Blake Hardwick

Blake Hardwick
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-05) 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 / weight	181 cm / 78 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	37
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–	Hawthorn	1 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.

Blake Hardwick (born 5 February 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A medium-sized 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]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season^[6]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
Season	Team	#	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
Career			1	0	1	5	3	8	1	3	0.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	8.0	1.0	3.0

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.
↑ Blake Hardwick's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

Blake Hardwick's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
Blake Hardwick's statistics from AFL Tables

Hawthorn Football Club – current squad

2 Roughead (vc)
4 Hartung
6 Gibson
7 McEvoy
8 Duryea
9 Burgoyne
11 Whitecross
12 Frawley
13 O'Rourke
14 Birchall
15 Hodge (c)
16 Smith
18 Ceglar
19 Gunston
20 Willsmore
21 Sicily
22 Breust
23 O'Brien
24 Stratton
25 Schoenmakers
26 Shiels
28 Puopolo
29 Langford
30 Brand
32 Fitzpatrick*
33 Rioli
34 Heatherley
35 Burton
36 Lovell
37 Hardwick
38 Surman*
40 Stewart
41 Howe
42 Miles
43 Pittonet
44 Glass*
Cousins*
Hanrahan*
Henderson
Lewis
Mitchell
Morrison
Nash*
O'Meara
Vickery

Coach: Clarkson

* denotes rookie listed players

2015 AFL national draft

First round	1. Jacob Weitering 2. Josh Schache 3. Callum Mills (Academy selection) 4. Clayton Oliver 5. Darcy Parish 6. Aaron Francis 7. Jacob Hopper (Academy selection) 8. Callum Ah Chee 9. Sam Weideman 10. Harry McKay 11. Wayne Milera 12. Charlie Curnow 13. Matthew Kennedy (Academy selection) 14. Eric Hipwood (Academy selection) 15. Daniel Rioli 16. Harrison Himmelberg (Academy selection) 17. Tom Doedee 18. Jade Gresham 19. Ryan Burton 20. Brayden Fiorini 21. Ben McKay 22. Kieran Lovell 23. David Cuningham

Second round	24. Ben Keays (Academy selection) 25. Josh Dunkley 26. Kieran Collins 27. Darcy Tucker 28. Luke Partington 29. Alex Morgan 30. Mason Redman 31. Ryan Clarke 32. Brayden Sier 33. Mitchell Hibberd 34. Josh Schoenfeld 35. Marcus Adams 36. Tom Cole 37. Riley Bonner 38. Harley Balic

Third round	39. Rhys Mathieson 40. Brandon White 41. Matthew Flynn (Academy selection) 42. Mitch King 43. Corey Wagner 44. Blake Hardwick 45. Aidyn Johnson 46. Liam Hulett 47. Sam Skinner 48. Bailey Williams 49. Bailey Rice (F/S) 50. Oleg Markov 51. Tyrone Leonardis 52. Mackenzie Willis 53. Jack Silvagni (F/S) 54. Mitch Brown

Fourth round	55. Sam Collins 56. Jordan Dawson 57. Kurt Mutimer 58. Tom Phillips 59. Ryan Gardner 60. Declan Mountford 61. Shane Yarran 62. Matthew Allen

Fifth round	63. Rupert Wills 64. Yestin Eades 65. Ben Crocker 66. Sam Menegola 67. Nathan Broad

Sixth round	68. Michael Hartley 69. Wylie Buzza

Seventh round	70. Matthew Hayball

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