Connor Downie

Last updated

Connor Downie
Personal information
Full name Connor Downie
Date of birth (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 22)
Draft No. 35, 2020 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2021, Hawthorn  vs. Essendon, at Marvel Stadium
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021–2022 Hawthorn 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Connor Downie (born 31 May 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer who most recently played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

AFL career

Downie's introduction to the sport was through the Auskick program. [1]

Downie is a product of Hawthorn's Next Generation Academy, because of his Chinese heritage. [2] He was one of the youngest named in a stacked Vic Metro U18s side for 2019. [3]

In the 2020 AFL draft Hawthorn through the club's Next Generation Academy, had the opportunity to match the North Melbourne bid and thus secured him with pick 35. [4]

Downie debuted for Hawthorn as part of the trio that debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season against Essendon at Marvel Stadium. [5] Downie was designated as the medical sub for the game but he wasn't needed and didn't spend any time on the ground. The match will always be counted as his first AFL appearance. [6] He came into the team as a late replacement for the round 22 clash against the Western Bulldogs in Launceston. He helped his team defeat the 2021 premiership contenders.

On September 2, 2022, the Hawthorn Football Club announced that Downie would not continue with the club in the 2023 season. [7]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [8]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Hawthorn 412006612200.00.03.03.06.01.00.00
2022 Hawthorn 4100
Career2006612200.00.03.03.06.01.00.00

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shaun Burgoyne</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1982

Shaun Playford Burgoyne is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Hale (footballer)</span> Australian rules footballer

David Hale is an Australian rules football coach and former player who is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. As a player, he played with the North Melbourne Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Brent Renouf is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liam Shiels</span> Australian rules footballer (born 1991)

Liam Shiels is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the North Melbourne Football Club, in the Australian Football League (AFL). Shiels is a midfielder who developed into a key member of the midfield for the Hawthorn Football Club that would win three premierships in a row from 2013 to 2015. Shiels would also serve as vice-captain for Hawthorn from 2017–2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Breust</span> Australian rules footballer

Luke Breust is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Breust is a small forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Gunston</span> Australian rules footballer

Jack Gunston is a professional Australian footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions and the Adelaide Football Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teia Miles</span> Australian rules footballer

Teia Miles is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a highly rated young midfielder, with the ability to play forward or back when required, and is renowned for his endurance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Sicily</span> Australian rules footballer

James Sicily is a professional Australian rules footballer and the current captain of the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oliver Hanrahan</span> Australian rules footballer

Oliver Daniel Hanrahan is a professional Australian rules football player who most recently played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited to with pick 14 in the 2016 AFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Scrimshaw</span> Australian rules footballer

Jack Scrimshaw is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Conor Glass</span> Australian rules footballer

Conor Glass is a Gaelic footballer and former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He signed with Hawthorn as a category B rookie in October 2015 and was subsequently drafted with their fourth selection and sixty-second overall in the 2016 rookie draft. He retired at the end of the 2020 season and returned to Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Conor Nash</span> Australian rules footballer

Conor Nash is an Irish professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Dylan Moore is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Irving Mosquito is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Essendon Football Club with the 38th pick in the 2018 national draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Finn Maginness</span> Australian rules footballer

Finn Maginness is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Finn is a 3rd generation Hawk as his father and grandfather played football with the club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Koschitzke</span> Australian rules football player

Jacob Koschitzke is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club

Tyler Brockman is a professional Australian rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Brockman previously played for Hawthorn from 2021 until 2023.

Jai Newcombe is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Josh Ward is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Hawthorn with the 7th draft pick in the 2021 AFL draft.

Connor Macdonald is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

References

  1. Alex Davies's magical moment is a shining light for Asian-Australian representation in the AFL by Tom Maddocks 24 June 2022
  2. "AFL draft hopeful Connor Downie wants to use his heritage to help grow football in China". amp.theage.com.au. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. "Connor Downie | AFL".
  4. "Downie is officially a Hawk". 9 December 2020.
  5. "ROUND 1 TEAM: Fans set for a glimpse of the future". Hawthorn FC. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. "'It shouldn't happen': Browny lashes out at fake debut rule that could 'leave a hole'". 22 March 2021.
  7. "'Hawks farewell four as list changes begin'". 2 September 2022.
  8. "Connor Downie Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 March 2021.