{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Neil Hein | image = | fullname = Neil Hein | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|7|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | originalteam = Norwood | draftpick = 1986 pre-draft selection<!--do not capitalise draft or pre-draft selection per 1986 AFL draft article title and the Wikipedia manual of style--> | height = 199 cm | weight = 89 kg | position = Ruckman<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}</ref> | statsend = 1988 | years1 = 1981–86, 1989 | club1 = {{SANFL Nor}} | games_goals1 = 140 (49) | years2 = 1987–1988 | club2 = Brisbane Bears | games_goals2 = 15 (12) | games_goalstotal = 155 (61) | careerhighlights = }}
'''Neil Hein''' (born 7 June 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Hein played in a South Australian National Football League (SANFL) premiership for Norwood in 1984 and played 140 SANFL game with the club during the 1980s. It was from there that he was signed by Brisbane, who secured his services by using a pre-draft selection prior to the 1987 VFL season.
Hein had the distinction of playing in Brisbane's first ever match, against North Melbourne, which they won by 33 points.<ref name=AFLTables>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Neil_Hein.html AFL Tables: Neil Hein]</ref> From his four disposals he kicked two goals to be one of six multiple goal-kickers for the Bears.<ref name=AFLTables/> A ruckman, Hein did not always play in his preferred position due to the presence of Mark Mickan in 1987 and spent a lot of time up forward during his eight appearances that season.<ref name=AFLTables/> He played seven further games in 1988, some of them as first ruckman.<ref name=AFLTables/>
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{{Inaugural Brisbane Bears team}}
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