AFL Development Analyst

AFL; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to state-of-the-art gym and gym

Weekly Pilates classes

Corporate partner discounts

Parental Leave Policy

Professional development opportunities

One Club memberships to Hawthorn games

Job summary

Hawthorn Football Club is seeking a part-time Football Data Analyst to deliver match-day vision and data, supporting AFL development coaches and VFL players through the Box Hill VFL program.

Four days a week, you will work with the VFL Analyst and AFL-listed players, using Sportscode/Hudl, Champion Data and data-visualisation tools (Tableau, Power BI, Shiny) and coding in Python or R to inform player development and performance projects.

Qualifications

• Entry level experience in football performance analysis or video coding.
• Understanding of AFL–VFL talent pathways.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead AFL-listed player analysis at Box Hill VFL games and package match vision.
• Identify review priorities with development coaches and document themes.
• Support ad-hoc projects, data prep, clip generation, and presentations.
• Maintain secure analysis databases and coordinate data sharing with the VFL Analyst.

Skills

Entry level experience in football

Video coding

VFL/AFL pathway understanding

Python or R scripting

Strong communication

Tools

Sportscode/Hudl

Champion Data

Tableau

Power BI

Shiny

Python

R

Job description

Joining the Hawthorn Football Club represents a unique opportunity to work in a fast paced, elite sporting environment where you can be yourself and thrive.

Our Club’s values and One Club philosophy across our men’s and women’s football programs ensures that inclusion and diversity are at the core of all we do. You will work and thrive in an environment that is committed to excellence and supported by a culture of wellbeing and work/family balance.

Our strategic priorities guide the Club to deliver long term objectives to continually grow, innovate and achieve on-field success. We have a state-of-the-art home, Kennedy Community Centre in Dingley.

We are committed to creating a supportive environment in which people feel connected to our football club and to each other. Importantly we want to have fun!

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Football Analyst, this part-time opportunity is responsible for delivering match-day vision, data, and reviewing materials to guide individual player development through the VFL/ AFL transition.

Working four days per week, you will collaborate closely with the VFL Analyst, playing a key role in assisting AFL development coaches and AFL-listed players within the Box Hill VFL program, whilst contributing to broader AFL analysis projects as required.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the analysis of AFL-listed players at Box Hill VFL games, capturing, live-coding, packaging match vision and data for AFL Development Coaches and player review.
• Work alongside AFL development coaches to identify review priorities, communicate practical insights, whilst maintaining an organised record of player development themes.
• Support the AFL analysis team with ad-hoc projects, data preparation, clip generation, and presentations, including attending AFL training sessions and department meetings as required.
• Manage secure, well-structured analysis databases and vision archives while driving continuous improvements to development workflows. This includes coordinating seamless data sharing with the VFL Analyst.

Our ideal candidate brings entry level experience in football performance analysis or video coding, paired with an understanding of the AFL–VFL talent pathway.

Proficient in Sportscode/Hudl, Champion Data, and presentation tools, you are equally comfortable handling large datasets using Python or R scripting. You are adaptable, well organised and possess high communication skills, being able to approach problem solving with confidence and composure.

You’ll Bring:

• Exposure to VFL/AFL game day experience, including coaches’ box and game day technical operations set up.
• Experience supporting development players, VFL programs or a high-performance player-development environment.
• Exposure to data-visualisation tools and annotation software (Tableau, Power BI or Shiny), IT systems and artificial intelligence tools that help to support analysis, research and workflow improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team that includes coaches, players, analysts and VFL football staff.

As a Hawthorn Football Club employee, you will work in a supportive, values driven and harmonious team. You will be challenged and provided with opportunities to learn new things, grow, and develop.Our initiatives which drive wellbeing, connection and performance include:

• Access to state-of-the-art gym and pool facilities
• Weekly pilates classes
• Special offers and discounts through our Corporate Partners
• Industry leading Parental Leave Policy
• Professional development opportunities – internal and external
• Complimentary One Club memberships to enjoy Hawthorn games with family and friends

The Hawthorn Football Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and diverse candidates. We welcome applicants who reflect the diversity of the Australian community and encourages applicants from the following backgrounds to apply:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Culturally and linguistically diverse
• LGBTIQ+
• People with a disability

We provide a welcoming, safe, and flexible approach to work and provide an environment that benefits from and enables the best from everyone. As an organisation we are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. It is essential that anyone involved with the Hawthorn Football Club understands their responsibility in relation to child safety. Our organisation requires all applicants to obtain a ‘Working with Children Check’ prior to appointment.

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