| Michael Hibberd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hibberd playing for Melbourne in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael George Hibberd | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1990 | ||
| Original team(s) | Frankston (VFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 4, 2011 pre-season draft | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2016 | Essendon | 84 (11) | |
| 2017–2023 | Melbourne | 113 (3) | |
| Total | 197 (14) | ||
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Australia | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Michael George Hibberd (born 3 January 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, 1.87 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighing 94 kilograms (207 lb), Hibberd plays primarily on the half-back flank. After spending the 2008 season with the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, he missed out on selection in the 2008 AFL draft, which saw him spend two seasons in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with the Frankston Football Club. After winning Frankston's best and fairest and the Fothergill-Round Medal as the VFL's most promising young player in 2010, he was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the fourth selection in the 2011 pre-season draft.
Hibberd made his AFL debut during the 2011 season and in the same year, he was forced to miss the second half of the year after a club-imposed suspension due to an assault charge. His next four years at the club saw him rewarded with the club rising star award and three top-ten finishes in the best and fairest count. After being suspended for the entire 2016 season due to his involvement in the Essendon supplements saga, he was traded to the Melbourne Football Club during the 2016 trade period. His first season with Melbourne saw him receive All-Australian honours and represent Australia in the International Rules Series.