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 94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 11
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Hawthorn 36 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2022.
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 and he has not looked back since. Astra both on and off the field Conor Nash is well known for running through the streets of Melbourne on a morning jog.[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.

Nash managed to play fourteen games in the 2019 season but only two in the shorten season of 2020. He was dropped out of the senior side and regulated to the Box Hill affiliate. After initially playing his entire career as a forward, at the suggestion of Box Hill coach Sam Mitchell, Nash was deployed as a midfielder. He showed promise in this new position and was selected 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]

In 2022 with the illness and then injury to team captain and ruckman Ben McEvoy, Nash has been asked to fill in as the second ruckman.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 7, 2022.[4]

Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks  H/O  Hit-outs
AFL playing statistics
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
2017Hawthorn45 0————————————————0
2018Hawthorn45 524212142122000.40.84.24.28.42.44.00.00
2019Hawthorn11 14945371124263800.60.33.85.18.91.92.70.00
2020[lower-alpha 1]Hawthorn11 201115165000.00.55.52.58.02.50.00.00
2021Hawthorn11 8215159110262300.30.16.47.413.83.32.90.00
2022Hawthorn11 7114443871025310.10.16.36.112.41.43.64.4
Career 36141118019937979106310.40.35.05.510.52.22.90.90

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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