It's almost that time of year when each AFL list undergoes a mini-makeover, as retirements, delistings, trades, free agents and draft picks are finalised.
Hawthorn has already seen four players hang up the boots in 2017 (Luke Hodge, Josh Gibson, Jack Fitzpatrick and Luke Surman), which brings the remaining list down to 41 men (37 senior, four rookie).
To give you an idea on exactly how Hawthorn's list is placed as we start our 2018 preparations, we've dissected the playing list by age, experience and position.
Before reading, can you answer this pop quiz question?
Q. Which current Hawthorn player was the oldest when he made his AFL debut?
Answer below article.
The list: By age
Average age: 24
| 30-34 years of age | Shaun Burgoyne (34) |
26-29 years of age | James Frawley (29) |
| 22-25 years of age | Jack Gunston (25) |
| 18-21 years of age | Daniel Howe (21) Marc Pittonet (21) Teia Miles (20) Ryan Burton (20) Kade Stewart (20) Blake Hardwick (20) Kieran Lovell (20) Conor Glass (19) Ollie Hanrahan (19) Conor Nash (19) James Cousins (19) Harry Morrison (18) Mitchell Lewis (18) |
The list: By experience
Average number of AFL games played: 83
| 250-300 games | Shaun Burgoyne (341) Jarryd Roughead (253) Grant Birchall (245) |
| 200-249 games | nil |
150-199 games | James Frawley (187) |
| 100-149 games | Jack Gunston (149) |
| 50-99 games | Tom Mitchell (87) |
| 0-49 games | James Sicily (44) |
| Yet to debut | Mitchell Lewis |
The list: By position
| Key defenders | James Frawley |
| Medium-small defenders | Ryan Burton Taylor Duryea Grant Birchall Ben Stratton Harry Morrison Blake Hardwick Conor Glass |
| Midfielders | Tom Mitchell Billy Hartung Jaeger O’Meara Jonathan O’Rourke Isaac Smith Daniel Howe Dallas Willsmore Liam Shiels Kieran Lovell James Cousins |
| Key forwards | Jarryd Roughead Tim O’Brien Ty Vickery Mitchell Lewis |
| Medium-small forwards | Luke Breust Paul Puopolo Cyril Rioli Will Langford Kade Stewart Ollie Hanrahan |
| Ruckmen | Ben McEvoy Jonathan Ceglar Marc Pittonet |
| Utilities | Shaun Burgoyne |
Answer: Paul Puopolo - aged 23 years, 155 days.
