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**Hamish** **McIntosh**
	; Hamish McIntosh playing for the Kangaroos during the 2006 AFL Season
Personal information
Birth	4 September 1984 (age 25), Lavington, New South Wales
Recruited from	Murray Bushrangers
Height and weight	203cm / 107kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 6, 30 April 2005, Kangaroos vs. Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Team(s)	North Melbourne (2005-) 76 games, 36 goals
	¹ Statistics to end of Round 19, 2009 season
Career highlights

Hamish McIntosh (born 4 September 1984) is an Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League.

[edit] Football career

From Lavington, New South Wales on the Murray River, he played his U/18 footy with Murray Bushrangers.

Drafted in the 2002 AFL Draft at pick 9, McIntosh had ankle problems in 2003, and when he arrived at the club, coach Dean Laidley said "he couldn't bench 40 kg." [1] In his second year he sprained his ankle and finally, after two seasons of waiting, Hamish got a game against Adelaide in Round 6, 2005. He was not selected for the rest of the year but was an emergency 8 times.

Hamish's big break came in an exhibition match at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. He was named man of the match in an easy win against the Sydney Swans.

In 2007, McIntosh averaged over 15 possessions a game. He was picked in the 40 man All-Australian squad. However, he missed the final cut.

The 2008 season was a terrible one for McIntosh. He ruptured his PCL against Fremantle in Round 12. He made a return later in the season but he could not reach the heights he achieved in the 2007 Season. He was offered as trade bait by Dean Laidley which angered McIntosh. Ultimately he would not be traded and has vowed to prove Laidley wrong and have a brilliant season in 2009.

[edit] External links

Hamish McIntosh profile on the Official AFL Website of the Kangaroos Football Club
Hamish McIntosh's statistics from AFL Tables