Max Ramsden


Max Ramsden is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early career

Max Ramsden started as a junior at South Melbourne Districts under-9s in the South Metro Junior Football League. A keen supporter, he played for several years rising thought the age groups before concentrating on basketball. A handy basketballer, he played representative basketball for the Melbourne Tigers.
After the lifting of Covid restrictions, Ramsden decided to play football because his friends all were playing. On a recommendation from his school's sporting coach, Ramsden joined the Sandringham Dragons.
Ramsden time at the Dragons he became one of the most talked about prospects in the lead up to the 2022 mid-season draft.

AFL career

Ramsden was the sixth player picked in the 2022 mid-season draft, having made an impression playing for Sandringham Dragons in the under 18 competition. By being drafted he lined up with Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League. It was a fast learning curve, but with improvement he show some of the potential that the selectors had in him. He accepted a two-year contract extension in April 2023. A series of strong performances in 2023 led to the debut on round 7 2023 against at Marvel Stadium.
Dropped after the one game, Ramsden returned to the VFL for further development.

Study

He is currently studying commerce at Melbourne University

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2025.
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