Ethan Hughes (born 7 December 1994) is an

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er who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the

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(AFL).

Early career

Originally from Bunbury, Western Australia, he was drafted with the 13th selection in the 2015 Rookie Draft from

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in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). In 2015 he played for Peel Thunder in the WAFL, Fremantle's reserve team. Hughes was a part of Peel Thunder's inaugural premiership in 2016, defeating Subiaco by 23 points.

AFL career

Hughes was named to make his AFL debut for Fremantle in the final round of the

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, during Fremantle's round twenty three clash against

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at the Adelaide Oval. Twelve changes were made to Fremantle's team, and Hughes was one of four players to make their AFL debuts. Hughes signed a contract extension during the

2016 AFL season The 2016 AFL season was the 120th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured e ...

tying him to Fremantle until at least the end of 2017. After missing the opening two rounds of the

2017 AFL season The 2017 AFL season was the 121st season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...

, Hughes featured in every game except for Fremantle’s round 12 visit to Brisbane, playing 18 games and kicking his first goal. Hughes only played five games during the

2018 AFL season The 2018 AFL season was the 122nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...

and signed a one-year contract extension at the end of 2018. The

2019 AFL season The 2019 AFL season was the 123rd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...

saw Hughes play a career best 21 out of a possible 22 games. Hughes continued his run of career best form into

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, playing every game and finishing seventh in Fremantle's

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. A versatile player, Hughes often found himself rotating between Fremantle's wing and backline during the

2023 AFL season The 2023 AFL season is the 127th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season will fea ...

. Hughes played his 100th game in round 20 during Fremantle's 7 point win over

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at Kardinia Park. Hughes suffered an ankle injury in Round 21 against the , and as a result was ruled out for the remainder of the season. He finished 2023 having played 20 games.

Statistics

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References

External links

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WAFL Player Profile and Statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Ethan 1994 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players Swan Districts Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia