Damon Greaves

Damon Greaves
Personal information
Full name Damon Greaves
Date of birth (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Western Australia
Original team(s) East Perth
Draft No. 14, 2019 rookie draft
Debut Round 16, 2020, Hawthorn vs. St Kilda, at Metricon Stadium
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–2021 Hawthorn 10 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Damon Greaves (born 25 April 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He signed in 2023 to play American Football for the University of Kansas as a punter.

Early career

A country kid at heart he played much of his junior football in Busselton before setting up to play for the East Perth Colts.[1] Greaves played three games for Western Australia during the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships in 2018.[2] A natural right footer, his father used to offer him 50 cents for every left foot kick he attempted thus made him capable with both feet.[3] Greaves was picked in the 2019 rookie draft by Hawthorn.[4]

AFL career

Greaves' AFL career started by playing with the Hawthorn affiliate Box Hill Hawks, here under the tutelage of Hawthorn aligned coaches he spent his first year developing for the rigors of AFL football. A hard-working player with a penetrating kick he reads the game well. He is composed with the ball in hand and makes good decisions providing defensive rebound.

Greaves had to negotiate a difficult Covid-19 affected season. He showed promise during the pre-season games and with scratch matches against other AFL clubs. His patience was rewarded with a round 16 debut against St Kilda.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2021.[6]

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
2019 Hawthorn 44 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2020[a] Hawthorn 44 3 0 0 35 17 52 17 5 0.0 0.0 11.7 5.7 17.3 5.7 1.7 0
2021 Hawthorn 30 7 1 0 48 26 74 16 12 0.1 0.0 6.9 3.7 10.6 2.3 1.7 0
Career 10 1 0 83 43 126 33 17 0.1 0.0 8.3 4.3 12.6 3.3 1.7 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.

References

  1. ^ "Damon GREAVES | WAFL". www.wafl.com.au.
  2. ^ "SW duo have AFL draft chances". South Western Times. 13 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Draft hopeful Greaves blossoms on both feet". The West Australian. 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ "MacKillop Football Stars Kick It". 5 December 2018.
  5. ^ "TEAM: SEVEN changes ahead of the Saints". www.hawthornfc.com.au.
  6. ^ "Damon Greaves Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 September 2020.