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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1981}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Paul Hasleby
| image = 
| fullname = Paul Andrew Hasleby
| nickname = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]], [[Western Australia]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = Northampton
| draftpick = Pick 2, [[1999 AFL Draft#National Draft|1999 National Draft]], {{AFL Fre}}
| height = 182 cm
| weight = 87 kg
| position = Midfielder
| statsend = 2011
| years1 = 1999–2007
| club1 = {{WAFL|EF}}
| games_goals1 = 19 (18)
| years2 = 2000–2010
| club2 = {{AFL Fre}}
| games_goals2 = 208 (131)
| years3 = 2011
| club3 = {{WAFL|SF}}
| games_goals3 = 16 (24)
| games_goalstotal = 243 (173)
| nationalyears1 = 2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]]
| nationalgames_goals1 = 2 (0)
| coachyears1 = 2012
| coachclub1 = {{WAFL|SF}}
| coachgames_wins1 = 7–13–0
| careerhighlights = * [[AFL Rising Star]]: 2000
* [[All-Australian]]: [[2003 All-Australian team|2003]]
* 4× [[Glendinning–Allan Medal]]: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
* [[Larke Medal]]: 1999   
* {{WAFL|EF}} best and fairest: 1999
* 2× [[Geoff Christian Medal]]: 2000, 2004
* {{AFL Fre}} 25 since '95 Team
*[[Fremantle Football Club Life Members|Fremantle Life Member]]: 2007
* WA Football Hall Of Fame Inductee 2015
}}

'''Paul Andrew Hasleby''' (born 12 June 1981) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er. He played for the [[Fremantle Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) and the {{WAFL|EF}} and [[South Fremantle Football Club]]s in the [[West Australian Football League]] (WAFL). He was the winner of the [[AFL Rising Star]] award in 2000, and coached South Fremantle from 2012 to 2014.

==Football career==
Hasleby grew up playing football in [[Northampton, Western Australia|Northampton]], a small town 470&nbsp;km north of [[Perth]]. He moved to Perth to attend secondary school at [[Mazenod College, Western Australia|Mazenod College]] where he played football, cricket and tennis. He represented WA in both the Under 16s and Under 18s national championships and won the [[Larke Medal]] for the best player at the 1999 Under 18 carnival. In 1999 he played 18 games of league football with [[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]] in the [[West Australian Football League]] and won the club's best and fairest award, the Lynn Medal.

In the [[1999 AFL Draft]] Hasleby was taken by [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]] with the 2nd selection, behind [[Josh Fraser]], who was selected by [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]. Both Collingwood and the Dockers had priority picks in the draft, as they had each won 5 or fewer games in the 1999 season. In 2003, [[Dwayne Russell]] raised concerns that Fremantle had been [[Tanking (sports)|happy to lose the final game]] of 1999 to ensure that they received the priority pick.<ref>[[Dwayne Russell|Russell, D]]; [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/03/1054406188896.html To the loser goes the spoils]; [[The Age]];2003-06-04</ref> Fremantle deny that they did not try to win the game, instead blaming injuries and an inexperienced team for their poor performance.

Hasleby immediately showed why he was so highly regarded with 30 possessions in his debut game in Round 1, 2000. He was awarded the [[AFL Rising Star]] nomination for that game. His form continued throughout the year and he only missed the final round due to injury. 2001 was a disappointing year for Fremantle, with only two wins for the season, and Hasleby's form also suffered. However, Hasleby did not miss a game between 2002 and 2005, despite suffering at times from a hernia-like injury during the 2005 season,<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,16585767%5E19765,00.html Fremantle 2005 Season Summary]; Herald Sun;</ref> and he won three [[Glendinning–Allan Medal]]s in three years. In seasons 2003 and 2004 he was ranked in the top 10 in the league in total disposals (kicks plus handballs).

He suffered a season-ending [[knee injury]] in Fremantle's first [[2008 NAB Cup|NAB Cup]] game of 2008 against [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]] at [[Subiaco Oval]], tearing both his [[anterior cruciate ligament injury|anterior cruciate]] and [[medial collateral ligament]]s; his knee buckled as he was tackled by two opposition players.<ref>Clarke, T; [http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=289579 Knee injury ends Hasleby's AFL season];2008-02-18</ref>

In 2009, he won his fourth Glendinning–Allan Medal, which he still holds the outright record for.

In August 2010, Hasleby announced his retirement as a player in the AFL.<ref>[http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/7808492/docker-hasleby-to-hang-up-the-boots/ Docker Hasleby to hang up the boots]</ref> He spent the 2011 season playing for the [[South Fremantle Football Club]] in the WAFL, and in November 2011, he was appointed coach of South Fremantle, after [[John Dimmer (coach)|John Dimmer]] resigned.<ref>Townsend, John. [http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/sport/11943486/dogs-trump-tigers-in-race-for-hasleby/ Dogs trump Tigers in race for Hasleby] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.</ref>

==Statistics==
:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/P/Paul_Hasleby.html|title=Paul Hasleby stats|work=AFL Tables|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|-
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 21 || 15 || 11 || 280 || 169 || 449 || 67 || 48 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 13.3 || 8.0 || 21.4 || 3.2 || 2.3 || 6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 20 || 14 || 15 || 193 || 191 || 384 || 70 || 32 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 9.7 || 9.6 || 19.2 || 3.5 || 1.6 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 22 || 18 || 15 || 261 || 226 || 487 || 97 || 54 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 11.9 || 10.3 || 22.1 || 4.4 || 2.5 || 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 23 || 17 || 17 || 341 || 220 || 561 || 132 || 51 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 14.8 || 9.6 || 24.4 || 5.7 || 2.2 || 13
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 22 || 7 || 11 || 295 || 243 || 538 || 84 || 97 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 13.4 || 11.0 || 24.5 || 3.8 || 4.4 || 13
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 22 || 15 || 7 || 225 || 228 || 453 || 96 || 72 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 10.2 || 10.4 || 20.6 || 4.4 || 3.3 || 12
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 16 || 6 || 6 || 141 || 153 || 294 || 71 || 49 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 8.8 || 9.6 || 18.4 || 4.4 || 3.1 || 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 20 || 8 || 8 || 210 || 241 || 451 || 86 || 64 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 10.5 || 12.1 || 22.6 || 4.3 || 3.2 || 7
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2008 AFL season|2008]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2009 AFL season|2009]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 22 || 9 || 5 || 205 || 328 || 533 || 94 || 54 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 9.3 || 14.9 || 24.2 || 4.3 || 2.5 || 7
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2010 AFL season|2010]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Fre}}
| 4 || 20 || 22 || 15 || 139 || 201 || 340 || 85 || 57 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 7.0 || 10.1 || 17.0 || 4.3 || 2.9 || 0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 208
! 131
! 110
! 2290
! 2200
! 4490
! 882
! 578
! 0.6
! 0.5
! 11.0
! 10.6
! 21.6
! 4.2
! 2.8
! 67
|}

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