Jonathon Ceglar

In 2010 he was drafted by the Collingwood Football Club at pick 25 as part of a trade by Gold Coast.[http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/collingwood-trade-their-first-overall-draft-selection-to-gold-coast-suns-for-andrew-krakouer-john-ceglar/story-e6frf33l-1225935615730 Collingwood trade first draft pick to Gold Coast Suns for Andrew Krakouer, John Ceglar] Ceglar was a major contributor to Vic Country's win in the AFL Under 18 Championships.

Ceglar was picked up by Hawthorn as a rookie in the 2012 AFL Rookie Draft with their 15th pick. After being elevated off the Rookie list Ceglar made his debut against the Brisbane Lions in Launceston in round 14, 2013. He played a second game against {{AFL Ric}} in which he kicked his first goal.

He was promoted to the main player list with selection 59 in the 2013 AFL Draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-promote-will-langford-and-ruckman-jon-ceglar-to-senior-list-ahead-of-2014-season/story-fni5f8ge-1226749822769|title=Hawthorn promote Will Langford and ruckman Jon Ceglar to senior list ahead of 2014 season|website=Herald Sun|author=Staff writer|date=October 30, 2013|access-date=April 3, 2020}} He became a senior team regular in the 2014 season and played 15 games, including the Qualifying and Preliminary Finals, and was replaced by Ben McEvoy in Hawthorn's winning Grand Final team.

In the 2015 season he played the first 13 games, and was hampered by injury in the second half.{{cite web|url=https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/421331/season-review-jonathon-ceglar|title=Season review: Jonathon Ceglar|website=Hawthorn Football Club|date=October 22, 2015|access-date=April 13, 2020}} Ceglar signed a two-year contract extension, which ensured that he remained remain a Hawk until the end of 2017.

While playing his 50th game against {{AFL|WC}} he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in the penultimate round of the 2016 season requiring a reconstruction.

On 7 September 2017 Ceglar signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at Hawthorn until the end of 2019.{{cite web|title=Ceglar re-commits|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2017-09-07/ceglar-recommits|website=Hawthorn Football Club|access-date=7 September 2017|date=7 September 2017}}

He returned to senior football in 2018, sharing the ruck duties with Ben McEvoy until McEvoy was injured. Following said injury, Ceglar became Hawthorn's primary ruckman for the rest of the season.

Following the 2021 AFL season, Ceglar was traded to {{AFL Gee}}.

.{{Cite tweet |user=AFL_House|number=1448200613079121929|date=13 October 2021|title=Trade paperwork lodged.}}

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| 2011 || {{AFL Col}} || 29

| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0

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| 2012 || {{AFL Col}} || 29

| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0

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| 2013 || {{AFL Haw}} || 47

| 2 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 3 || 11 || 3 || 3 || 27 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 4.0 || 1.5 || 5.5 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 13.5 || 0

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| 2014 || {{AFL Haw}} || 18

| 15 || 8 || 3 || 79 || 99 || 178 || 50 || 28 || 284 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 5.3 || 6.6 || 11.9 || 3.3 || 1.9 || 18.9 || 0

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| 2015 || {{AFL Haw}} || 18

| 14 || 6 || 5 || 69 || 90 || 159 || 42 || 45 || 325 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 4.9 || 6.4 || 11.4 || 3.0 || 3.2 || 23.2 || 0

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| 2016 || {{AFL Haw}} || 18

| 19 || 14 || 8 || 94 || 105 || 199 || 57 || 50 || 406 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 5.0 || 5.5 || 10.5 || 3.0 || 2.6 || 21.4 || 0

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| 2017 || {{AFL Haw}} || 18

| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0

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| 2018 || {{AFL Haw}} || 18

| 11 || 6 || 1 || 48 || 60 || 108 || 34 || 20 || 239 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 4.4 || 5.5 || 9.8 || 3.1 || 1.8 || 21.7 || 0

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| 2019 || {{AFL Haw}} || 18

| 15 || 5 || 6 || 85 || 115 || 200 || 69 || 34 || 306 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 5.7 || 7.7 || 13.3 || 4.6 || 2.3 || 20.4 || 0

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| 2020{{efn|The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.}} || {{AFL Haw}} || 18

| 13 || 1 || 0 || 55 || 82 || 137 || 29 || 32 || 274 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 4.2 || 6.3 || 10.5 || 2.2 || 2.5 || 21.1 || 2

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| 2021 || {{AFL Haw}} || 18

| 12 || 2 || 2 || 67 || 113 || 180 || 53 || 26 || 249 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 5.6 || 9.4 || 15.0 || 4.4 || 2.2 || 20.8 || 2

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| 2022 || {{AFL Gee}} || 15

| 3 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 19 || 35 || 2 || 2 || 47 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.3 || 6.3 || 11.7 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 15.7 || 0

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| 2023 || {{AFL Gee}} || 15

| 6 || 0 || 0 || 34 || 42 || 76 || 21 || 8 || 153 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.7 || 7.0 || 12.7 || 3.5 || 1.3 || 25.5 || 0

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! colspan=3| Career{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jonathon_Ceglar.html|title=Jonathon Ceglar|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=8 October 2016}}

! 110 !! 43 !! 26 !! 555 !! 728 !! 1283 !! 360 !! 248 !! 2310 !! 0.4 !! 0.2 !! 5.0 !! 6.6 !! 11.7 !! 3.3 !! 2.3 !! 21.0 !! 4

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Team

• Minor premiership ({{AFL Haw}}): 2013
• Minor premiership ({{AFL Gee}}): 2022
• VFL premiership player ({{VFL Box}}): 2013
• Minor premiership ({{VFL Box}}): 2015

Individual

• {{AFL Haw}} best clubman: 2019

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