Hamish McIntosh (born 4 September 1984) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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and

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

From

Lavington, New South Wales Lavington is the largest suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Lavington had a population of 13,073. Lavington is a mostly flat area near Nail Can Hill to the west, and is bordered by Thurgoona to the ea ...

on the

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, he played his under-18 football with

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in the

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. Drafted by

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in the 2002 AFL Draft at pick 9, McIntosh had

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in 2003, and when he arrived at the club, coach

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said "he couldn't bench 40 kg".

AFL career

In his second year he sprained his ankle and finally, after two seasons of waiting, McIntosh got a game against

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in round 6, 2005. He was not selected for the rest of the year but was an emergency eight times. McIntosh's break came in an

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. He was named man of the match in an easy win against the

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. In 2007, McIntosh averaged over 15 possessions a game. He was picked in the 40 man

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squad. However, he missed the final cut. The 2008 season was a terrible one for McIntosh. He ruptured his

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against

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in round 12. He made a return later in the season but he could not reach the heights he achieved in the 2007 season. He was offered as trade bait by Dean Laidley, which angered McIntosh. Ultimately he was not traded and had a good 2008 season in which he was considered as a contender for All-Australian selection. McIntosh enjoyed a strong 2010 season, during which he formed a highly effective ruck pairing with

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. But prior to the 2011 season, McIntosh required surgery on both

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s, and played just one game for the season. He returned for round 1, 2012, memorably missing a shot at goal after the final siren which allowed opponents

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a two-point victory. McIntosh suffered a knee injury in round 7 which eventually required surgery, restricting him to just seven games for the year. In October 2012, McIntosh was traded to

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for a second-round draft pick. McIntosh signed a three-year contract with the Cats, but his 2013 season was ruined by various leg injuries and he failed to play a single game. The 2014 season was a better one for McIntosh, making his Geelong debut in round 1 and going on to play 19 games, including a final. He swapped main rucking duties with Dawson Simpson. But injuries hit McIntosh again in the 2015 season, with further knee and calf tendon problems. He was forced into retirement on 29 July 2015 after an ankle injury.

Statistics

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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McIntosh, Hamish 1984 births Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Living people North Melbourne Football Club players Geelong Football Club players Murray Bushrangers players Lavington Football Club players Tiwi Bombers Football Club players Werribee Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players Strathmore Football Club players Tasmanian Devils Football Club players 21st-century Australian sportsmen