmers, Caden (7 August 2019), "Bobby Hill pinching himself during GWS Giants' AFL journey", The Canberra Times
  4. Warren, Adrian (10 July 2019), "Ian 'Bobby' Hill, cousin to Fremantle's Hill brothers, to debut for GWS", The West Australian
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