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A career in numbersNick Watson made his AFL debut for Hawthorn in 2024 and has played 66 games for the club. Hawthorn selected him with pick 5 in the 2023 national draft.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was right forward pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 2.4 marks and 2.2 tackles per game and scored 124 goals and 71 behinds. He played 18 games in his debut season, kicking 25 goals. His highest recorded season total is 63 goals, from 23 games in 2026 at an average of 2.7 per game. 2026 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete goal records.
His honours include an All-Australian selection.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
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| 2026 | 23 | 63 | 2.74 |
| 2025 | 25 | 36 | 1.44 |
About these season figures
Compared 3 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals 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
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| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
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# | 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 |
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| 2026 | PF |
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BRL
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L | MCG | FWD | FPL | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86% | 69% | 115 | 122 | 91 | 472 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14.3% | 9 | 88.9% | 66.7% | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 10 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | — | ||
| 2026 | QF |
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W | Optus Stadium | FWD | FPL | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81% | 47% | 91 | 84 | 73 | 447 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21.1% | 5 | 80% | 40% | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 7 | 46.7% | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | ||
| 2026 | 24 |
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WCE
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W | Optus Stadium | FWD | FPL | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54% | 58% | 70 | 91 | 64 | 258 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16% | 4 | 100% | 75% | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 4 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 15.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | ||
| 2026 | 23 |
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COL
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D | MCG | FWD | FPL | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84% | 65% | 106 | 76 | 64 | 350 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.3% | 2 | 0% | 0% | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 7 | 70% | 1 | 0 | 7.6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | ||
| 2026 | 22 |
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BRL
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L | Gabba | FWD | FPL | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 82% | 78% | 103 | 42 | 29 | 143 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | 1 | 100% | 0% | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |
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