Joe Hammond
Joseph William Hammond was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League.
Hammond, a Broadford recruit, was a defender and ruckman. When he started at Essendon in 1925, the club were coming off back to back premierships, but from round six he was a regular fixture in the team. Hammond represented Victoria at the 1927 Melbourne Carnival. He was the club's vice-captain from 1930 to 1932. His career ended in 1932, when he badly injured his groin.
His brother, Bob Hammond also played VFL football for Hawthorn and St Kilda.
