AFL Players

Hampton Rovers Football Club has a strong presence at the elite level, with nine players currently on AFL lists in 2024, with Archie Roberts the most recent Rovers player drafted, by Essendon at pick 54 in the 2023 Draft. In recent years, the club has had three players picked in the top 10 in their respective years (Angus Brayshaw, Andrew Brayshaw and Christian Salem).

Current AFL Players

Karl AMON

HAWTHORN #10
Junior Clubs:
 Hampton Rovers, East Sandringham
Rovers Games: 7 (2011-2012)
School: Haileybury
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Drafted: 2013 (pick 68)
AFL Debut: 2015 round 7

Miles BERGMAN

PORT ADELAIDE #14
Junior Clubs:
 Hampton Rovers, East Brighton (U13-14)
Rovers Games: 92 (2009-2018)
School: St Bedes College
Drafted: 2019 (pick 14)
AFL Debut: 2021 round 1

Angus BRAYSHAW

MELBOURNE #10
Junior Club:
 Hampton Rovers
Rovers Games: 124 (2003-2011)
School: Haileybury
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Drafted: 2014 (pick 3)
AFL Debut: 2015 round 1

Andrew BRAYSHAW

FREMANTLE DOCKERS #8
Junior Club:
 Hampton Rovers
Rovers Games: 112 (2008-2014)
School: Haileybury
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Drafted: 2017 (pick 2)
AFL Debut: 2018 round 1

Olli HOTTON

ST KILDA #39
Junior Club:
 Hampton Rovers
Rovers Games: 113 (2012-2022)
School: Haileybury
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Drafted: 2022 (pick 35)

Brayden MAYNARD

COLLINGWOOD #37
Junior Club:
 Hampton Rovers
Rovers Games: 53 (2010-2013)
School: De La Salle
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Drafted: 2014 (pick 30)
AFL Debut: 2015 round 14

Christian SALEM

MELBOURNE #3
Junior Club:
 Hampton Rovers
Rovers Games: 70 (2004-2010)
School: Brighton Grammar
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Drafted: 2013 (pick 9)
AFL Debut: 2014 round 6

Archie ROBERTS

ESSENDON
Junior Club:
 Hampton Rovers
Rovers Games: 109
School: Haileybury
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Drafted: 2023 (pick 54)

Jayden HUNT

WEST COAST EAGLES #5
Junior Clubs:
 East Sandringham, Hampton Rovers
Rovers Games: 10 (2011)
School: Brighton Grammar
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Drafted: 2013 (pick 57)
AFL Debut: 2016 round 4

Former AFL/VFL Players

The Hampton Rovers Football Club has had in excess of 20 players who’ve played with the club in the VAFA (U19/Seniors) and progressed to play in the VFL/AFL, including Brownlow Medallist Ross Smith. Below is a list of them, and more recently, those who played junior or senior football at the Rovers, progressed to the AFL but are no longer on AFL lists.

NAMECLUBSPANMATCHESGOALSROVERS
Bill RobinsonHawthorn1938-193963Seniors
Murray JohnstoneSt Kilda194532Seniors
Tom McNeilSt Kilda1951-195280Seniors
Nevin PaynterMelbourne1950-51; 1953120Seniors
Dave BlandSt Kilda1951-19553625Seniors
Stuart LennieSt Kilda19551012Seniors
Peter LucasCollingwood1949-19591771Seniors
Roy HarperFootscray1952-19554026Seniors
John KeltonSouth Melbourne1957-1960214Seniors
Larry RoweRichmond1958-1961206Seniors
Alan HayesRichmond1959-19622310Seniors
Barry CameronRichmond1959-19669621Seniors
Graham CooperHawthorn1959-1965906Seniors
Keith JonesSt KildaSeniors
Mick CloverCarltonSeniors
Bruce BlaineyRichmond196010Seniors
Bob MortonSt Kilda1962-19654258Seniors
Ross SmithSt Kilda1961-72; 1975234231Seniors
Dylan SmithNorth Melbourne, Fremantle2001-2005214Juniors
Danny HughesMelbourne201022Seniors
Chris DawesCollingwood, Melbourne2008-2016121130Juniors
Ted RichardsEssendon, Sydney2002-201626134Juniors
Ty VickeryRichmond, Hawthorn2009-2017125160Juniors
Corey MaynardMelbourne2017-201921Juniors
Hamish BrayshawWest Coast Eagles2018-202010Juniors
(117 G)
Harry ReynoldsSydney Swans2019-2020 (Rookie)00Juniors
(44 G)
Will WalkerNorth Melbourne2019-2021Juniors

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