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 career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–	Greater Western Sydney	177 (161)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
2023 AFL Mark of the Year
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.

External links

• Harry Himmelberg's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
• Harry Himmelberg's playing statistics from AFL Tables