The Tom Hawkins Medal - Why Healy calls it “the real Coleman”

With news of the Geelong champion’s retirement on Tuesday, Gerard Healy and Champion Data’s Daniel Hoyne thought now would be the perfect time to unveil the ‘Tom Hawkins Medal’.

The medal that Healy has dubbed “the real Coleman” accumulates goals and goal assists, and it’s Hawkins who sits head and shoulders above the rest of the competition over the last 10 years.

“Over the last 10 years Tom Hawkins sits on top of the ‘Tom Hawkins Medal’ with 658 goals and goal assists,” Hoyne said on SEN’s Sportsday.

“It is 70 more than the next highest player, which is ironically his current teammate in Jeremy Cameron.”

The Top 10 in the ‘Tom Hawkins Medal’ over the last 10 years

1 – Tom Hawkins
2 – Jeremy Cameron
3 – Taylor Walker
4 – Jack Riewoldt
5 - Luke Breust
6 - Lance Franklin
7 - Josh Kennedy (West Coast)
8 - Charlie Cameron
9 - Toby Greene
10 - Tom Lynch

Hawkins’ placings in the ‘Tom Hawkins Medal’ since 2014

2014 – Fourth
2015 – 11th
2016 – Sixth
2017 – Eighth
2018 – Second
2019 – First
2020 – First
2021 – First
2022 – First
2023 – Seventh

“He’s been a brilliant player, and I don’t think he’s ever been given the credit for how many goal assists he’s had,” Healy said.

The ‘Tom Hawkins Medal’ tally in 2024

1 – Charlie Curnow
2 – Jesse Hogan
3 – Toby Greene
4 – Jeremy Cameron. 5 – Josh Treacy

Hawkins’ career goal tally currently sits at 796, and he’ll be hoping to add to that if he can get back from his foot injury and be part of the Cats’ premiership assault before hanging up the boots.

The Cats travel to Perth for a crucial game against Fremantle on Saturday afternoon.