1. James Worpel was born on 24 January 1999 and is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.
12 Facts About James Worpel
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One of nine siblings growing up in the regional town of Bannockburn near Geelong, James was the second youngest and grew up with three other football obsessed brothers.
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James Worpel attended school at Western Heights College located in Geelong.
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James Worpel spent two years developing his craft in the TAC with the Geelong Falcons.
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James Worpel is a fierce competitor that goes in to win hard ball.
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James Worpel was drafted by Hawthorn with their first selection and forty-fifth overall in the 2017 AFL draft.
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James Worpel made his AFL debut in the thirty-five point win against St Kilda at the University of Tasmania Stadium in round six of the 2018 season.
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Back in the side for round 18 against Carlton, he put in an impressive four match performance for James Worpel became Hawthorn's second Rising Star nominee for the 2018 season.
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James Worpel was picked for round one, and managed to play every game for the season.
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James Worpel set a league record for most disposals for a player under twenty years of age.
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James Worpel is considered a protege of Senior Coach and former Hawthorn player Sam Mitchell.
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In 2020, James Worpel missed the last two games of the season when he injured of his right acromioclavicular joint against Western Bulldogs that required surgery to stabilise the joint.