on: function(evt, cb) { Sign up for the latest news content, updates, surveys and offers from AFL Queensland. The left-footer had started the game at centre-half back but was moved forward in the second quarter by Fletcher in order to get closer to the action. “I just loved every sport, I think even at that stage I was playing netball, I just wanted to get out there and play whatever was possible,” he said. His reaction then to what would have been a massive disappointment was a strong pointer to why is now rated so highly by the club. In 30 years of Brisbane Bears/Lions history only 2015 debutant Billy Evans has been confronted with a longer single season losing sequence ahead of his first game. Please click the button below to reload the page. [11] He made his AFL debut in the forty-nine point loss against West Coast at the Gabba in round 13 of the 2016 season. Ironically, too, Hipwood played for Aspley in their 2015 NEAFL finals. The match will... [more], Cats and Panthers set for massive encounter MORNINGSIDE and Broadbeach have set up a crackerjack QAFL finals prelude next weekend. Rising star Eric Hipwood has been hot property in the lead-up to tonight’s National Draft in Adelaide. He’ll be thrust into a furnace just about as hot as it gets, joining a Lions side that has lost eight games in a row by an average of 55 points. He kicked three goals in the preliminary final against the Giants and two goals in a one-point grand final loss to the NT Thunder. But he was a talented and multi-faceted junior sportsman. [12] After the thirty-two point loss against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in round five of the 2017 season, in which he recorded twelve disposals, five marks, four tackles and three goals, he was the round nominee for the AFL Rising Star. The Sunshine Coast AFL family will welcome a ninth member on Saturday when Caloundra teenager Eric Hipwood makes his debut for the Brisbane Lions. } "There is no doubt he will play in the AFL, especially being 201cm, with the mobility he has," Fletcher said. "Brisbane Lion wants to be a one-club palyer", "Footy career taking on Eric proportions", "Life Members â Aspley Hornets Football Club", "AFL draft 2015: Eric Hipwood Brisbane Lions academy gun, part of star draft trio Josh Schache, Ben Keays", "Queensland dominates U18 All-Australian team", "Five Queenslanders invited to the Draft Combine", "Giant Lion Hipwood to debut against Eagles", "Eric Hipwood says his Brisbane Lions debut is a credit to Queensland football pathway", Australian rules footballers from Queensland. It was something special,” he said. { If the problem persists, please try again in a little while. He signed a contract extension, keeping him at Brisbane until at least the end of 2023.[15]. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { Hipwood was selected to represent Queensland at the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named in the All Australian team for his performances. Whoever wins the final-round... [more], In 1977, when a young player from the Institute Football Club (today known as University) made a snide comment to an umpire during an AFLDD match, little did... [more]. He was claimed by the Lions with selection #14 in the National Draft in November after rival clubs had targeted the Brisbane Lions Academy product, and last month, in a huge mutual show of faith even before he had played a senior game, he signed a contract extension that ties him to the club until the end of the 2019 AFL season. Hipwood was born in Melbourne's inner suburb of St Kilda. [3] His grandparents are also life members of the Aspley Football Club. Eric Hipwood (born 13 September 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).. Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), Newspaper article
He said: “It gave me a realisation on life and footy from a different perspective. In an interview with Fox Sports prior to the draft, he explained how at the time he was thrilled for the likes of teammates Ben Keays and Corey Wagner, who already have made their mark on the AFL this year.
window.mc4wp.listeners.push( While Hipwood’s sporting focus may have wavered slightly at times there was never any question of his parents’ football fanaticism. “I will never forget the day.
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