Will Hamill is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with the Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions

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 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Hamill captained the Queensland Under-18s football team in 2004 and was first rookie listed by Brisbane the same year. The Mount Gravatt player then started playing for the Brisbane reserves side

Suncoast Lions Football Club

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 in the AFL Queensland State League

Queensland Australian Football League

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 and was elevated to the seniors during the 2007 AFL season

2007 AFL season

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, due to Daniel Bradshaw

Daniel Bradshaw

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 going on the long term injury list.

He played his first AFL game in Brisbane's round 14 win over the West Coast Eagles

West Coast Eagles

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 at Subiaco Oval

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, sharing his debut with ruckman Matthew Leuenberger

Matthew leuenberger

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. Hamill had just six disposals but appeared again the following week, when Brisbane beat Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

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 at home. He had ten disposals in that game and kept his spot in the team which took on Carlton

Carlton Football Club

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. In a record 117 point win, Hamill managed 12 disposals and kicked a goal in the dying minutes, where all attention was on whether Jonathan Brown could kick his 10th of the game.