Oliver Hanrahan

Oliver Hanrahan
Hanrahan in action vs Essendon
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Hanrahan
Date of birth	(1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Fitzroy
Original team(s)	St Kevin's College
Draft	No. 14, 2016 AFL draft
Debut	, Hawthorn vs. West Coast, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Forward[1]
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2021	Hawthorn	29 (18)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2018 Hawthorn Best First Year Player Award
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Oliver Daniel Hanrahan (born 27 August 1998) 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.

Early life

Hanrahan was born in Fitzroy, Victoria where he then grew up in Brighton East. In his earlier days he was very well known for his cricket abilities, being a talented all rounder for the St Kevin's College 1st XI as well as playing for the Melbourne Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition. Hanrahan was drafted straight from school football in the APS competition after quitting the Sandringham Dragons (TAC cup) due to cricket commitments. He played for St Kevin's College 1st XVIII where he made his debut as a 15 year old.[2]

AFL career

The forward began to learn the craft at VFL level and finished with 19 goals for the season. His goal in the dying seconds of the elimination final against Port Melbourne gave the win for the Hawks.[3] Three weeks later they were premiers.

Hanrahan made his AFL debut in round 15, 2019, against West Coast at the MCG. He kicked a goal in his debut match.[4] Following the 2021 season, He was told by Hawthorn that he would have to wait until the end of the trade period to see if he would get another contract. He would be delisted by Hawthorn on 15 October 2021.

At the start of the 2022 AFL season, Hanrahan was added to the Sydney Swans top-up list.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2021.[5]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Hawthorn	41	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2018	Hawthorn	41	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2019	Hawthorn	41	9	7	4	68	50	118	27	9	0.8	0.4	7.6	5.6	13.1	3.0	1.0	0
2020[a]	Hawthorn	41	7	3	4	44	31	75	10	7	0.4	0.6	6.3	4.4	10.7	1.4	1.0	0
2021	Hawthorn	13	13	8	6	71	70	141	31	13	0.6	0.5	5.5	5.4	10.8	2.4	1.0	0
Career			29	18	14	183	151	334	68	29	0.6	0.5	6.3	5.2	11.5	2.3	1.0	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

Team

• VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2018

Individual

• Hawthorn best first year player (debut season): 2019

References

1. "Oliver Hanrahan". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
2. "New Hawk Ollie Hanrahan follows path less travelled".
3. Pierik, Jon (1 September 2018). "Howe makes case for finals recall as Hawks hang on in VFL thriller". The Age. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
4. "Hanrahan to debut".
5. "Oliver Hanrahan Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

External links

• Oliver Hanrahan's playing statistics from AFL Tables