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Hugh Goddard

St Kilda and Carlton

AFL career

12 games1 goals

Debut
R16 2015 v RCH19 July 2015
Most recent
R20 2019 v WCE4 Aug 2019

Stats

AFL

2019
CAR
2
4.0
2.0
6.0
1.5
0.0
0.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
25
27
2018
STK
1
1.0
5.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
25
42
2016
STK
1
0.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
13
2015
STK
8
4.3
7.6
11.9
3.9
0.5
1.3
0.9
0.1
0.0
41
57

VFL

2019
NBA
11
13.7
5.1
18.8
8.5
0.5
1.1
2.5
0.0
0.0
84
2018
SAN
15
6.7
5.9
12.5
5.2
0.5
0.9
2.3
0.1
0.1
55
2017
SAN
4
4.3
4.3
8.5
2.5
0.5
1.3
1.3
0.0
0.0
31
2016
SAN
3
5.3
6.7
12.0
5.7
0.0
1.3
2.7
0.0
0.0
54
2015
SAN
10
6.4
2.6
9.0
4.6
0.6
0.7
2.5
0.2
0.3
49
League
Season
WCE
MS
R20
7
2
9
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
34
34
SYD
SCG
R17
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
3
0.0
16
19

Profile

Born
24 Aug 1996 (age 30y 59d)
Height
197 cm
Weight
96 kg

Teams

Selected by St Kilda with pick 21 in the 2014 National Draft, Hugh Goddard arrived at the Saints carrying the weight of a famous surname as the cousin of club great Brendon Goddard. A tall key position prospect capable of playing at either end of the ground, he was primarily developed as an intercepting key defender. After a promising debut season in 2015, his progress at Moorabbin was severely derailed by a ruptured Achilles in 2016, an injury that kept him sidelined for an extended period and restricted him to just ten games over four years. Following his delisting by St Kilda, he was thrown a lifeline by Carlton in the 2019 Rookie Draft to shore up their defensive stocks. However, despite consistent form at VFL level, Goddard managed only two senior appearances for the Blues before being delisted at the end of 2020, his career ultimately curtailed by the long-term impact of his early injuries.