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Jon Hassall

Jon Hassall

1994-1996
15

50 CFC Games Played

12 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
14 August 1973
Recruited From
Warrandyte
Collingwood Debut
Round 1, 1994
Height:
174cm
Weight:
77kg

Biography

Originally recruited from Warrandyte in Melbourne’s east, Hassall developed into a dogged and dour defender, and was renowned for his ability to stick to tasks set for him.

At Collingwood he was used as a tagger and he showed great concentration, using his pace to great effect. He took out the Harry Collier Trophy as Best First Year Player in 1994 along with the club’s Most Improved Player Award and was surprisingly let go at the end of the 1996 season.

In his 1997 autobiography, Collingwood Forever, teammate and captain Gavin Brown described Hassall as a “very quick player, over short and long distances,” lauding Hassall’s courage and fondly recalling the day he ran back into goalkicking legend Tony Lockett’s path and even gave the great ‘Plugger’ a cork.

He moved to Hawthorn where he was given a more open role, using the wide expanses of Waverley Park to advantage, and it was a surprise to many when he was delisted at the end of 1999 after 94 senior games.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1994-1996 50 12 1 38%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1994 23 6 8 181 172 48 353 15

1994 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Fitzroy W 5 5 4 10 15 View match >
Round 2 Carlton W 8 6 2 14 15 View match >
Round 3 Western Bulldogs W 3 4 7 15 View match >
Round 5 Essendon L 2 9 1 11 15 View match >
Round 6 Melbourne L 9 10 1 19 15 View match >
Round 7 Geelong L 2 7 2 9 15 View match >
Round 8 St Kilda W 13 13 2 26 15 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne L 7 14 2 21 15 View match >
Round 10 Hawthorn W 1 1 13 5 2 18 15 View match >
Round 11 Adelaide W 2 13 6 5 19 15 View match >
Round 12 Richmond L 10 7 2 17 15 View match >
Round 13 West Coast W 7 10 3 17 15 View match >
Round 14 Brisbane L 5 4 3 9 15 View match >
Round 15 Sydney W 9 6 1 15 15 View match >
Round 16 Fitzroy W 6 8 1 14 15 View match >
Round 17 Carlton L 1 14 9 3 23 15 View match >
Round 18 Western Bulldogs L 7 6 5 13 15 View match >
Round 20 Essendon W 7 12 2 19 15 View match >
Round 21 Melbourne W 3 1 7 4 11 15 View match >
Round 22 Geelong W 1 1 10 6 1 16 15 View match >
Round 23 St Kilda L 1 2 10 7 4 17 15 View match >
Round 24 North Melbourne L 10 8 2 18 15 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast L 0 0 4 6 10 15 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1995 19 4 2 144 111 33 255 15

1995 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Carlton L 1 0 13 7 1 20 15 View match >
Round 2 West Coast L 0 0 7 4 1 11 15 View match >
Round 3 Geelong L 0 0 7 8 1 15 15 View match >
Round 4 Essendon D 0 0 9 4 2 13 15 View match >
Round 5 Hawthorn L 1 0 10 5 2 15 15 View match >
Round 6 Richmond L 0 0 6 7 3 13 15 View match >
Round 7 Sydney W 0 0 6 9 2 15 15 View match >
Round 8 Fremantle W 0 0 4 7 3 11 15 View match >
Round 9 Melbourne L 0 0 4 6 3 10 15 View match >
Round 10 Fitzroy W 1 1 9 6 15 15 View match >
Round 11 St Kilda W 0 0 17 8 1 25 15 View match >
Round 12 Western Bulldogs D 0 0 4 8 1 12 15 View match >
Round 13 Adelaide W 0 1 17 9 26 15 View match >
Round 14 North Melbourne L 9 7 16 15 View match >
Round 15 Brisbane W 1 11 4 15 15 View match >
Round 16 Carlton L 7 7 7 14 15 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 1 3 1 4 15 View match >
Round 20 Hawthorn W 0 0 1 3 1 15 View match >
Round 22 Sydney L 0 0 3 1 2 4 15 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1996 8 2 2 72 38 14 110 15

1996 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Carlton L 6 5 1 11 15 View match >
Round 8 Brisbane L 1 11 5 16 15 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne L 12 4 5 16 15 View match >
Round 11 West Coast L 2 1 11 3 1 14 15 View match >
Round 12 Carlton L 6 5 3 11 15 View match >
Round 13 Richmond L 15 6 2 21 15 View match >
Round 14 Hawthorn L 5 7 1 12 15 View match >
Round 19 Fremantle L 6 3 1 9 15 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 50 12 12 397 321 95 718
Avg/Game   0.24 0.24 7.94 6.42 1.90 14.36
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

944

Draft
1992 National AFL Draft by Collingwood
Total AFL Games
94
Total AFL Goals
17
CFC Debut
Round 1, 1994
CFC Last Game
Round 19, 1996
Recruited From
Warrandyte
Full Name
Jon Hassall

Awards

  • Most Improved Player
    1994
  • Best First Year Player (Harry Collier Trophy)
    1994
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