Conor Glass

Conor Glass (born 28 September 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He signed with Hawthorn as a category B rookie in October 2015 and was subsequently drafted with their fourth selection and sixty-second overall in the 2016 rookie draft.[1] He retired at the end of the 2020 season and returned to Ireland.[2]

Conor Glass
Glass playing for Hawthorn in April 2018
Born (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) Glen (club); Derry (county)
Draft No. 62, 2016 rookie draft
Debut Round 18, 2017, Hawthorn
vs. Fremantle, at Domain Stadium
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 13
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– 2020 Hawthorn 21 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sporting career

Glass captained the Oak Leaf side in the All-Ireland semi-finals.[3] Glass was recruited by Hawthorn as a class B rookie in 2015.[4] Arriving in Australia in July 2016, Glass played 6 games for the Box Hill development squad that included the squad's victorious grand final team. After a full summer pre-season training regime, Glass had played 12 games in the Box Hill's senior team before getting a call up for the Hawthorn team.

AFL career

He made his debut for Hawthorn in their fifty-two point win against Fremantle at Domain Stadium in round eighteen of the 2017 season.[3] Glass was widely seen as performing well in his debut.[5] Glass performed well throughout the rest of the season,[6] and on August 2, 2017, he signed a two-year rookie/player contract extension to stay on Hawthorn's rookie list until the end of 2018.[7]

Glass played only four senior games in 2018, but despite this was seen as having improved his skills during the year.[8]

Glass was elevated to the senior list in 2019. Glass kicked his first goal during the 2019 season, during Hawthorn's round 13 loss to Essendon.[9]

Glass played four games in 2020 and decided to return to Ireland at season's end.[2]

GAA career

Glass made his debut for Derry against Longford in the 2020 National Football League, a fixture delayed by many months due to the pandemic.[10]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2020.[11]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016Hawthorn44 0———————————————
2017Hawthorn44 60045317620170.00.07.55.212.73.32.80
2018Hawthorn44 40031174811130.00.07.84.312.02.83.30
2019Hawthorn13 71157389525100.10.18.15.413.63.61.40
2020Hawthorn13 41026164213100.30.06.54.010.53.32.40
Career 212115910226169500.10.07.64.912.43.32.40

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

  • Hawthorn best first year player (debut season): 2017

References
  1. King, Travis (28 October 2015). "Hawks sign rising Irish star Conor Glass as B rookie". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. https://www.afl.com.au/news/510347/homesick-hawk-retires-returns-to-ireland
  3. Duffy, Emma (20 July 2017). "Derry youngster Conor Glass set to make AFL debut on Saturday". TheJournal.ie. Distilled Media. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. King, Travis (28 October 2015). "Hawks sign rising Irish star Conor Glass as B rookie". Australian Football League. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. Casey, Gavan (22 July 2017). "Australians rave about Derry's Conor Glass after impressive AFL debut". The 42. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. "Season review: Conor Glass". Hawthorn Football Club. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. "Young Hawks sign on". Hawthorn Football Club. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  8. "Season snapshot: Conor Glass". Hawthorn Football Club. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. O'Brien, Kevin (14 June 2019). "Derry's Conor Glass scores first ever AFL goal for Hawthorn". The 42. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  10. "Derry shine as Glass returns". 19 October 2020.
  11. "Conor Glass' player profile at AFL Tables". AFL Tables.
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