 He debuted with the Hawthorn Football Club midway through the 2001 season, but was not recalled til Round 20, where he then held his spot for the finals series.After 64 games with the Hawks, Lonie was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of the 2005 season, where he became a regular first-team player.He was dropped after Round 20, 2007, for the rest of the season but came close to replacing Michael Wilson but lost his chance to Brad Symes for Port Adelaide's 2007 grand final loss.