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Michael Hartley

Michael Hartley

Essendon / Hawthorn
Defender · Full Back Retired
Career games
49
Debut
2016
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Player Information

Height 198 cm
Date of Birth 7-Jun-1993
AFL Debut 2016

Player bio

A career in numbers

Michael Hartley made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2016 and played 49 games, including 44 for Essendon between 2016 and 2019 and 5 for Hawthorn between 2020 and 2021.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2016 to 2021 was full back. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.5 marks and 11.8 disposals per game. He played 19 games in his debut season, averaging 4.1 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 87 marks, from 18 games in 2017 at an average of 4.8 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 11.83 per game in 2017. The largest total in those seasons is 213 disposals, recorded in 2017.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20171821311.83
2016191889.89
About these season figures

Compared 2 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2021 9
Hawthorn HAW
North Melbourne vs NME
L
80-87
UTAS Stadium DEF HBFL 27 13 7 6 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 10 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 81% 69% 99 38 46 265 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0% 0 0% 0% 2 8 -- -- 2 -- -- 3 42.9% 0 0 4.7 5 6 2 0 —
2021 8
Hawthorn HAW
West Coast vs WCE
L
60-98
MCG DEF BPL 27 17 12 5 5 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 6 7 1 1 1 1 0 2 8 0 0 97% 71% 116 86 71 257 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 6 0% 0 0% 0% 1 10 -- -- 3 -- -- 7 58.3% 0 0 10.3 12 1 0 0 —
2021 4
Hawthorn HAW
Fremantle @ FRE
L
81-96
Optus Stadium DEF BPL 27 26 20 6 4 1 1 1 0 1 9 1 4 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 90% 69% 110 102 95 658 4 0 1 5 0 0 0 3 1 100 0 0 6 0% 2 100% 50% 4 11 -- -- 5 -- -- 14 70% 0 0 9.4 12 6 1 0 —
2020 14
Hawthorn HAW
Essendon vs ESS
L
71-87
Adelaide Oval DEF FB 27 14 10 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 3 7 2 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 100% 86% 10 88 54 281 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 2 50 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 1 9 -- -- -- -- -- 10 100% 0 0 9.7 5 5 0 0 —
2020 13
Hawthorn HAW
Port Adelaide @ PTA
L
58-68
Adelaide Oval DEF FB 27 14 10 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 97% 93% 99 81 46 465 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 6 -- 0 0% 0% 3 5 -- -- -- -- -- 9 90% 0 0 7.7 2 1 1 0 —
Latest 5 of 49 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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