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Past James Hawksley (2007-2012)

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Lady Lawrence

Lady Lawrence

Premiership Player
Veteran
Apr 28, 2002
3,999
9
Brisbane
AFL Club
Brisbane Lions
Pick 38 in the 2006 AFL National Draft

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Summary:

* serious finger injury (#5)
* 2007 review (#14)
* debut: round 11 vs Fremantle (#33)
* 2008 review (#70)
* 2009 review (#92)
* 2010 review (#164)
* 2011 review (#224)
* Delisted (#288)
* 2012 review (#304)

Contract Status: 2011

Merrett Murry Medal Results:

2007: -
2008: =29th (3.5 votes)
2009: =25th (6 votes)
2010: =29th (4 votes)
2011: 26th (4 votes)
2012: 1
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Coach's votes:

2010: 0
2011: 0
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Tribunal record:

none
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http://lions.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=314278

Hawksley ready to soar
8:14:23 PM Thu 8 February, 2007
lions.com.au

James Hawksley took a philosophical approach as he anxiously waited for his name to be read out during the 2006 AFL National Draft telecast. Although the Western Australian midfielder was considered one of the country’s top young prospects, the unpredictable nature of the National Draft meant that there were no guarantees.

“I didn’t get much sleep Friday night (prior to the draft),” Hawksley said. “My dad woke me up at five in the morning and was really excited. I was a bit nervous beforehand but didn’t really worry about it that much.”

As it turned out, Hawksley had nothing to worry about as the Vodafone Brisbane Lions snatched him with their fourth selection (pick No.38 overall). “Just to hear my name…I was relieved,” he said.

Hawksley is a creative and versatile player that impressed national scouts with some great performances with Western Australia at the Under 18 Championships in 2006. He is an AIS/AFL Academy graduate that has represented his state at both the under 16 and under 18 level.


He also was a member of the Australian team that took on the Irish in the Under 17 International Series and was named as one of the team’s best players in the match at Fremantle which helped clinch the national title.

While it could have been daunting for a teenager to move from one side of the country to the other, Hawksley had no qualms about moving interstate to pursue his AFL dream.

“I’m really excited to be going up to Brisbane,” Hawksley said immediately following the draft. “They’re going to be an upcoming team. It’s also going to be a great experience as I will be learning from those who have been there, done it and won a premiership.”

Hawksley has now been part of the Club for almost three months and has settled well into the Queensland lifestyle.

“It’s all going really well so far,” he said. “I thought that the transition would be harder than it actually was considering I had to move.”

He is currently living with Lions Assistant Coach Craig Lambert and his family of six. Lambert, his wife Melissa and their four children opened their doors to Hawksley when he first moved to Brisbane to help make his transition as easy for him as possible.

“Lamby and his family are looking after me really well,” Hawksley said. “There are plenty of little tackers around so it can be pretty hectic at times.”

At 187cm he presents an exciting tall running midfield option for the Lions in a similar mould to veteran Nigel Lappin. Hawksley admits, however, that he has plenty of work to do on his spindly 73kg frame before he can match it with the bigger and stronger opposition midfielders.

Despite a minor set back with a groin injury, Hawksley has enjoyed a busy pre-season training program and is now looking forward to hopefully competing in some of the Lions’ pre-season practice matches.

The 18 year-old remains realistic and philosophical about what he expects to achieve this season.

“I’m not too sure (if I will get to play senior AFL football next year) but I think it’s more about development for me and just trying to get my body right,” he said. “But if I’m training well then I’m sure going to give it a go.”

Hawksley’s former coach an ex-West Coast Eagle Chris Waterman has no doubt that he will make an impact in future years at the Lions.

“When I watched him play half-back flank this year, he showed great maturity and I was really impressed with him,” Waterman said. “He’s probably a good year away from it but in terms of footy brain and smarts, he’s right up there…and he’s got pace.”
 
TOA's Phantom Draft

Pick 34 – BRIS – James HAWKSLEY (5/02/89) – 187cm/72kgs
Hawksley is another one of those modern footballer types, tall flanker who is ‘quick-ish’, skilled and can play anywhere. Bottom-age, he didn’t show that much at the championships but the potential is there. DC results were OK, but not as good as one would hope (20m: 000, beep: 11.12). Will probably end up being at HBF at AFL level. Richmond immediately springs to mind as a likely destination for a player like this and they will probably consider him long and hard at 26. However, the Lions will be keen to add a player of his versatility to their re-building line up if they get the chance. AIS graduate which the Lions seem to like, Hawksley could be a smokey to go in the first round but should be gone by the 3rd round. 14 clubs have spoken to him.
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Weaver's Phantom Draft

26. James Hawksley (Richmond) – Hawksley is at the moment a lightly-built back-pocket but will develop into a utility winger/defender. The Richmond game plan will be based on rebound from defence and they need defenders like Craig Bolton and Tadgh Kennelly who
can play tall but run and kick.
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Macca69's Phantom Draft

34: Brisbane – James Hawksley
Would probably be the most versatile player in the draft. Can play tall or small and at either end, but will probably end up as a rebounding HBF type at AFL level (but could be groomed to play just about anywhere). Has very good agility and speed, and is also a smart player who rarely seems to make a mistake. Is very much the modern type of player. His combination of height and athleticism could see a club take him very early. Brisbane could well go a ruckman here in Hampson or Jacobs, but they would be confident in having at least one of those available at #38. Local boys like Urquart and Petterd would probably be considered here also.
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Here is another article on Hawksley (from 2006)

Posted Jul 21, 2006 - 15:06 PM

Hawksley Eyes the Big League

James Hawksley is one of the many talented players to come out of the Peel region of late and is currently playing for the Peel colts side after having just returned from the under 18. James is approximately 188cm tall, weighs just on 72 kilograms and plays most of his football off a half back flank.

A product of the strong peel region James has played most of his junior football at Safety Bay Junior Football Club up until u/13's. During his time at Safety Bay James won 3 best and fairest trophies before moving to Mandurah Centrals where he completed his junior football career and also won 2 best and fairest trophies and was runner up in another year. Not bad for a kid who was only at the club for three years.

Unbeknown to most James is also a talent when he turns his hand to cricket. However James sat down and worked out which sport was going to give him the most opportunities. James did the maths and worked out that while there were approximately six hundred and forty odd players in the AFL system, not including rookies, the number of cricketers at the highest level were a lost less particularly considering the number of state representatives at state level were the competition to represent his country. James thought he would concentrate on football making this his priority.

James has represented his state at both 16's and 18's level and was also selected in the AIS/AFL academy which he admits was an eye opener. James played against the Irish and was named in the best player list for Australia in the game at Fremantle oval which was a game that broke the dead lock and saw Australia take the title.

James stated that the AIS/AFL program offered him an opportunity to develop his football. James said that the academy training puts into perspective the level at which he has to be playing and training at in order to reach the highest level of football.
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AIS Profile

James Hawksley

Name: James Hawksley AIS James Hawksley Photo: NSIC Collection ASC

Sport: Australian Rules Football

Position/event:

Date of birth / birthplace: 5 February 1989 - Bowral, NSW

Are you also a SIS / SAS scholarship holder, and if so what institute / academy?

What year did you begin your AIS scholarship? 2005

What is your most significant achievement in sport? Making the All Australian team and receiving an AIS scholarship

What is your major sporting goal? Play AFL and do well at the top level

Who are your idols, and why (not necessarily sporting)? Warren Tredrea because of his leadership skills and the way he presents himself on the field

Who has most influenced your sporting career, and why? My parents because they got me into football early and were always there to support me from my first game right up until now when they still come and support me

Do you work or study while training - if so what? Studying at school - doing my TEE

How do you hope to be remembered when you retire from your sport? As a player who really pushes to excel in AFL and never gives up in hard times

What are your career goals after sport? Get a physical education job and to coach a local club to pass on my knowledge of AFL

What do you regard as the most memorable sporting moment? When Port Adelaide won the final to beat Brisbane
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Hopefully with him being out with the finger injury it's given him time to hit the gym - he just needs bulk and he'd be pretty right to go at senior level.
 
BigCat2 said:
Hopefully with him being out with the finger injury it's given him time to hit the gym - he just needs bulk and he'd be pretty right to go at senior level.
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We got quite a few younger players in the last draft that are in a similar position - skillful tall running players who will be helped greatly by some time in the gym!
 
Re: James Hawksley?

Trump said:
How's he doing?

Looked like a rabbit in the headlights in his first game, has he settled into senior footy?
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I hereby nominate you Nostradamus of the Week. Hawksley hasn't played a proper senior game yet.
 
Re: James Hawksley?

Trump said:
How's he doing?

Looked like a rabbit in the headlights in his first game, has he settled into senior footy?
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From all reports, both James and Chris Schmidt were showing a lot of class for Suncoast through the middle part of the year. Schmidt is a little bigger, so I think got the first nod for senior selection, but I'd imagine that James' name must have come up quite a bit in selection committee meetings at that time. We weren't playing well at the time, but didn't have a lot of injuries that might have given him an early shot.

Injured a finger in late July, so is cotton-woolled for the year. Probably back in Perth, I'd guess.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't play 5-6 games next year.

dlanod said:
I hereby nominate you Nostradamus of the Week. Hawksley hasn't played a proper senior game yet.
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Played an NAB Cup game didin't he? Geelong game I think.
 
I didn't think Hawksley looked like a deer in the headlights in his NAB Cup game. He was undersized but did some nice things, including a great one handed mark.
 

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End of Season Player Review

Taken at pick 38 Hawksley is a good example of the ‘running midfielder’ that Leigh said the Lions were chasing in the draft. He looks to be an outside player, with decent pace and skills, but at only 73kgs he still needs to grow a body. He was probably unlikely to get a game in the seniors this year anyway, but a serious finger injury in round 13 forced him to miss the rest of the season.

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lion_gooner said:
according to his myspace he is in hospital

hope he gets better soon
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If its on their MySpace page, but not reported in the media or told to you directly from a player or official, its probably best to not announce it on BigFooty. Especially anything medical.
 
TheBrownDog said:
If its on their MySpace page, but not reported in the media or told to you directly from a player or official, its probably best to not announce it on BigFooty. Especially anything medical.
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If the MySpace page is open to the public, then it does have some expectation that the public are going to read it and talk about it. If it's not something someone wants publicised, it shouldn't be on a publically accessible site.

(Note: the above does not apply if the page is not publically viewable.)
 
dlanod said:
If the MySpace page is open to the public, then it does have some expectation that the public are going to read it and talk about it. If it's not something someone wants publicised, it shouldn't be on a publically accessible site.

(Note: the above does not apply if the page is not publically viewable.)
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Still, some young players might not be aware that there is such interest in their MySpace, let alone a public forum broadcasting such details.

Its a fine line I guess.
 
TheBrownDog said:
Still, some young players might not be aware that there is such interest in their MySpace, let alone a public forum broadcasting such details.

Its a fine line I guess.
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That's a good point - I hope it's something they cover as part of the general young player development I hear the club does these days. It's not something that a lot of people consider (I've had one friend almost get burnt by not thinking about what she wrote on her Livejournal about someone who became her boss down the road).
 

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im not sure if he's profile is on public or not because i added him a while ago wasnt when i added him anyway

i didnt mean to rat about it just thought it would be a good idea to let people know he was in hospital
 
Robbo24 said:
how's the development coming alonganyitme soon we should see him in the firsts?
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Missed the start of the season, and has just started playing AFLQ again.

Would need to push his way past a half dozen blokes at the moment -- Selwood, Lappin, Proud, Mills & Dalziell to name a few -- but his strengths (pace and elite kicking skills) would certainly be in demand in the current side.
 

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