Ned Reeves

Ned Reeves
Personal information
Full name	Ned Reeves
Date of birth	(1998-10-31) 31 October 1998 (age 25)
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	42 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
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 2024. ^[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
2019	Hawthorn	43	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2020 [lower-alpha 1]	Hawthorn	43	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2021	Hawthorn	37	5	1	0	19	29	48	8	20	131	0.2	0.0	3.8	5.8	9.6	1.6	4.0	26.2	0
2022	Hawthorn	37	12	7	1	53	36	89	17	29	323	0.6	0.1	4.4	3.0	7.4	1.4	2.4	26.9	0
2023	Hawthorn	7	21	2	2	70	100	170	31	57	592	0.1	0.1	3.3	4.8	8.1	1.5	2.7	28.2	0
2024	Hawthorn	7	4	1	0	13	20	33	7	9	91	0.3	0.0	3.3	5.0	8.3	1.8	2.3	22.8	0
Career			42	11	3	155	185	340	63	115	1137	0.3	0.1	3.7	4.4	8.1	1.5	2.7	27.1	0

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

• Hawthorn most promising player: 2022

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.

External links

• Ned Reeves's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
• Ned Reeves's playing statistics from AFL Tables