Jonathon Ceglar

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

Jon Ceglar
Ceglar with Hawthorn in August 2018
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 80 (41)
Total 80 (41)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

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.

Ceglar had a good start to the 2015 season, playing the first 13 games, but was hampered by injury in the second half.[4] Due to his good performance in the first half of 2015, Ceglar signed a two-year contract extension, which ensured that he remained remain a Hawk until the end of 2017.[4]

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.[5]

He returned to senior football in 2018, sharing the ruck duties with Ben McEvoy until McEvoy was injured. Following said injury, Ceglar became Hawthorn's primary ruckman for the rest of the season.[6]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2019.[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
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
2019 Hawthorn 1815568511520069343050.30.45.77.713.34.62.320.3
Career 76402438347285525518015860.50.35.06.211.33.42.420.9

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

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. Staff writer (30 October 2013). "Hawthorn promote Will Langford and ruckman Jon Ceglar to senior list ahead of 2014 season". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. "Season review: Jonathon Ceglar". Hawthorn Football Club. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. "Ceglar re-commits". Hawthorn Football Club. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. McGowan, Mark (10 September 2019). "New No.1? Hawks lock in ruckman for a further three years". Australian Football League. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. "Jonathon Ceglar". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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