Shaun Hampson
Shaun Hampson | |
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| Born | March 21, 1988 |
| Occupation | Australian rules footballer (retired) |
| Years active | 2007–2018 |
| Known for | Playing for Carlton Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the AFL |
Shaun Hampson (born 21 March 1988) is a retired Australian rules football player who participated in 98 matches throughout a 12-year tenure with both the and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Junior football
Before embarking on his Australian football journey in 2004, Hampson demonstrated strong abilities in athletics, swimming, and soccer. He joined the ranks of Mount Gravatt Football Club in 2005, where he rapidly established himself as the team's primary ruckman.
AFL career
Selected at number 17 in the 2006 AFL Draft by the Carlton Football Club, Hampson made his AFL debut in Round 21 of the 2007 season facing North Melbourne Football Club. Early during his professional career, he underwent laser eye surgery to correct his myopia ahead of the 2012 season.
Throughout his time at Carlton, Hampson appeared in 63 senior games until 2013, after which he was traded to Richmond in exchange for pick 28 in the AFL Draft. He played his first game for Richmond in Round 1, 2014 against the Gold Coast Suns.
From 2017 onwards, back injuries significantly curtailed his on-field presence, limiting him to six appearances in the VFL during 2017 and only a single VFL match in 2018 before the injury recurred. On 26 June 2018, Hampson announced his retirement due to persistent back problems.
Statistics
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007 | | 22 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 16 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 2.5 || 5.5 || 2.5 || 0.0 || 8.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008 | | 22 || 10 || 1 || 0 || 26 || 34 || 60 || 20 || 6 || 82 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 2.6 || 3.4 || 6.0 || 2.0 || 0.6 || 8.2 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009 | | 22 || 15 || 3 || 4 || 35 || 89 || 124 || 34 || 31 || 278 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 2.3 || 5.9 || 8.3 || 2.3 || 2.1 || 18.5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010 | | 22 || 8 || 6 || 8 || 28 || 29 || 57 || 22 ||19||104||0.8||1.0||3.5||3.6||7.1||2.8||2.4||13.0 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011 | |22||9||3||5||29||45||74||21||17||185||0.3||0.6||3.2||5.0||8.2||2.3||1.9||20.6 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012 | |22||13||15||4||61||59||120||51||24||240||1.2||0.3||4.7||4.5||9.2||3.9||1.8||18.5 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013 | |22||6||3||5||38||25||63||26||12||70||0.5||0.8||6.3||4.2||10.5||4.3||2.0||11.7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014 | |16||11||1||2||26||66||92||20||11||318||0.1||0.2|||2.4|||6|||8|||1|||1|||28|||9 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015 | |16|||4|||0|||3|||18|||10|||28|||13|||3|||90|||0.0|||0.8|||4.5|||2.5|||7|||3|||0|||22|||5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016 | |16|||20|||5|||4|||65|||93|||158|||50|||36|||652|||0.3|||0.2|||3.3|||4.7|||7.9|||2..5|||1..8|||32..6 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017 | |16|||0|||||||||||||||||||||| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018 | |16|||0|||||||||||||||||||||| |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career !98 !38 !35 !332 !455 !787 !262 !159 !2035 !0..4 !0..4 !3..4 !4..6 !8..0 !2..7 !1..6 !20..8 |}
Personal life
In January 2011, Hampson entered into a relationship with Australian model Megan Gale. Their first child arrived in May 2014, and they welcomed a daughter named Rosie in September 2017.[citation needed] The couple made their engagement public in July 2017.
Regarding his presence in the media, Hampson took part in the sixth installment of Australian Survivor (Champions vs Contenders) in 2019, where he was eliminated on day 32, securing eleventh place. He later returned for Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains in 2023, achieving an improved finish in eighth place and earning the position of the third jury member.