Hannah Button
Hannah Button | |||
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![]() Button playing for Adelaide in January 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 27 November 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Yorke Peninsula, South Australia | ||
Original team(s) | West Adelaide (SANFLW) | ||
Draft | No. 53, 2018 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2019, Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs, at Norwood Oval | ||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Adelaide | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019– | Adelaide | 39 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Hannah Button (
Early life and state football
Button tried many sports, including
AFL Women's career
Button was drafted by Adelaide with their sixth selection and fifty-third overall in the 2018 AFL Women's draft. Adelaide's GM of Football Administration, Phil Harper, said about her that "She has serious speed and can run and carry the ball on a wing or win it in the contest. Hannah is keen to learn and has a lot of upside as someone relatively new to the game."[2][8] She made her debut in the one point loss to the Western Bulldogs at Norwood Oval in the opening round of the 2019 season.[9] She helped Adelaide win the 2019 premiership, missing only one game during the season.[10] After picking up an anterior cruciate ligament injury playing for NT Thunder in the VFL Women's (VFLW), Button was placed on the inactive list for the 2020 season.[7][11] Due to the timing of her injury, Adelaide were compensated with an extra draft pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[12]
Personal life
Button was born on the Yorke Peninsula.[2] Her younger sister, Rachelle, is also a footballer, playing for West Adelaide in the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW) and for Adelaide in the AFL Women's (AFLW).[13][14] In October 2019, Button married her long term-partner, Karl, in the Adelaide Hills and took his family name.[15] Button has a teaching degree from the University of South Australia.[1]
References
- ^ Telstra Media.
- ^ Telstra Media. 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Season 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). West Adelaide. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- Telstra Media.
- ^ "Hannah Martin". NT Thunder. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Walsh, Liz (8 July 2019). "Adelaide Crows AFLW star Hannah Martin does ACL playing for NT Thunder in VFLW". The West Australian.
- ^ Telstra Media. 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Hannah Martin Drafted to Adelaide Crows". West Adelaide. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- Telstra Media.
- Telstra Media. 15 October 2019.
- Telstra Media.
Button was ruled out for the season in early July when she tore her right ACL playing for NT Thunder in the VFLW. As the injury occurred before October 11's cut-off for inactive players, the Crows received an extra pick in the NAB AFLW Draft as cover.
- ^ Koch, Rhiannon (8 May 2018). "Locals dominate in SANFLW". Yorke Peninsula Country Times.
- Telstra Media. 3 February 2020.
- Telstra Media. 14 November 2019.
External links
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- Hannah Button's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
- Hannah Button at AustralianFootball.com