Nick Hind
FullnameNicholas Hind
Birth date19 August 1994 (age 32)
Birth placeClunes, Victoria
Originalteam(VFL) / East Point / Keilor
DraftpickNo. 54, 2018 national draft
Height180 cm
Weight78 kg
PositionDefender, Forward
Years 12019–2020
Games goals 121 (17)
Years 22021–2024
Games goals 274 (15)
Games goalstotal95 (32)

Nick Hind (born 19 August 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected by St. Kilda with pick 54 in the 2018 national draft.[1]

AFL career

Hind made his senior debut against Gold Coast[2] in round 13 of the 2019 AFL season.

At the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, he was traded to , the club he once represented in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3] After 74 games for Essendon between 2021 and 2024, Hind was delisted by the club.[4]

Personal life

Born and raised in Clunes, Victoria, not far from Ballarat, Hind's family owned the National Hotel, the most famous pub in Clunes. Hannah McGuire, who was murdered in 2024, was Nick Hind's cousin.[5]

Statistics

|- | 2019 || || 40 | 11 || 11 || 10 || 86 || 34 || 120 || 22 || 21 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 7.8 || 3.1 || 10.9 || 2.0 || 1.9 || 0 |- | 2020[a] || || 40 | 10 || 6 || 5 || 56 || 42 || 98 || 17 || 28 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 5.6 || 4.2 || 9.8 || 1.7 || 2.8 || 2 |- | 2021 || || 19 | 22 || 4 || 2 || 365 || 127 || 492 || 114 || 45 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 16.6 || 5.8 || 22.4 || 5.2 || 2.0 || 0 |- | 2022 || || 19 | 21 || 2 || 6 || 338 || 91 || 429 || 93 || 37 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 16.1 || 4.3 || 20.4 || 4.4 || 1.8 || 1 |- | 2023 || || 19 | 16 || 3 || 1 || 220 || 71 || 291 || 68 || 24 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 13.8 || 4.4 || 18.2 || 4.3 || 1.5 || 0 |- | 2024 || || 19 | 15 || 6 || 4 || 130 || 44 || 174 || 37 || 29 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 8.7 || 2.9 || 11.6 || 2.5 || 1.9 || 0 |- | 2025 || || 19 | 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career[6] ! 95 !! 32 !! 28 !! 1195 !! 409 !! 1604 !! 351 !! 184 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 12.6 !! 4.3 !! 16.9 !! 3.7 !! 1.9 !! 3 |}

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. ^ Gabelich, Josh (26 November 2018), "New Saint Nick Hind hangs up his tools after long journey from Ballarat lands in the AFL", Fox Sports?
  2. ^ O'Connor, Tim (17 June 2019), "St Kilda's Nick Hind reflects on AFL debut against Gold Coast Suns", The Courier
  3. ^ Schmook, Nathan (12 November 2020). "Hind legs it to Bomberland: Speedy Saint flies across town". afl.com.au
  4. ^ "Hind, Baldwin, Wanganeen not offered playing contracts". essendonfc.com.au. 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ Baum, Greg (13 April 2024). "Bomber Nick Hind honours slain cousin, Hannah McGuire". theage.com.au. The Age
  6. ^ "Nick Hind". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 February 2026.