Key Accountabilities

Hawthorn Football Club; City of Monash; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawthorn Football Club Limited is seeking an entry-level football performance analysis/ video coding analyst to support AFL/VFL development pathways. You will work with AFL coaches to identify priorities, produce data-driven insights, and maintain organized development records.

Proficiency in Sportscode/Hudl, Champion Data, and data visualization tools (Tableau/Power BI/Shiny) will be valued, along with experience handling large datasets in Python or R.

Qualifications

• Entry level experience in football performance analysis or video coding.
• Understanding AFL–VFL talent pathway.
• Proficient in Sportscode/Hudl, Champion Data, and presentation tools.
• Comfort with large datasets using Python or R scripting.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Football analysis

Video coding

Python

R scripting

Data visualisation

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Tools

Sportscode/Hudl

Champion Data

Tableau

Power BI

Shiny

Job description

• 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.