Young defender Lachlan Bramble has inked a two-year extension at Hawthorn after an impressing finish to the season.

The 23-year-old will now remain at the club until at least 2023 after putting pen-to-paper on a new two-year deal.

Bramble had to wait until Round 14 to make his AFL debut but quickly settled into the line-up. The youngster went on to play the last 10 games of the season, averaging 18.3 disposals and 2.1 bounces a game.

Speaking to Hawthornfc.com.au, General Manager of Football Rob McCartney was excited with the re-signing.

โ€œLachyโ€™s is a really good story of resilience and determination,โ€ McCartney said.

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โ€œHeโ€™d been overlooked in a number of drafts prior to this year, but his work across the pre-season with Box Hill really demanded our attention and we were compelled to pick him up in the pre-season draft.

โ€œHe really earned his chance at senior footy in the middle stages of the year and then went from strength to strength in the back half and showed our fans a really exciting, skilful brand of footy.

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โ€œWeโ€™re really pleased to be able to reward him with another two years.โ€

Recruited out of the VFL via the pre-season supplemental selection period. Bramble has taken to the level quite well this season.