Join us for this AFL Kewmunity Dinner Event with Mabior Chol from Hawthorn Football Club – sharing stories on his journey to the AFL, his journey within the AFL and playing for Hawthorn.
Dinner of pizza and pasta, and two drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) are included in the ticket price. Additional drinks can be purchased on the night.
Tickets are $40 (plus booking fee) for general public and free for businesses that fall within the Kew Junction Business Association boundary.
Arrival from 5.30pm, guest speakers from 6.45pm, audience Q & A from 7.30pm. Event finishes 8.30pm.
About The Speaker:
Mabior Chol
About Mabior Chol
Mabior Chol was born in present-day South Sudan, before his family fled to Egypt to avoid the ongoing civil war when he was two years old. They moved to Australia in 2005 when Chol was eight years of age, settling in the Brisbane suburb of Acacia Ridge.
After playing soccer and basketball at a younger age, Chol took up Australian rules football when he joined the Yeronga State High School team at age 12. After playing in the state school final at The Gabba, he committed to playing the game at junior level the next year and joined the Yeronga South Brisbane Devils.
In 2013 Chol played for the World 18 team at the national under 16 championships. He later entered the junior Queensland development pathway and the Brisbane Lions Academy where he would play in 2014 and 2015.
Chol was a strong performer in the 2015 AFL draft combine, recording the number one standing vertical jump score (334 cm), as well as placing second in the running vertical jump test (357 cm) and fourth in the relative running vertical jump test (90 cm). He also came second to future teammate Daniel Rioli in the 30 metre repeat sprint test (24.3 seconds). Prior to the draft he was also lauded by Queensland academy coach Adrian Fletcher for his positional versatility and his marking prowess.
He was drafted by Richmond in the 2016 rookie draft and made his debut in round 23, 2016. Chol was delisted by the club in 2018 before being immediately re-rookied in the 2019 rookie draft. In 2019 Chol won a VFL premiership while playing with the Richmond reserves side and again in 2023 while playing for the Gold Coast Suns reserves side.
Following the 2023 AFL season, Chol requested a trade to Hawthorn and was traded on the final day of trade period. Since that time, the 200cm big man has played 19 matches with an average of 1.7 goals and 57.1 goal accuracy. He is an integral part of the recent success of Hawthorn FC.
