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Geelong champion Tom Hawkins calls time on 359-game AFL career

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Geelong Cats legend Tom Hawkins has announced he will retire from the AFL at the end of the 2024 season.
Geelong Cats legend Tom Hawkins has announced he will retire from the AFL at the end of the 2024 season. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images

Three-time Geelong premiership star Tom Hawkins has announced he will retire at the conclusion of Geelong’s 2024 AFL campaign. The Cats’ games record-holder informed his teammates of the news on Tuesday morning, the news coming within minutes of Richmond legend Dustin Martin announcing his own retirement,

Hawkins – nicknamed “The Tomahawk” – has played 359 games for Geelong and booted 796 goals. He was a member of Geelong’s 2009, 2011 and 2022 premiership teams and also claimed the 2020 Coleman Medal for most goals in an AFL season.

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