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Key Facts

Full name
Jonathan Hassall

Known as
Jon Hassall

Born
14 August 1973 (age 51)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 224d
Last game: 26y 15d

Height and weight
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 77 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood; Hawthorn

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 15
Hawthorn: 13

Recruited from
Collingwood (1997)

Jon Hassall

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CollingwoodAFL1994-199650120.2438%7.946.422.261
HawthornAFL1997-19994450.1136%6.846.392.413
AFL1994-199994170.1837%7.436.402.334
Total1994-199994170.1837%7.436.402.334

AFL: 10,459th player to appear, 2,636th most games played, 4,105th most goals kickedCollingwood: 943rd player to appear, 351st most games played, 412th most goals kickedHawthorn: 771st player to appear, 293rd most games played, 469th most goals kicked

Although he was in many ways the quintessential tagger - tough, hard-nosed and close checking - Jon Hassall also regularly accumulated numerous possessions in his own right and could be a damaging player when allowed to run free. He gave good service to Collingwood (50 games, 1994-6) and Hawthorn (44 games, 1997-9) before spending time with SANFL side South Adelaide. He tended to be used in more attacking roles during the Hawthorn phase of his career, having functioned mainly as a defender or midfield tagger with the Magpies.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.