Hamish Brayshaw (9 February 1998) is an Australian rules footballer and multiple Guinness World Record holder, currently playing for the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), who also played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Brayshaw was initially selected with the 68th pick in the 2017 AFL draft, before he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season and redrafted with pick 39 in the 2020 rookie draft. He is the son of former North Melbourne player Mark Brayshaw and brother of Andrew and Angus Brayshaw.[1] He played junior football with Hampton Rovers Football Club and for his school Haileybury College. Brayshaw was again delisted by the Eagles at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season.[2] Afterwards he was signed as a WAFL-listed player at the West Coast Eagles and made captain of the club's WAFL team for the 2021 season.[3] In early 2024 Hamish, with the assistance of former West Coast Eagles teammate Will Schofield and the other guy (Dan Const) from the BackChat podcast, set about breaking obscure Guinness World Records.
| Hamish Brayshaw | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Hammer | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham Dragons, TAC Cup | ||
| Draft | No. 68, 2017 AFL draft, West Coast | ||
| Debut | 10 September 2020, West Coast vs. St Kilda, at The Gabba | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | East Perth | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018, 2022— | East Perth | 53 (38) | |
| 2018–2020 | West Coast | 1 (0) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022- | Western Australia | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Statistics
editAFL Statistics
editCorrect to the end of the 2020 season
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2020 | West Coast | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
WAFL Statistics
editCorrect to the end of the 2023 season
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2018 | East Perth | 51 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 77 | 166 | 34 | 30 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 20.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | West Coast | 10 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 230 | 132 | 362 | 65 | 104 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 8.2 | 22.6 | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | West Coast | 45 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 238 | 170 | 408 | 92 | 65 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 22.6 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | East Perth | 22 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 295 | 205 | 500 | 92 | 82 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 16.3 | 11.3 | 27.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | East Perth | 22 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 293 | 206 | 499 | 129 | 56 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 15.4 | 10.8 | 26.3 | 6.8 | 2.9 |
| Career | 79 | 47 | 45 | 1145 | 790 | 1935 | 412 | 337 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 24.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Locked in! Brayshaw debuts as one of SIX changes". The West Australian. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (21 October 2020). "West Coast Eagles confirm list changes". West Coast Eagles Media. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ McArdle, Jordan (30 March 2021). "WAFL 2021: West Coast captain Hamish Brayshaw on the next Nic Reid candidates, Cedric Cox and more". The West Australian. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
External links
edit- Hamish Brayshaw's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Hamish Brayshaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Hamish Brayshaw at AustralianFootball.com
- WAFL playing profile
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