Michael Hartley (footballer)

Michael Hartley (born 7 June 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Michael Hartley
Personal information
Full name Michael Hartley
Date of birth (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993
Place of birth Sydney, NSW, Australia
Original team(s) Penrith, Coburg (VFL)
Draft No. 68, 2015 national draft
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2013 Collingwood 00 (0)
2016–2019 Essendon 44 (1)
2020– Hawthorn 00 (0)
Total 44 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

An athletic youngster who excelled in a range of sports, including cricket, basketball and athletics. First played Australian Football as a fourteen year old for Penrith. He was signed by Collingwood as an NSW Scholarship player at the age of 14. Hartley was originally recruited to the club via the NSW Scholarship program in 2008. He represented NSW at the 2011 U18 National Championships where he impressed Collingwood enough for them to Rookie listed him with selection No. 87 in the Rookie Draft.

Collingwood (2012-2013)

Hartley spent 2 years on Collingwood's rookie list.[1] Hartley played five games at VFL level before injuring a shoulder that forced him to miss the rest of the 2012 season. He required more surgery to both shoulders and missed the entire 2013 season but was delisted that year.

After his stint at Collingwood, Hartley had played two seasons for Coburg. In 2015 he won the club’s best and fairest and was selected in the VFL team of the year.

Essendon

He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the 68th overall selection in the 2015 national draft.

He made his debut in round 2 of the 2016 AFL season in the club's win against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[2][3] He kicked his first AFL goal in the win.[3] He played 19 games in his first season with the club, taking advantage of the season-long bans inflicted because of the Essendon Football Club supplements saga.[4] He played 17 matches out of the possible 23 Essendon matches in 2017.

After only managing 7 games at AFL level in 2018 and 2019. Hartley was offered a one year contract extension to remain with the Bombers, he declined this offer to explore his opportunities elsewhere. He was selected by Hawthorn in the 2019 preseason draft.

Hawthorn

At the conclusion of the 2019 AFL Premiership season, Hartley turned down Essendon’s offer of a one-year contract. Instead opting to try his luck in the pre-season draft, where he was drafted to the Hawthorn Football Club and given a two year deal.[5]

Hartley was assigned guernsey number 27 for the 2020 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
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012 Collingwood 470——————————————
2013 Collingwood 470——————————————
2016 Essendon 3619111177118871590.10.16.23.79.94.13.1
2017 Essendon 3618001229021290450.00.06.85.011.84.82.5
2018 Essendon 364003515502160.00.08.83.812.55.31.5
2019 Essendon 363002815431560.00.09.35.014.35.72.0
Career 44113021914932021160.00.06.94.311.24.32.6

References
  1. Cherny, Daniel (29 November 2015). "Essendon recruit Michael Hartley says he didn't work hard enough at Collingwood". The Age.
  2. "AFL Match Statistics : Essendon defeats Melbourne". footywire.com. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. "Michael Hartley of the Essendon Bombers". footywire.com. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. http://aflnswact.com.au/michael-hartley-2018/
  5. https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-12-03/former-bomber-hartley-backs-himself-to-take-on-big-dogs-at-hawks
  6. https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/547698/hawks-2020-jumper-numbers-revealed-
  7. "Michael Hartley". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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