Anne Hatchard

Anne Claire Hatchard (born March 7, 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.

Anne Hatchard
Hatchard playing for Adelaide in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Anne Claire Hatchard[1]
Date of birth	(1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Australia
Original team(s)	Morphettville Park (SAWFL)
Draft	No. 87, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Thebarton Oval
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	33
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–	Adelaide	74 (24)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
3× AFL Women's premiership player: 2017, 2019, 2022 (S6) AFL Women's Grand Final Best on Ground: 2022 (S6) AFL Women's Rising Star nominee: 2018 4× AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2019, 2020, 2022 (S6), 2022 (S7) 3× Adelaide Crows AFLW Club Champion: 2020, 2022 (S6), 2022 (S7)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

AFL Women's career

Hatchard was drafted by Adelaide with their eleventh selection and eighty-seventh overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[2] She made her debut in the thirty-six point win against Greater Western Sydney at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.^[3] She missed the round four match against Fremantle at Fremantle Oval when she was omitted from the side.^[4] She returned the next week for the three point loss to Brisbane at Norwood Oval.^[5] She was a part of Adelaide's premiership side which defeated Brisbane by six points at Metricon Stadium in the AFL Women's Grand Final.^[6][7] She missed one match during the season to finish with seven matches in her debut season.^[8]

Adelaide signed Hatchard for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.^[9] She received a nomination for the Rising Star award in Adelaide's round 7 loss to Collingwood.^[10]

Hatchard enjoyed a breakout year in 2019, showing an increased ability to compete in the midfield largely as a result of improved fitness. She attributed this development to a change in diet, specifically cutting down on fast food.^[11] Overcoming concussion concerns ahead of a thumping 66-point preliminary final victory against Geelong,^[12][13] she went on to play all nine games culminating in a second premiership with the Crows in three years. Gathering 24 disposals and kicking one goal on the day, Hatchard was recognised as a key performer in her club's 45-point grand final triumph over Carlton, placing second with just one vote less than team mate Erin Phillips in the award for best on ground.^[14][15] Her season was punctuated with a maiden All-Australian selection^[16] and a re-commitment to Adelaide by signing a two-year contract during the trade period.^[17]

The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Hatchard obtain her second AFL Women's All-Australian team selection, named on the interchange bench.^[18][19]

AFLW statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season^[20]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

	Led the league for the season only
	Led the league after the Grand Final only
	Led the league after season and Grand Final

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Adelaide	33	7	0	0	20	22	42	9	9	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.1	6.0	1.3	1.3	0
2018	Adelaide	33	4	1	0	14	16	30	4	9	0.3	0.0	3.5	4.0	7.5	1.0	2.3	0
2019	Adelaide	33	9	3	1	60	110	170	24	33	0.3	0.1	6.7	12.2	18.9	2.7	3.7	0
Career			20	4	1	94	148	242	37	51	0.2	0.1	4.7	7.4	12.1	1.9	2.6	0