Will Day

Will Day
Personal information
Full name Will Day
Date of birth (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth South Australia
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)/PHOS Camden
Draft No. 13, 2019 national draft
Debut Round 6, 2020, Hawthorn vs. Collingwood, at Giants Stadium
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Hawthorn 70 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Will Day (born 5 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Day is the grandson of 1971 VFL Grand Final premiership player Robert Day.[1]

Early career

Will played his junior football at local club PHOS Camden. He was part of the SANFL junior development programs at Glenelg before transferring to West Adelaide, (where his grandfather had played) for better opportunities.[2] In 2019, he played for South Australia in the under-18 national championships as well as playing three reserves games.[3] He went to school at Sacred Heart College.

AFL career

Day's AFL career was initially hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a young player coming into the system, Day would normally start by playing with the Hawthorn affiliate, Box Hill Hawks, but because that competition had been suspended for the year he had to show his mettle with scratch matches against other AFL clubs.

Day made his AFL debut in Round 6, 2020, against Collingwood at Giants Stadium.[4] Day received a Rising Star nomination after round 16, 2020.[5]

He had an injury-affected season in 2021. He fractured an ankle against Richmond in Round 3. He recovered in time to play in round 13 that year and played another three games for the season before having complications from his earlier injury.[6]

Day re-signed with Hawthorn until 2027 in April 2023.[7]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2024.[8]

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
2020[a] Hawthorn 30 11 1 1 100 72 172 48 15 0.1 0.1 9.1 6.5 15.6 4.4 1.4 0
2021 Hawthorn 12 5 0 0 55 44 99 25 8 0.0 0.0 11.0 8.8 19.8 5.0 1.6 1
2022 Hawthorn 12 17 3 1 169 104 273 68 33 0.2 0.1 9.9 6.1 16.1 4.0 1.9 0
2023 Hawthorn 12 21 6 6 262 275 537 122 73 0.3 0.3 12.5 13.1 25.6 5.8 3.5 8
2024 Hawthorn 12 16 3 4 146 163 309 43 74 0.2 0.3 9.1 10.2 19.3 2.7 4.6 8
Career 70 13 12 733 658 1391 306 203 0.2 0.2 10.5 9.4 19.9 4.4 2.9 17

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

Hawthorn

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Will Day, a star on the rise". 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Where there's a Will, there's a Day: How Hawks teen took control of his destiny". afl.com.au. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Meet the Pack – Will Day". West Adelaide FC. November 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ "MEMBER FIRST: Double debutant alert!". Hawthorn FC Media. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Will Day, a star on the rise". Hawthorn FC Media. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Season Snapshot: Will Day".
  7. ^ "Hawks fans' Day made as young star commits".
  8. ^ "Will Day Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 July 2020.