{{short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Paul Hopgood | image = | fullname = Paul Hopgood | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|7|21|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | originalteam = Chelsea/Haileybury | height = 179 cm | weight = 82 kg | position = Full back | statsend = 2000 | years1 = 1993–2000 | club1 = Melbourne | games_goals1 = 113 (10) | careerhighlights = }} '''Paul Hopgood''' (born 21 July 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Hopgood, a defender, started out at Melbourne in the under-19s and captained the Victorian Teal Cup team in 1990. The [http://www.chelseafc.com.au/ Chelsea] and Haileybury recruit<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Hopgood |url=http://demonwiki.org/Paul+Hopgood |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Demonwiki |language=en}}</ref> played 113 league games for Melbourne over the course of eight seasons.<ref name=AFLTables>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/P/Paul_Hopgood.html AFL Tables: Paul Hopgood]</ref> His six games in 1994 included three finals.<ref name=AFLTables/> When Melbourne made the grand final in 2000, Hopgood had lost his place in the side, due to a calf injury.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}</ref> He coached Mt Eliza to a premiership in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://demonwiki.org/tiki-index.php?page=Paul+Hopgood| title=Paul Hopgood| publisher=Demon Wiki}}</ref>
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