AFL Development Analyst (VFL) – Data, Vision & Player Growth

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

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.