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Kingsley Hunter

Western Bulldogs, Fremantle and Hawthorn

AFL career

100 games115 goals

Debut
R12 1995 v ADE24 June 1995
Most recent
R17 2003 v WCE25 July 2003

Stats

2003
HAW
2
3.5
2.5
6.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
25
2002
WBD
19
6.7
4.0
10.7
3.8
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.2
43
2001
WBD
21
8.2
3.8
12.0
4.8
0.6
0.5
0.7
1.0
0.5
55
2000
WBD
16
9.4
3.2
12.6
3.8
0.9
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.1
50
1999
WBD
1
3.0
1.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
13
1998
FRE
11
6.9
2.5
9.4
4.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
1.9
1.2
53
1997
FRE
11
7.2
1.5
8.7
4.3
0.9
0.5
0.1
2.9
1.5
57
1996
FRE
16
6.3
1.3
7.6
3.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
2.1
1.6
47
1995
FRE
3
3.0
0.3
3.3
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
17
League
Season
WCE
SUB
R17
3
1
4
2
0
0
1
0
0.0
18
MEL
MCG
R16
4
4
8
2
0
0
0
0
1.0
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Profile

Born
27 May 1975 (age 51y 148d)
Height
191 cm
Weight
102 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Goal of the Year2000

Recruited from Claremont, Kingsley Hunter entered the AFL as part of Fremantle's inaugural squad in 1995. He quickly showed promise as a mobile key position player, primarily operating inside the forward 50 during the Dockers' formative years where he demonstrated a reliable set of hands and an eye for goal. After four seasons in the west, Hunter was traded to the Western Bulldogs ahead of the 1999 season, a move that revitalised his career and allowed him to showcase his versatility under coach Terry Wallace.

While he made an immediate impact as a forward at the Whitten Oval, booting 33 goals in his first season there, Hunter eventually transitioned into a rebound defender role. His athleticism allowed him to match up on tall opponents while providing run from the backline, though he remained a useful swingman capable of drifting forward to break a drought. Hunter finished his career with a brief, injury-interrupted stint at Hawthorn in 2003, managing just two games in brown and gold, but retired having reached the 100-game milestone as a respected journeyman utility.