Jonathan Hay (footballer)
| Jonathan Hay | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jonathan Hay | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle | ||
| Draft | 36th overall, 1996 AFL Draft | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1997 – 2005 | Hawthorn | 149 (12) | |
| 2006 – 2007 | North Melbourne | 8 (0) | |
| Total | 157 (12) | ||
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001 | Australia | ? (?) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2001.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jonathan Hay (born 13 August 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Hay began his football career at Kalgoorlie Catholic Primary School and John Paul College before moving to Perth in 1991. Hay played reserves football for East Fremantle Football Club in 1996 before being drafted by Hawthorn Football Club at the 1996 national AFL draft.
Hay made his debut on a wing in 1997 and was considered a bright young defender with Hawthorn.
In 2001, he earned All-Australian selection and was slim, quick and continually kept full-forwards to low scores in a year where the Hawks made the Preliminary Final.
In 2004, an injury interrupted Hay's season, but he showed some signs of improvement in 2005. He then left the club at the end of the season and was traded to North Melbourne.
The Kangaroos gave up one first-round pick for the then-26-year-old Hay. Hay debuted with the Kangaroos in 2006 and made several simple skill errors, with many commentators bemoaning his constant turnovers to the opposition and his poor disposal in defence.
This led to Hay being dropped from the side and playing with North's then VFL affiliate Tasmania on 10 June 2006.
In August 2006, Hay held a press conference to announce he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder three years earlier. He said his symptoms increased in 2006, which he gave as a reason for why the year had "gone bad for [him], on and off the field".
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