Jack Hannath (born 9 July 1991) is a former professional

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er who played for the

Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers or colloquially Freo, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represen ...

in the

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(AFL). He mainly played as a ruckman, and is currently playing in the SANFL.

Early life

Originally from

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he played for Angaston Football Club in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association before being signed by in the

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(SANFL). He was predicted to be drafted in the

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, but was not selected. He continued to play for Centrals and was doing pre-season training with the Melbourne Football Club in Darwin when he was drafted by Fremantle with the 8th selection at the 2012 Pre-season Draft. Hannath started the 2013 season playing for

Peel Thunder The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team is based in Mandurah, Western Australia, with their home ground being Rushton Park. The ...

in the

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(WAFL).

AFL career

Hannath made his AFL debut in Round 5, 2013 against

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. In a one-point victory, Hannath took a strong mark in the final minute to repel a Richmond attack. He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season.

Statistics

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* * * 1991 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Central District Football Club players People from Nuriootpa, South Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub