Conor Nash

Conor Nash (born 28 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He signed with Hawthorn as a category B rookie in October 2016 in the 2016 rookie draft.

Conor Nash
Nash playing for Hawthorn in April 2019
Born (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) Meath GAA
Draft No. 62, 2016 rookie draft
Debut Round 21, 2018, Hawthorn
vs. Geelong, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 11
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Hawthorn 29 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sporting career

A former Meath minor footballer, in 2016 Nash was offered a Leinster rugby union academy contract, but instead opted to move Down Under.[1] Nash joined Hawthorn in late 2016 as a Category B rookie, having already represented Ireland U18 rugby side. He made his Box Hill debut in 2017. Nash suffered a severe hamstring injury that cause him to miss half his first season. He was elevated to the main Hawthorn list in July 2018.

AFL career

He made his debut for Hawthorn in the eleven point win against Geelong at MCG in round twenty one of the 2018 season.[2] His form was promising enough that the selectors kept him in the side and he played in two finals.

After initially playing his entire career as a forward, at the suggestion of Hawthorn assistant coach Sam Mitchell, Nash was deployed as a midfielder for Hawthorn's match against the Brisbane Lions on 1 August. In a career-performance, Nash collected 23 disposals, laid nine tackles and won seven clearances as Hawthorn defeated Brisbane 92-80. With Nash in the midfield Hawthorn was undefeated for the next 4 games beating Brisbane, Collingwood and Western Bulldogs and drawing with Richmond.[3]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2021.[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017Hawthorn45 0——————————————0
2018Hawthorn45 52421214212200.40.84.24.28.42.44.00
2019Hawthorn11 1494537112426380.60.33.85.18.91.92.70
2020[lower-alpha 1]Hawthorn11 20111516500.00.55.52.58.02.50.00
2021Hawthorn11 821515911026230.30.16.47.413.83.32.90
Career 29131013615629269810.40.34.75.410.12.42.80

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

Team

References
  1. "The Road Less Traveled - Rebuffing Leinster Rugby For A Shot At The AFL". Balls. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. "Hawks unveil Irish debutant".
  3. Zaia, Alex. "MITCHELL CREDITED WITH FRINGE HAWK'S POSITIONAL SWITCH". SEN. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. Conor Nash' player profile at AFL Tables
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