Career
He later served as coach of the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Hammond played his early football at Kilburn before being recruited to North Adelaide. Norwood lured Hammond to their club in 1974 as captain-coach and he went on to have success.
After retiring as a player at the end of his initial season, Hammond steered them to premierships in 1975 and 1978.
His coaching career continued at interstate level and he was in charge of the South Australian team which defeated Victoria for the first time at State of Origin level, in 1983. The following year he coached the Sydney Swans in eight games during the 1984 VFL season after Ricky Quade resigned and Tony Franklin was caretaker coach for a single game.
In 2001 he was named as a back pocket in North Adelaide"s official Team of the Century and in 2002 was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.
