He was recruited to the Hawthorn Football Club with the 8th selection in the 2002 AFL Draft. After just 19 games in four seasons, he struggled at the elite level. He played 10 games in a row during the middle part of the 2005 season. In that year he was also the runner-up in The AFL Footy Show's singing competition.[1]
He received a Mark of the Year nomination in Round 18, 2008 against the Western Bulldogs for a courageous mark over a pack of players.[3] At the end of the season, however, he was again delisted.[4] He was not selected by any AFL teams and later played for Old Scotch in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[5]