Harry Himmelberg

Harry Himmelberg
Himmelberg playing for Greater Western Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Harrison George Himmelberg
Date of birth (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Original team(s) Mangoplah-CUE(RFNL)/Canberra Football Club(NEAFL)
Draft No. 16, 2015 national draft
Debut Round 17, 2016, Greater Western Sydney vs. Brisbane Lions, at The Gabba
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s) Key Forward, Key Defender
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– Greater Western Sydney 177 (161)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harrison George Himmelberg (born 8 May 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Himmelberg was born in Wagga Wagga in the Riverina[1] and spent one year of his childhood living in New York City where his American father was working.[2]

Upon returning to Wagga, he participated in the Auskick program at Mangoplah Cookardinia United Eastlakes Football & Netball Club in Mangoplah[3] and began playing his junior football at the club in the Riverina Football League.

Himmelberg moved to Canberra at 17 years of age to further his development with the GWS Giants developmental academy and the NSW/ACT Rams in the elite TAC Cup under-18 competition. He was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their third selection and sixteenth overall in the 2015 national draft.[4]

He was educated at Wagga Wagga's Mater Dei Primary and Mater Dei Catholic College.[5]

His younger brother Elliott also plays professional football for the Gold Coast Suns.[6]

AFL career

Himmelberg made his AFL debut in the seventy-nine point win against the Brisbane Lions in round 17, 2016 at the Gabba.[7]

In 2023, Himmelberg received two nominations for Mark of the Year, winning the award for his mark against Adelaide at Giants Stadium in round one.[8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the 2024 season [9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016 Greater Western Sydney 27 4 0 1 34 19 53 14 5 0.0 0.3 8.5 4.8 13.3 3.5 1.3 0
2017 Greater Western Sydney 27 12 9 6 60 71 131 35 32 0.8 0.5 5.0 5.9 10.9 2.9 2.7 0
2018 Greater Western Sydney 27 24 29 21 166 139 305 93 53 1.2 0.9 6.9 5.8 12.7 3.9 2.2 0
2019 Greater Western Sydney 27 25 38 12 169 128 297 105 48 1.5 0.5 6.8 5.1 11.9 4.2 1.9 1
2020[a] Greater Western Sydney 27 16 15 4 97 57 154 43 27 0.9 0.3 6.1 3.6 9.6 2.7 1.7 1
2021 Greater Western Sydney 27 24 36 19 194 107 301 108 46 1.5 0.8 8.1 4.5 12.5 4.5 1.9 0
2022 Greater Western Sydney 27 22 22 6 274 121 395 132 49 1.0 0.3 12.5 5.5 18.0 6.0 2.2 5
2023 Greater Western Sydney 27 25 12 7 291 165 456 121 44 0.5 0.3 11.6 6.6 18.2 4.8 1.8 0
2024 Greater Western Sydney 27 25 0 2 331 189 520 157 55 0.0 0.1 13.2 7.6 20.8 6.3 2.2 0
Career 177 161 78 1616 996 2612 808 359 0.9 0.4 9.1 5.6 14.8 4.6 2.0 7

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ Harry in the company of Aussie rules legends
  2. ^ Greater Western Sydney youngster Harry Himmelberg faces a big test against St Kilda
  3. ^ AFL Record. Round 3, 2022. pg 59
  4. ^ Dutton, Chris (24 November 2015). "Eastlake's Harrison Himmelberg taken pick No. 16 in AFL draft to GWS Giants". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ^ "GWS Giants' star thanks Sydney Catholic Schools". 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ Wallace, Myles (28 November 2016). "Himmelberg's family ties". afc.com.au. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ^ Hall, James (14 July 2016). "AFL: Harrison Himmelberg will debut for GWS Giants against the Brisbane Lions". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. ^ Schmook, Nathan (25 September 2023). "Giants flyer, young Lion win Mark and Goal of the Year". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Harry Himmelberg". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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