Blake Hardwick
Blake Hardwick | |||
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Hardwick playing for Hawthorn in June 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 5 February 1997 | ||
Original team(s) | Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 44, 2015 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 19, 2016, Hawthorn vs. Carlton, at Aurora Stadium | ||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Hawthorn | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2016– | Hawthorn | 44 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Blake Hardwick (born 5 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hardwick is a small forward.[1]
Early career
Hardwick was the leading goal kicker in the 2015 TAC Cup season,[2] and kicked twelve, ten and eight goals against the Bendigo Pioneers, Geelong Falcons and Western Jets respectively.[3] He was drafted by the Hawthorn Football Club with their third selection and forty-fourth overall in the 2015 national draft.[4]
AFL career
He made his debut in the nineteen point win against Carlton in round 19, 2016 at Aurora Stadium in Launceston, he recorded eight disposals and kicked a behind.[5]
Hardwick earned a Rising Star nomination in Round 15, 2017 after a string of solid performances. Finishing the game with 19 disposals at 94 percent efficiency, 5 tackles, and 3 marks, in a 24 point win over Collingwood.
On August 14, 2017, Hardwick signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at Hawthorn until the end of 2019.[6]
Entering into his third season, Hardwick changed from number 37 to Hawthorn's famous number 15 jersey following Luke Hodge's move to Brisbane at the end of the 2017 season.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2018.[7]
Legend | |||||||||||||
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G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
Season | Team | No. | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
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Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Hawthorn | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
2017 | Hawthorn | 37 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 114 | 274 | 89 | 53 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 14.4 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
2018 | Hawthorn | 15 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 219 | 175 | 394 | 107 | 57 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 2.4 |
Career | 44 | 3 | 3 | 384 | 292 | 676 | 197 | 113 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
Honours and achievements
Individual
- Hawthorn most promising player: 2018
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017
References
- ↑ "Pick 44: Blake Hardwick". HawthornFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ Beveridge, Riley (10 November 2015). "AFL draft 2015: 14 smokies that could be steals for clubs late in the draft order". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Player Profile—Blake Hardwick". TacCup.com.au. TAC Cup. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ O'Molloy, Eamonn (25 November 2015). "Eastern Ranges boys Sam Weideman, Ryan Clarke and Blake Hardwick secure dream AFL moves". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Warren, Stu (30 July 2016). "Hawks lose Rioli for Blues, Hardwick in for debut". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Hardwick here to stay". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ↑ Blake Hardwick's player profile at AFL Tables
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blake Hardwick. |
- Blake Hardwick's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
- Blake Hardwick's playing statistics from AFL Tables