1 draft pick began to be justified when he started to regularly win possessions and contests with his notable strength and marking skills. He had a career high 45 goals and 142 marks in his 22 games. In 2018 Patton again injured his knee during a club training session requiring season ending surgery. He later tore his left ACL and missed the entire 2019 season. At the end of the 2019 season he requested a trade to , and was traded on 15 October. In January 2021, Patton was stood down by Hawthorn for inappropriate behaviour after accusations were made that he inappropriately sent sexual images to several women over social media. Patton retired from football on 16 April 2021, citing mental health issues. Statistics |- style=background:#EAEAEA | 2012 || || 12 | 7 || 4 || 4 || 28 || 20 || 48 || 20 || 9 || 0.6|| 0.6||4.0 || 2.8 || 6.8 || 2.8 || 1.3 || 0 |- | 2013 || || 12 | 3 || 5 || 3 || 16 || 7 || 23 || 7 || 7 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 5.3 || 2.3 || 7.6 || 2.3 || 2.3 || 0 |- style=background:#EAEAEA | 2014 || || 12 | 19 || 25 || 17 || 147 || 68 || 215 || 96 || 28 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 7.8 || 3.6 || 11.3 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 0 |- | 2015 || || 12 | 3 || 3 || 3 || 20 || 9 || 29 || 13 || 4 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 6.7 || 3.0 || 9.7 || 4.3 || 1.3 || 0 |- style=background:#EAEAEA | 2016 || || 12 | 23 || 38 || 16 || 160 || 75 || 235 || 131 || 33 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 7.0 || 3.2 || 10.2 || 5.7 || 1.4 || 5 |- | 2017 || || 12 | 22 || 45 || 23 || 191 || 100 || 291 || 142 || 36 || 2.1 || 1.1 || 8.7 || 4.5 || 13.2 || 6.5 || 1.6 || 6 |- style=background:#EAEAEA | 2018 || || 12 | 12 || 10 || 10 || 89 || 74 || 163 || 58 || 32 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 7.4 || 6.2 || 13.6 || 4.8 || 2.7 || 0 |- | 2019 || || 12 | 0