It’s been well documented that Hawthorn has long averaged one of the oldest lists in the league.
But that narrative is now beginning to change as the club continues to bring in incredible young talent to its list.
With 42 Hawks currently committed for 2022 - including an arrival of a crop of young draftees - we've crunched the numbers to see where they all sit in age, experience and position.
The demographics of our list heading into season 2022.
By age
Average age: 23
Age bracket
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Names |
30-34 years of age (5)
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Luke Breust (31) Jack Gunston (30) Kyle Hartigan (30) Ben McEvoy (32) Liam Shiels (30)
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26-29 years of age (7)
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Sam Frost (28) Daniel Howe (26) Jarman Impey (26) Tom Mitchell (28) Jaeger O’Meara (27) James Sicily (26) Chad Wingard (28)
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22-25 years of age (12)
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Blake Hardwick (24) Changkuoth Jiath (22) Mitch Lewis (23) Max Lynch (23) Tom Phillips (25) Ned Reeves (23) Dylan Moore (22) Harry Morrison (23) Conor Nash (23) Jack Scrimshaw (23) James Worpel (22) Lachlan Bramble (23)
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18-21 years of age (18)
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Connor MacDonald (18) Sam Butler (18) Ned Long (18) Tyler Brockman (19) Will Day (20) Connor Downie (19) Denver Grainger-Barras (19) Emerson Jeka (20) Finn Maginness (20) Jacob Koschitzke (21) Seamus Mitchell (19) Josh Morris (20) Jai Serong (18) Josh Ward (18) Jackson Callow (19) Jai Newcombe (20) Jack Saunders (19) Fionn O’Hara (19)
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By experience
Average games: 61
Age bracket
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Names |
200-249 games
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Ben McEvoy (244) Liam Shiels (242) Luke Breust (239) Jack Gunston (209)
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150-199 games
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Chad Wingard (194) Tom Mitchell (150)
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100-149 games
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Jarman Impey (134) Kyle Hartigan (132) Sam Frost (129) Jaeger O’Meara (122) Tom Phillips (111) Blake Hardwick (102)
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50-99 games
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James Sicily (93) Daniel Howe (87) James Worpel (68) Harry Morrison (57)
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0-49 games
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Jack Scrimshaw (47) Mitch Lewis (36) Dylan Moore (30) Conor Nash (29) Changkuoth Jiath (23) Jacob Koschitzke (20) Will Day (16) Tyler Brockman (11) Lachlan Bramble (10) Josh Morris (9) Jai Newcombe (7) Denver Grainger-Barras (5) Ned Reeves (5) Emerson Jeka (4) Max Lynch (3) Finn Maginness (3) Connor Downie (2)
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Yet to debut
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Jackson Callow Ned Long Jack Saunders Fionn O’Hara Josh Ward Sam Butler Connor MacDonald Jai Serong Seamus Mitchell
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By position
Age bracket
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Names |
Midfield (15)
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Josh Ward James Worpel Tom Mitchell Jaeger O’Meara Liam Shiels Harry Morrison Conor Nash Daniel Howe Tom Phillips Jai Newcombe Connor Downie Finn Maginness Sam Butler Connor MacDonald Ned Long
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Defence (10)
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Blake Hardwick Kyle Hartigan Sam Frost Denver Grainger-Barras Jack Scrimshaw Changkuoth Jiath James Sicily Jarman Impey Will Day Lachlan Bramble
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Forwards (12)
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Luke Breust Tyler Brockman Jacob Koschitzke Mitch Lewis Jack Gunston Chad Wingard Josh Morris Dylan Moore Emerson Jeka Seamus Mitchell Jack Saunders Jackson Callow
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Ruckman (3)
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Ned Reeves Ben McEvoy Max Lynch |
Utilities (2) |
Jai Serong Fionn O’Hara |