Recruited from the Murray Bushrangers as a 19 year old, Jonathon spent two seasons at Collingwood, before he was traded to Hawthorn’s Rookie List in 2013. At Hawthorn under the tutelage of Senior Coach, Alastair Clarkson and Ruck Coach, Damien Monkhurst, he has taken his game to a new level sharing the ruck duties with fellow big man, Ben McEvoy.

Jonathon had a terrific 2014 season where he played consistently in each of his senior appearances, which included the majority of the finals series. Unfortunately he was replaced in the Grand Final team as the Hawks blew the Swans away to win the Premiership. Jonathon took the disappointment of not playing in his stride and was happy to share in the clubs success and what he had achieved during the year.

In 2016, Jonathan achieved his most consistent season as he took the mantle of the Hawks number one Ruck position. He also managed to sneak forward at times to kick 14 goals in his 19 games for the year, before rupturing his ACL against the West Coast Eagles. Requiring a full 12 month recovery resulted in him missing the 2017 Season. After completing a full pre-season, Jonathon’s start to the season was delayed due to ongoing back spasms, however after playing a few games for Box Hill he came back into the team in Round 10 and played the remainder of the season including the Qualifying Final.

Season 2019 saw Jonathon further establish himself as Hawthorn’s number one Ruck leading him to sign a three year extension until the end of the 2022 season. However under the change of coaches from Alastair Clarkson to Sam Mitchell, there were a number of list strategy decisions which resulted in a major overhaul of the list. This included Jon being traded at the end of the 2021 Season to the Cats on a two year deal. Whilst the 2022 Season didn’t go to plan personally for Jon due to injury, he proved a handy addition to the ruck when called up for 6 games in 2023. Jon retired at the end of the 2023 season with over a 100 games of experience

Jonathon is a qualified Electrician after completing the majority of his apprenticeship before being drafted.

Recruited From: 2010 NAB AFL Draft, Pick 25 from Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup).