David Hale (footballer)
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David Hale is an Australian rules football
er currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL). Hale previously played for the North Melbourne Football Club
, also in the AFL.
area on the Gold Coast
. In 2000, he began playing with the Coolangatta club in Division 2 of the state league where he was selected in the AIS
/AFL Academy squad . In 2001, he switched to Broadbeach and represented Queensland at the under 18 national championships.
. He represented the Queensland Scorpions at U16 and U18 state championship levels before being taken at pick 7 in the 2001 AFL Draft
by the Kangaroos Football Club
.
Hale played 16 games in 2009 and 12 in 2010.
On 8 October David Hale was traded to Hawthorn in exchange for a 1st round draft pick.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL). Hale previously played for the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
, also in the AFL.
Early life
Hale was born in Tasmania, but moved with his parents in his childhood to Queensland, where he grew up in the CoolangattaCoolangatta, Queensland
Coolangatta is the southernmost suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It has a population of 4,869 and is named after the schooner Coolangatta which was wrecked there in 1846....
area on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
. In 2000, he began playing with the Coolangatta club in Division 2 of the state league where he was selected in the AIS
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
/AFL Academy squad . In 2001, he switched to Broadbeach and represented Queensland at the under 18 national championships.
AFL career
Hale was recruited from the Broadbeach Football ClubBroadbeach Football Club
Broadbeach Australian Football Club, also known as the Broadbeach Cats, is an Australian rules football club representing the suburb of Broadbeach on the Gold Coast...
. He represented the Queensland Scorpions at U16 and U18 state championship levels before being taken at pick 7 in the 2001 AFL Draft
2001 AFL Draft
The 2001 AFL Draft consisted of a national draft, a rookie draft, a pre-season draft and a trade period. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League .In 2001 there were 83...
by the Kangaroos Football Club
Kangaroos Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
.
Hale played 16 games in 2009 and 12 in 2010.
On 8 October David Hale was traded to Hawthorn in exchange for a 1st round draft pick.