Thomas John Hawkins (born 21 July 1988) is an

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). At 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) tall and weighing , Hawkins has the ability to play as either a

full-forward Full-forward is a position in Australian rules football and Gaelic football with a key focus on kicking goals. The Coleman Medal is awarded to the player, often a full-forward, who has kicked the most goals in an Australian Football League seaso ...

centre half-forward In Australian rules football, the centre half-forward is a position on the half-forward line of a football field. The directly opposing player is a centre half-back. Royce Hart of the Richmond Football Club and Wayne Carey of the North Melbourne ...

. He grew up in

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before moving to Victoria to attend

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, where his football abilities earned him a spot in the first XVIII in year ten. He played top-level football with the

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in the

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and Vic Metro in the AFL Under-18 Championships. His accolades as a junior include national and state representation, the

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as the AFL Under-18 Championships

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, and All-Australian selection. As the eldest son of former Geelong champion

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, Hawkins was drafted by Geelong under the father–son draft rule with the forty-first selection in the 2006 national draft. He made his AFL debut in 2007, which saw former coach,

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compare him to the highest goal scorer in the history of the league and former full-forward,

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, after his debut game. His debut season saw him earn an

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nomination and he was part of Geelong's

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(VFL) premiership side. He has since become a three-time AFL premiership player, a Coleman Medalist, an

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full forward, a

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list as the club

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player, an eleven-time leading goalkicker for Geelong, and a recipient of the former

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—awarded to a player who produces significant acts of bravery or selflessness during a season.

Early life

Hawkins was born in

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and Jenny Hawkins. He grew up in the

region of Finley as the second child among four children. He attended

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and played for the

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before making the move south of the border to begin boarding at

. Hawkins' footballing ability was recognised early on when he was selected to play first XVIII football for the school while still in year ten, when many of his teammates were completing their final year of schooling at year twelve. Hawkins kicked four goals on debut for the school and his performances up forward soon received attention from AFL recruiting teams. By the time he had reached his final school year he was rewarded with joint captaincy of the football team alongside

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draftee

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. He was also selected in the Associated Public Schools (APS) team to play the Associated Grammar School (AGS) selected football team in the traditional annual clash of schools, where he won best on ground honours for his performance. Having gained permission to join local under-18 club in 2006, the

for numerous games during the season, Hawkins impressed in his limited appearances within the elite

competition, highlighted by a twenty-two disposal, nine mark, and five goal effort in just his third game. In the same year, he was awarded an

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/AFL academy scholarship as part of the ninth intake. The scholarship, awarded to outstanding young athletes entering the last year of their junior football development, saw Hawkins participate in several training camps, capped off with representation for Australia in the under-18

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, before completing his summer training with the

. In the mid-year of 2006, Hawkins was selected to play in the 2006 AFL Under-18 Championships, lining up at full forward for Vic Metro. A best on ground performance which yielded twelve marks and six goals in the opening match against South Australia began a wave of unprecedented hype and attention, with Hawkins drawing comparisons to former forward, Jonathan Brown and leading Vic Metro coach David Dickson to declare the young forward as "the best footballer I've seen...since

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". Hawkins was awarded the

as the

within division one and named as the tournament's All-Australian full-forward, just falling short of the all-time contested marking record held by

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AFL career

2007–2011: early career

Hawkins was officially selected by Geelong in the 2006 national draft under the

father–son rule The father–son rule is a rule that allows clubs preferential recruiting access to the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the club in Australian rules football, most notably in the Australian Football League. The rule ...

. While many pundits lauded him as the best key position prospect within the draft, and felt Hawkins' junior performances warranted possible selection with the top overall pick, the father-son rules at the time only required Geelong to use a middle-tier third round pick to draft him. The subsequent controversy over what was widely acknowledged as a bargain gain for the Cats led to the AFL amending the father-son ruling for future use. With a reputation as one of the finest young tall forwards in the land, Hawkins was immediately billed as the successor to the legendary Gary Ablett, whose retirement ten years earlier had left a gaping hole in Geelongs forward line. A stress reaction injury to his right leg, however, halted Hawkins' pre-season, forcing his much-awaited debut in Geelong colours to take place in the

(VFL) side. Hawkins made his highly anticipated debut for the Geelong seniors in round two of the 2007 season against . Opposed to Carlton captain

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, Hawkins impressed with three goals and several strong marks in Geelong's seventy-eight point victory, prompting then-Carlton coach,

to label him the next

.Green, B
"Tomahawk's had a year to remember at Geelong"
geelongadvertiser.com.au, 2 October 2007, accessed 5 October 2007 Other revered media figures, such as

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and

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, were moved enough to describe the debut as the best first-up performance in recent memory. Uncommonly for AFL debutants, he followed up with an even more impressive performance in his second game, kicking four first half goals to help set up a victory against at the

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(MCG), earning the

nomination for round three in the process. Question marks, however, were raised over his fitness and ability to run out entire games, and after nine games in his debut season, which saw him kick twelve goals, Hawkins saw out the rest of the year with the clubs' VFL side. There, Hawkins helped Geelong reach the VFL Grand Final for the second successive year, booting three goals as the Cats defeated the Coburg Tigers to claim their first VFL premiership since 2002. Hawkins kicking for goal

Despite inconsistencies in Hawkin's form, he played twenty-four matches for the 2009 season including the

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, where he played alongside other father-son selections, Gary Ablett,

Matthew Scarlett Matthew Scarlett (born 5 June 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer, who formerly played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A fullback, who is tall and weighing , Scarlett is the eldest son of forme ...

and Mark Blake. He scored two goals in the game to help Geelong defeat by twelve points, winning the 2009 AFL premiership. One of his goals was notably controversial, as it was later ruled it had hit the goal post, which should have been registered as a behind; this was one of the reasons behind the introduction of the goal review system implemented by the AFL during the 2012 season. A mid-year footy injury saw Hawkins miss seven weeks of football in 2010, and he finished the season with eighteen matches and twenty-one goals. He did, however, play in Geelong's final series; a narrow loss to St Kilda in the qualifying final hampered Geelong's chances of retaining the premiership and a forty-one point loss to eventual premiers, , in the preliminary final ended Geelong and Hawkins' season. Hawkins faced scrutiny during the 2011 season for his inconsistent form which saw him dropped from the senior side in the middle of the season. He was highly praised during Geelong's finals series in which ''

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'' journalist, Scott Gullan labelled the qualifying win against the best match of Hawkins' career at the time. He bettered that performance two weeks later in the

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, where he finished the day with nineteen disposals, nine marks and three goals to win his second premiership medallion. An injury to fellow forward,

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in the second quarter meant Hawkins was the main target in the forward line where he kicked three goals in the third quarter and he was labelled as the unlikely hero by ''

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'' journalist, Mike Hedge. His performance saw him awarded five votes for the

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, coming third behind

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with thirteen votes and

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with nine votes. It was later revealed in the book, ''Greatness, Inside Geelong's Path to Premiership History'', he was nearly dropped for the final series for retiring forward,

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2012–present: Geelong leading goalkicker

In 2012, Hawkins had a break out year, kicking sixty-two goals to finish equal second in the

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. In the round 19 match against Hawthorn, he kicked six goals including a

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to deliver Geelong a two-point victory. The win was Geelong's ninth consecutive victory over the Hawks since losing to them in the 2008 AFL Grand Final. After every season he participated in finished in at least making the preliminary final, Geelong exited the final series in the first week after the sixteen point loss to at the MCG. His emergence was rewarded with selection in the 2012

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, the

as the club

player and he was Geelong's leading goalkicker. After Hawkins' emergence in 2012, a bulging disc in his back impacted his abilities during the 2013 season; struggling with form throughout the season, he received bronx cheers from Geelong supporters in the round 20 match against at Simonds Stadium after he managed only six disposals and a goal. The persistent back injury forced him to miss the start of the finals series by missing the qualifying final match against Fremantle at Simonds Stadium. He played in the next two finals matches, including the five point loss against Hawthorn in the preliminary final which ended Geelong's season. Despite the back injury, he managed to play twenty-two matches for the season kicking forty-nine goals and he was Geelong's leading goalkicker for the second consecutive year. Described as returning to being a "genuine match winner" during the 2014 season by teammate, Tom Lonergan, Hawkins overcame his back injury to replicate his form from the 2012 season. He kicked sixty-eight goals for the season including a career-high seven goals against the in round 23. He had strong performances against Hawthorn, kicking five goals and , kicking four goals in rounds five and ten respectively; his performance against Hawthorn earned him the maximum three Brownlow votes making him the best player on the ground adjudged by the field umpires. During the qualifying final match against , he was scrutinised for a jumper punch against

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, which was pondered whether Hawkins would face a suspension; he was ultimately cleared of the incident, which allowed him to play in the semi-final loss against North Melbourne. His season was rewarded with selection in the initial forty man

squad, although he missed out on the final team. In addition, he finished second in the best and fairest count behind

, he finished second in the Coleman Medal and he was Geelong's leading goalkicker for the third consecutive season. Personal tragedy hit Hawkins early in the 2015 season when his mother, Jenny, died in April. He subsequently missed the round three match against before returning the next week against North Melbourne in which he paid tribute to his mother after his only goal in the match; in addition, the game saw him reach his 150th AFL match milestone. He missed only one match for the remainder of the season, the round seven match against . Since joining Geelong, it was the first season the club missed the finals series, and he ultimately played nineteen games for the season and kicked forty-six goals, making him Geelong's leading goalkicker for the fourth consecutive season. Entering the season, he remained unsigned, meaning he would become a

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if he remained out of contract at the end of the season. He ultimately ignored the lure of free agency, and he signed a five-year contract in July, tying him to the club until the end of the 2020 season. The first half of the 2016 season saw Hawkins play inconsistently due to his form wavering, with Geelong coach,

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noting Hawkins' "impact isn't what he'd like it to be and hasn't been for some time"; despite his inconsistency, Scott reassured fans that he believed Hawkins' best was still ahead of him. It was revealed at the end of the season, that he had played with a small tear in his

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, which resulted in post-season surgery. He missed one match for the season after he was suspended for striking captain, Phil Davis, in round 11. The decision by the match review panel was criticised by the ''Herald Sun'' chief of football writer, Mark Robinson, where he labelled the decision "a joke", and the backlash forced match review panel member,

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to publicly defend the decision. Geelong returned to the final series in 2016, making it to the preliminary final and losing to Sydney by thirty-seven points at the MCG. He finished with twenty-three matches for the season, kicking fifty-five goals and he was Geelong's leading goalkicker for the fifth consecutive season.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * 3× AFL premiership player ():

* 4×

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():

Individual * 5×

( C) *

: 2020 * Kevin Sheedy Medal: 2013 * 11× Geelong leading goalkicker: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 * AFLPA best first year player: 2012 * AFLCA best young player of the year: 2013 * 2× 22under22 team: 2013, 2015 * Geelong F.C. Community Champion Award: 2019 * Geelong F.C. Tom Harley Award for Best Clubman: 2021 *

nominee:

Personal life

As well as his father, Hawkins' uncles, Michael Hawkins and

Robb Hawkins Robb Hawkins (born 10 October 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer, playing with Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League. Hawkins ...

, and his maternal grandfather, Fred Le Deux, all played football for Geelong. Hawkins' famous nickname 'Tomahawk', is a play on his first name and surname, with references to a tomahawk axe or

tomahawk missile The Tomahawk () Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is primarily used by the United States Navy and Royal Navy in ship and submarine-based land-attack operations. Under contract fr ...

, and has proven a popular calling card within the league.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkins, Tom 1988 births People educated at Melbourne Grammar School Living people Sandringham Dragons players Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club Premiership players Australian rules footballers from New South Wales All-Australians (AFL) Carji Greeves Medal winners Coleman Medal winners Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players