William "Will" Hams (born 14 July 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League. He previously played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Sale, Victoria, he was drafted with Essendon's only pick in the 2013 pre-season draft with pick 6. He made his debut in round 10, 2013 against Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground as the substitute.[1]

Will Hams
Personal information
Full name William Hams
Date of birth (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 30)
Original team(s) Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 6, 2013 pre-season draft
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2016 Essendon 13 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was delisted in November 2015,[2] however, he was re-drafted in the 2016 rookie draft.[3] At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted again by Essendon.[4]

On 20 December 2016, Hams joined the Box Hill Hawks.[5]

Statistics

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Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2013 Essendon 41 2 0 0 1 6 7 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0 3.5 0.0 1.0
2014 Essendon 41 0
2015 Essendon 41 3 0 2 8 8 16 1 6 0.0 0.7 2.7 2.7 5.3 0.3 2.0
2016 Essendon 41 8 4 2 56 55 111 33 27 0.5 0.3 7.0 6.9 13.9 4.1 3.4
Career 13 4 4 65 69 134 34 35 0.3 0.3 5.0 5.3 10.3 2.6 2.7

Honours and achievements

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Team

References

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  1. ^ Pellizzeri, Teo (11 June 2013). "Will Hams follows Joe Daniher into spotlight".
  2. ^ Twomey, Callum (5 November 2015). "Two more Bombers cut as O'Brien and Hams depart". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. ^ Wallace, Julian (27 November 2015). "Pick 39: Will Hams". EssendonFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ Schmook, Nathan (28 October 2016). "Dempsey done as Bombers cut three more". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  5. ^ Cavarra, John. "FORMER BOMBER WILL HAMS JOINS BOX HILL IN 2017". Box Hill Hawks Football Club. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Will Hams stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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