Kurt Heatherley

Kurt Heatherley
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 61, 2014 rookie draft
Debut Round 20, 2016, Hawthorn
vs. Melbourne, at MCG
Height / weight 193 cm / 89 kg
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 34
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014 Hawthorn 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.

Kurt Heatherley (born 1 January 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A key defender originally from Tauranga in New Zealand.The club had spotted him as a fourteen year old and the club signed him in 2011.

Heatherley relocated to Melbourne where he completed his secondary schooling at Caulfield Grammar. This gave him the chance to development his game through school, the TAC cup and the VFL. He was formally recruited by Hawthorn as an international recruit with their fifth selection and sixty-first overall in the 2014 rookie draft.[1][2]

He was promoted to the main list in 2015 after consistent performances playing for Box Hill in the VFL. He made his debut as a late replacement against Melbourne in round 20, 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[4]
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
Totals Averages (per game)
2014 Hawthorn 46
2015 Hawthorn 34
2016 Hawthorn 34 1 0 0 6 5 11 6 2 0.0 0.0 6.0 5.0 11.0 6.0 2.0
Career 1 0 0 6 5 11 6 2 0.0 0.0 6.0 5.0 11.0 6.0 2.0

References

  1. Quayle, Emma (22 April 2013). "Taking the long road". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. Jay, Clark (27 November 2013). "Hawthorn rookies teenager Shem Tatupu as one of two New Zealand scholarship holders". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. Collins, Ben (6 August 2016). "Hawthorn's Kiwi to make flying debut against Demons". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. Kurt Heatherley's player profile at AFL Tables


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