Sarah Hartwig

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Sarah Hartwig
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (NAB League Girls)
Draft No. 11, 2020 national draft
Debut 29 January 2021, Western Bulldogs  vs. St Kilda, at Moorabbin Oval
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender / Wing
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 15
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Western Bulldogs 38 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Sarah Hartwig (born 12 April 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted with the eleventh selection in the 2020 AFL Women's draft by the Western Bulldogs. [1] [2] [3]

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Early football

Hartwig was eight when she first began playing Australian rules football in the South Metro Junior Football League (SMJFL), [4] where she played with St Peters Junior Football Club, tallying up a total of 86 games over her 9 years at the club. [5] [6] Hartwig would end up becoming one of 7 SMJFL players drafted into the AFL Women's in the 2020 AFL Women's draft. [6] She played in the School Sports Victoria (SSV) National Championships in the Under 15s division. Hartwig came fifth in the SMJFL's best and fairest voting for the Under 18 Girls 1 Division, behind future players Eliza McNamara, Alana Porter and Winnie Laing. [7] She played 2 seasons with the Sandringham Dragons, wearing the 25 guernsey. [8] Hartwig also played 12 games with the Dragons in 2019 and 2020, with 9 of those coming in her junior year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her senior playing year. [9] She averaged 13.1 disposals in her junior year, [10] and 15.0 in her senior year. [10] [11] Hartwig represented Vic Metro in the 2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships, playing 2 games and averaging 5 disposals a game. [9]

AFL career

When Hartwig was drafted by the Western Bulldogs at pick 11, she was lauded by Bulldogs list manager Mick Sundry, who stated "Sarah's ability to read the ball in the air and intercept mark is elite, she is an athletic defender who likes to run and break the lines, not only proving to be strong in her defensive actions but also in her ability to turn defence into attack." [12] Hartwig debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL Women's season, [13] [14] [15] where the Western Bulldogs conceded a one goal defeat to St Kilda. In her first game, she collected 5 disposals and a mark. [16] Hartwig had her best game for the season in the team's upset round 4 win over Melbourne, where she collected 13 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles to form a crucial part of the team's backline. [17] It was revealed that Hartwig had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season. [18]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season. [19]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Western Bulldogs 1590044307413170.00.04.93.38.21.41.9
Career90044307413170.00.04.93.38.21.41.90

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