2019 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 2019 Hawthorn Football Club season was the club's 95th season in the Australian Football League and 118th overall, the 20th season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 19th season playing home games at the University of Tasmania Stadium, the 15th season under head coach Alastair Clarkson,[2] and the 1st season with Ben Stratton as club captain.[3] A 19-point loss to Sydney in round 14 meant that Hawthorn could not match their 15–7 record from 2018. A 70-point win over Gold Coast meant that for a tenth-consecutive season Hawthorn won at least 10 games. Hawthorn finished the season in ninth-place with a 11–11 record, thus missing the finals for the second time in the last three seasons.

Hawthorn Football Club
2019 season
PresidentJeff Kennett
CoachAlastair Clarkson
Captain(s)Ben Stratton
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
University of Tasmania Stadium
Record11–11 (9th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Leading goalkickerLuke Breust (34)
Highest home attendance66,407 (Round 16 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance11,637 (Round 10 vs. Port Adelaide)
Average home attendance31,118
Club membership81,211[1]

Club summary

The 2019 AFL season was the 123rd season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it was be the 95th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania and iiNet continued as the club's two major sponsors, as they have done since 2006 and 2013 respectively,[4][5] while Adidas continued to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they have done since 2013.[6] Hawthorn continued its alignment with the Box Hill Hawks Football Club in the Victorian Football League, allowing Hawthorn-listed players to play with the Box Hill Hawks when not selected in AFL matches.

Senior personnel

On 30 August 2018, it was announced that assistant coach Brett Ratten would be joining St Kilda as an assistant coach following the conclusion of the 2018 season.[7] On 4 October 2018, it was announced that Chris Newman would be elevated from coach of Victorian Football League affiliate Box Hill Hawks to an assistant coach. Max Bailey was appointed as coach of Box Hill.[8] On 6 October 2018, It was announced that coach Alastair Clarkson had signed a 3-year contract extension, keeping Clarkson at the club until the end of the 2022 season.[9] On 8 October 2018, it was confirmed that Director of High Performance Andrew Russell would be departing the club after fourteen seasons, having accepted a position at Carlton.[10] On 19 October 2018, it was announced that former player and 2008 AFL premiership captain Sam Mitchell would return to the club as an assistant coach, having being an assistant coach at West Coast and helping the club win the 2018 AFL Grand Final.[11] On 3 November 2018, Torin Baker was announced as the new development coach, filling the role previously held by Max Bailey.[12] On 27 November 2018, It was announced that Jarryd Roughead would not continue on as captain in 2019.[13] Ben Stratton would be named as Roughead's successor on 28 February 2019.[3]

Playing list changes

Trades

16 October 2018 To Hawthorn
Jack Scrimshaw
4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft
To Gold Coast
3rd round pick, 2019 AFL draft
[14]
16 October 2018 To Hawthorn
Tom Scully
To Greater Western Sydney
4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft (via Gold Coast)
[15]
16 October 2018 To Hawthorn
4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft
To Western Bulldogs
Taylor Duryea
[15]
17 October 2018 To Hawthorn
Chad Wingard
3rd round pick, 2019 AFL draft
To Port Adelaide
Ryan Burton
Pick 15, 2018 AFL draft
Pick 35, 2018 AFL draft
4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft (via Western Bulldogs)
[16]
23 November 2018 To Hawthorn
Pick 63, 2018 AFL draft
5th round pick, 2019 AFL draft
To Collingwood
4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft
  • Draft picks accurate at the time of the trade.

Additions

Date Player F/A Type 2018 team Compensation Ref
1 November 2018 Darren Minchington DFA St Kilda None [17]
14 March 2019 Ned Reeves SSP N/A None [18]

Draft

AFL draft

Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
3 52 Jacob Koschitzke Murray Bushrangers
4 63 Mathew Walker Murray Bushrangers

Rookie draft

Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
1 14 Damon Greaves East Perth
2 30 Will Golds Oakleigh Chargers
3 43 Tim Mohr Greater Western Sydney
4 68 Will Langford [note 1] Hawthorn [19][20]
  1. Langford was delisted by Hawthorn and subsequently retired on 29 October 2018, but was re-drafted as a rookie for list management purposes.

Retirements and delistings

Date Player 2019 team Reason Ref
15 November 2017 Ty Vickery N/A Retired [21]
4 July 2018 Cyril Rioli N/A Retired [22]
26 September 2018 Kurt Heatherley N/A Delisted [23]
26 September 2018 Jonathan O'Rourke N/A Delisted [23]
26 September 2018 Dallas Willsmore N/A Delisted [23]
29 October 2018 Kieran Lovell N/A Delisted [24]
29 October 2018 Brendan Whitecross N/A Delisted [24]

2019 player squad

2019 Hawthorn Football Club squad
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)
  • Injured
  • Upgraded rookie(s)
  • (ret) Retired
  • (B) Category B rookie
  • (FA) Free agent

Updated: 17 August 2019
Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches

JLT Community series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Report
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 3 March (12:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102) 8.12 (60) Lost by 42 points Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (A) Report
2 Saturday, 9 March (7:10 pm) Richmond 13.9 (87) 14.11 (95) Lost by 8 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) Report
Source

Home & Away season

Hawthorn's fixture was released on November 1. [25]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Record Report
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 23 March (4:05 pm) Adelaide 7.13 (55) 12.15 (87) Won by 32 points Adelaide Oval (A) 1–0 Report
2 Sunday, 31 March (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.9 (87) 16.10 (106) Lost by 19 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 1–1 Report
3 Sunday, 7 April (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 13.9 (87) 10.11 (71) Won by 16 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 2–1 Report
4 Sunday, 14 April (3:20 pm) St Kilda 10.14 (74) 10.9 (69) Lost by 5 points Marvel Stadium (A) 2–2 Report
5 Monday, 22 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 13.12 (90) 17.11 (113) Lost by 23 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 2–3 Report
6 Sunday, 28 April (3:20 pm) Carlton 13.15 (93) 13.10 (88) Won by 5 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) 3–3 Report
7 Saturday, 4 May (1:45 pm) Melbourne 11.13 (79) 11.8 (74) Lost by 5 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 3–4 Report
8 Sunday, 12 May (3:20 pm) Greater Western Sydney 10.11 (71) 5.8 (38) Won by 33 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 4–4 Report
9 Sunday, 19 May (3:20 pm) Richmond 14.11 (95) 8.11 (59) Lost by 36 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 4–5 Report
10 Saturday, 25 May (1:45 pm) Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) 6.13 (49) Won by 31 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) 5–5 Report
11 Saturday, 1 June (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85) 10.6 (66) Lost by 19 points The Gabba (A) 5–6 Report
12 Bye
13 Friday, 14 June (7:50 pm) Essendon 14.12 (96) 11.11 (77) Lost by 19 points Marvel Stadium (A) 5–7 Report
14 Friday, 21 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 12.10 (82) 9.9 (63) Lost by 19 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 5–8 Report
15 Saturday, 29 June (1:45 pm) West Coast 9.17 (71) 11.11 (77) Lost by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 5–9 Report
16 Friday, 5 July (7:50 pm) Collingwood 9.13 (67) 9.9 (63) Won by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 6–9 Report
17 Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Fremantle 12.12 (84) 8.5 (53) Won by 31 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) 7–9 Report
18 Sunday, 21 July (1:10 pm) Geelong 8.13 (61) 12.13 (85) Won by 24 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 8–9 Report
19 Saturday, 27 July (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 7.18 (60) 13.9 (87) Lost by 27 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) 8–10 Report
20 Friday, 2 August (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 12.14 (86) 9.10 (64) Lost by 22 points Marvel Stadium (A) 8–11 Report
21 Friday, 9 August (7:50 pm) Greater Western Sydney 4.5 (29) 13.7 (85) Won by 56 points UNSW Canberra Oval (A) 9–11 Report
22 Sunday, 18 August (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 18.10 (118) 7.6 (48) Won by 70 points Marvel Stadium (H) 10–11 Report
23 Saturday, 24 August (6:10 pm) West Coast 9.13 (67) 16.9 (105) Won by 38 points Optus Stadium (A) 11–11 Report

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Geelong 22 16 6 0 1984 1462 135.7 64 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 22 16 6 0 2004 1694 118.3 64
3 Richmond (P) 22 16 6 0 1892 1664 113.7 64
4 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 1885 1601 117.7 60
5 West Coast 22 15 7 0 1902 1691 112.5 60
6 Greater Western Sydney 22 13 9 0 1926 1669 115.4 52
7 Western Bulldogs 22 12 10 0 1941 1810 107.2 48
8 Essendon 22 12 10 0 1702 1784 95.4 48
9 Hawthorn 22 11 11 0 1742 1602 108.7 44
10 Port Adelaide 22 11 11 0 1806 1714 105.4 44
11 Adelaide 22 10 12 0 1776 1761 100.9 40
12 North Melbourne 22 10 12 0 1824 1834 99.5 40
13 Fremantle 22 9 13 0 1579 1718 91.9 36
14 St Kilda 22 9 13 0 1645 1961 83.9 36
15 Sydney 22 8 14 0 1706 1746 97.7 32
16 Carlton 22 7 15 0 1609 1905 84.5 28
17 Melbourne 22 5 17 0 1569 1995 78.6 20
18 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1351 2232 60.5 12
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Club awards

Club records

Milestones

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