Jonathon Ceglar

Jon Ceglar
Ceglar with Hawthorn in July 2014
Personal information
Full name Jonathon Ceglar
Date of birth (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers
Draft No. 15, 2013 rookie draft
Debut Round 14, 2013, Hawthorn
vs. Brisbane Lions, at Aurora Stadium
Height 204 cm (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman/Forward
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 18
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011–2012 Collingwood 00 0(0)
2013– Hawthorn 61 (35)
Total 61 (35)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jonathon Ceglar (born 14 February 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early Career

In 2010 he was drafted by the Collingwood Football Club at pick 25 as part of a trade by Gold Coast.[2] Ceglar is a tall, athletic ruckman who can go up forward. Jonathon was a major contributor to Vic Country's win in the AFL Under 18 Championships.

After showing a lack of effort and ability during the 2011 and 2012 VFL season, he was delisted at the end of the 2012 season without playing a game for Collingwood.

AFL Career

Ceglar was picked up by Hawthorn as a rookie in the 2012 AFL Rookie Draft with their 15th pick. After being elevated off the Rookie list Ceglar made his debut against the Brisbane Lions in Launceston in round 14, 2013. He played a second game against Richmond in which he kicked his first goal.

He was promoted to the main player list with selection 59 in the 2013 AFL Draft.[3] He became a senior team regular in the 2014 season and played 15 games, including the Qualifying and Preliminary Finals, but he was unluckily replaced by Ben McEvoy in Hawthorn's winning Grand Final team.

During the 2015 season Ceglar was a consistent contributor in that streak of consecutive games between round 1 and 10. The mobile big man played an important role against North Melbourne in Round 5, also floating forward to kick two goals. he also had a big influence in the Hawks Round 8 loss to Sydney and Round 13 win against Essendon.

On the back of his strong run in the senior side, Ceglar signed a two-year contract extension, which will see him remain a Hawk until the end of 2017. Ceglar while playing his 50th game against West Coast unfortunately he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in the penultimate round of the 2016 season requiring a reconstruction.

On September 7, 2017, Ceglar signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at Hawthorn until the end of 2019.[4]

He returned to senior football in 2018, sharing the ruck duties with McEvoy until McEvoy was injured, he has since been the main ruckman.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2018.[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
Totals Averages (per game)
2011 Collingwood 290————————————————
2012 Collingwood 290————————————————
2013 Hawthorn 47211831133270.50.54.01.55.51.51.513.5
2014 Hawthorn 181583799917850282840.50.25.36.611.93.31.918.9
2015 Hawthorn 181465699015942453250.40.44.96.411.43.03.223.2
2016 Hawthorn 18191489410519957504060.70.45.05.510.53.02.621.4
2017 Hawthorn 180————————————————
2018 Hawthorn 181161486010834202390.50.14.45.59.83.11.821.7
Career 61351829835765518614612810.60.34.95.910.73.02.421.0

Honours and achievements

Team

References

  1. ↑ "Jonathon Ceglar". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Collingwood trade first draft pick to Gold Coast Suns for Andrew Krakouer, John Ceglar
  3. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-promote-will-langford-and-ruckman-jon-ceglar-to-senior-list-ahead-of-2014-season/story-fni5f8ge-1226749822769
  4. ↑ "Ceglar re-commits". hawthornfc.com.au. Hawthorn Football Club. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jonathon Ceglar". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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