Career
Hawksley played most of his junior football with Safety Bay Junior Football Club before moving to Mandurah Centrals JFC. He later played with Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Hawksley was drafted to the with the 38th selection in the 2006 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft. He made his debut against Fremantle in June 2008, round 11.
He had 6 disposals (3 handball and kicks) and 2 marks.
However, he was dropped next match and returned to Suncoast Lions. Despite his drop from the first team, he continued to impress in AFLQ and was named many times for emergencies for the first team
In 2009 he played in every National Association of Broadcasters Cup match before struggling to edge his way in to the senior side. Finally in round 18 he made his return to the senior side against Collingwood and kept his spot until the end of the home and away season.
In the finals series he was a strong contributor with 9 possessions against the Blues and then saved his best game for 2009 for the match against the Bulldogs where he amassed 15 possessions and made 5 tackles.
In 2010 he played a further 11 games, but also spent some time out of the senior team He re-signed with the Lions in September 2010, but was delisted at the end of the 2012 American Federation of Labor-Congress season. He has since returned to Western Australia and is playing for Peel Thunder.
