| Sarah Hartwig | |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 2002 |
| Originalteam: | Sandringham Dragons (NAB League Girls) |
| Draftpick: | No. 11, 2020 national draft |
| Debutdate: | 29 January 2021 |
| Debutstadium: | Moorabbin Oval |
| Height: | 174 cm |
| Position: | Defender / Wing |
| Guernsey: | 15 |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Games Goals1: | 38 (11) |
| Statsend: | the 2023 season |
Sarah Hartwig (born 12 April 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted with the eleventh selection in the 2020 AFL Women's draft by the .[1] [2] [3]
Hartwig was eight when she first began playing Australian rules football in the South Metro Junior Football League (SMJFL),[4] where she played with St Peters Junior Football Club, tallying up a total of 86 games over her 9 years at the club.[5] [6] Hartwig would end up becoming one of 7 SMJFL players drafted into the AFL Women's in the 2020 AFL Women's draft.[6] She played in the School Sports Victoria (SSV) National Championships in the Under 15s division. Hartwig came fifth in the SMJFL's best and fairest voting for the Under 18 Girls 1 Division, behind future players Eliza McNamara, Alana Porter and Winnie Laing.[7] She played 2 seasons with the Sandringham Dragons, wearing the 25 guernsey.[8] Hartwig also played 12 games with the Dragons in 2019 and 2020, with 9 of those coming in her junior year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her senior playing year.[9] She averaged 13.1 disposals in her junior year,[10] and 15.0 in her senior year.[10] [11] Hartwig represented Vic Metro in the 2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships, playing 2 games and averaging 5 disposals a game.[9]
When Hartwig was drafted by the at pick 11, she was lauded by Bulldogs list manager Mick Sundry, who stated "Sarah's ability to read the ball in the air and intercept mark is elite, she is an athletic defender who likes to run and break the lines, not only proving to be strong in her defensive actions but also in her ability to turn defence into attack."[12] Hartwig debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL Women's season,[13] [14] [15] where the conceded a one goal defeat to . In her first game, she collected 5 disposals and a mark.[16] Hartwig had her best game for the season in the team's upset round 4 win over, where she collected 13 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles to form a crucial part of the team's backline.[17] It was revealed that Hartwig had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.[18]
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[19] |- style="background-color: #eaeaea"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|style="-*+-*+-+text-align:center;"|| 15 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 44 || 30 || 74 || 13 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.9 || 3.3 || 8.2 || 1.4 || 1.9 || |- |- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 9! 0! 0! 44! 30! 74! 13! 17! 0.0! 0.0! 4.9! 3.3! 8.2! 1.4! 1.9! 0|}