William Hartung (born 24 January 1995) is an Australian rules football player who plays with the North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He previously played with the Hawthorn Football Club and the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Billy Hartung | |||
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 Hartung playing for North Melbourne in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Hartung | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1995 | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 24, 2013 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 7, 2014, Hawthorn vs. St Kilda, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Adelaide | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2014–2017 | Hawthorn | 63 (27) | |
| 2018 | North Melbourne | 13 (6) | |
| 2020– | North Adelaide | 8 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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]
Post AFL
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
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2014 | Hawthorn | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 33 | 79 | 21 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2015 | Hawthorn | 40 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 174 | 142 | 316 | 66 | 24 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Hawthorn | 4 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 199 | 151 | 350 | 66 | 39 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Hawthorn | 4 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 211 | 186 | 397 | 99 | 29 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 22.1 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | North Melbourne | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 109 | 117 | 226 | 48 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 17.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Career[8] | 76 | 33 | 21 | 739 | 629 | 1368 | 300 | 136 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
Honours and achievements
Individual
- Hawthorn most promising player: 2015
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2015
- Under 18 All-Australian team: 2013
References
External links
- Billy Hartung's playing statistics from AFL Tables