Jonathon Ceglar
| Jon Ceglar | |||
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 Ceglar with Hawthorn in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jonathon Ceglar | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1991 | ||
| Original team(s) | Murray Bushrangers | ||
| 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 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011-2012 | Collingwood | 0 (0) | |
| 2013–2021 | Hawthorn | 101 (43) | |
| 2022–2023 | Geelong | 9 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jonathon Ceglar (born 14 February 1991) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Ceglar was also listed with the Collingwood Football Club but did not play a game for them.
Early career
[edit]In 2010 he was drafted by the Collingwood Football Club at pick 25 as part of a trade by Gold Coast.[2] Ceglar was a major contributor to Vic Country's win in the AFL Under 18 Championships.
AFL career
[edit]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, and was replaced by Ben McEvoy in Hawthorn's winning Grand Final team.
In the 2015 season he played the first 13 games, and was hampered by injury in the second half.[4] Ceglar signed a two-year contract extension, which ensured that he remained remain a Hawk until the end of 2017.[4]
While playing his 50th game against West Coast he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in the penultimate round of the 2016 season requiring a reconstruction.
On 7 September 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.
Following the 2021 AFL season, Ceglar was traded to Geelong. .[6]
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 2011 | Collingwood | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 | Collingwood | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 | Hawthorn | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Hawthorn | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 79 | 99 | 178 | 50 | 28 | 284 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | Hawthorn | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 90 | 159 | 42 | 45 | 325 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 23.2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Hawthorn | 18 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 94 | 105 | 199 | 57 | 50 | 406 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 21.4 | 0 |
| 2017 | Hawthorn | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | Hawthorn | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 60 | 108 | 34 | 20 | 239 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 21.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Hawthorn | 18 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 115 | 200 | 69 | 34 | 306 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 13.3 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 20.4 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Hawthorn | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 82 | 137 | 29 | 32 | 274 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 21.1 | 2 |
| 2021 | Hawthorn | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 113 | 180 | 53 | 26 | 249 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 15.0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 20.8 | 2 |
| 2022 | Geelong | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | Geelong | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 21 | 8 | 153 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 25.5 | 0 |
| Career[7] | 110 | 43 | 26 | 555 | 728 | 1283 | 360 | 248 | 2310 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 21.0 | 4 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
[edit]Team
- Minor premiership (Hawthorn): 2013
- Minor premiership (Geelong): 2022
- VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2013
- Minor premiership (Box Hill): 2015
Individual
- Hawthorn best clubman: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "Jonathon Ceglar". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ Collingwood trade first draft pick to Gold Coast Suns for Andrew Krakouer, John Ceglar
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Season review: Jonathon Ceglar". Hawthorn Football Club. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Ceglar re-commits". Hawthorn Football Club. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ @AFL_House (13 October 2021). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jonathon Ceglar". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
External links
[edit]
- Jonathon Ceglar's playing statistics from AFL Tables