Ned Reeves
Personal information
Full name Ned Reeves
Date of birth (1998-10-31) 31 October 1998
Original team(s) St Kevins Old Boys ((VAFA))
Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft 2019 pre-season supplementary selection period
Debut Round 10, 2021, Hawthorn vs. Carlton, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 210 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Weight 103 kg (227 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman Forward
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 7
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Hawthorn 38 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ned Reeves (born 31 October 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career

Reeves was always a tall boy for his age. Growing up on the Surf Coast in Fairhaven, Ned played his junior football with the Aireys Inlet Eels in the Football Geelong Junior Competition and the Anglesea FNC until he moved to Melbourne at age 15. Ned attended Aireys Inlet primary school and St Josephs College, Geelong before St Kevins College, Toorak. He was the tallest boy in the NAB Under 18 League, playing for Oakleigh Chargers, but he wasn't drafted. He played the 2018 year in the VAFA for St Kevins Old Boys. He played in the Premier League premiership team. His father is the Hawthorn CEO, Justin Reeves, and the club invited him for pre-season training. Hawthorn could see potential in him so he was selected by Hawthorn in the pre-season supplementary selection period.[1][2]

AFL career

Reeves' AFL career started by playing with the Hawthorn affiliate Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In 2021 he was considered one of the most in-form ruckmen in the VFL competition and made his AFL debut against Carlton at the MCG,[3] becoming Hawthorn's tallest ever player.[4]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023.[5]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
H/O
Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2019Hawthorn43 00
2020[lower-alpha 1]Hawthorn43 00
2021Hawthorn37 5101929488201310.20.03.85.89.61.64.026.20
2022Hawthorn37 127153368917293230.60.14.43.07.41.42.426.90
2023Hawthorn7 21227010017031575920.10.13.34.88.11.52.728.20
Career 381031421653075610610460.30.13.74.38.11.52.827.50

Notes

  1. 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

Individual

References

  1. "Ned Reeves | AFL". hawthornfc.com.au.
  2. "Hawks sign 209cm giant to bulk up ruck stocks". afl.com.au. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. "Tallest ever Hawk set to debut this weekend". www.hawthornfc.com.au.
  4. "Huge news for AFL club's tallest ever player". PerthNow. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. "Ned Reeves Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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