2016 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
2016 season
President Andrew Newbold
(until 2 February 2016)
Richard Garvey
(from 2 February 2016)
Coach Alastair Clarkson
Captain(s) Luke Hodge
Home ground Aurora Stadium (Capacity: 23,000)
MCG (Capacity: 100,018)
AFL season 3rd
Finals series Semi-finals
Best and Fairest Sam Mitchell
Leading goalkicker Jack Gunston (51)
Highest home attendance 87,823 (Semi-final vs. Western Bulldogs)
Lowest home attendance 10,121 (Round 14 vs. Gold Coast
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Main article: 2016 AFL season

The Hawthorn Football Club's 2016 season was its 92nd season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hawthorn entered the season as the three-time defending AFL Premiers.

Club summary

The 2016 AFL season is the 120th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it was the 92nd season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania and iiNet continued as the club's two major sponsors, as they had done since 2006 and 2013 respectively,[1][2] while Adidas continued to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they had done since 2013.[3] 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

Alastair Clarkson continued as the club's head coach for the twelfth consecutive season, while Luke Hodge continued as the club's captain for the sixth consecutive season. Both have held their respective positions since 2005[4] and 2011,[5] respectively.

There were several changes to the coaching panel following the end of last season, the most notable of which was Brendon Bolton's departure from the club towards the end of the season to become the head coach of the Carlton Football Club.[6] On 20 October 2015, recent Richmond retiree Chris Newman joined the club as a development coach, replacing Damian Carroll who was promoted to assistant coach alongside Alastair Clarkson.[7]

On 2 February 2016, Andrew Newbold stepped down as the club's president, and was replaced in the role by vice-captain Richard Garvey.[8]

2016 player squad

Hawthorn Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff
  • 38 Luke Surman
  • 39 Alex Woodward
  • 40 Kade Stewart
  • 44 Conor Glass (B)
  • 45 Jermaine Miller-Lewis
  • 46 Lachlan Langford
  • 47 Shem-Kalvin Tatupu (ret)

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain
  • Long-term injury list
  • Upgraded rookie(s)
  • (vet) Veteran's list
  • (ret) Retired
  • (B) Category B rookie

Updated: 28 July 2016
Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches

Playing list changes

Several changes were made to the club's playing list during the off-season. In the weeks that followed the club's premiership victory, David Hale and Brian Lake both announced their retirements from the game,[9] Matt Suckling left the club and joined the Western Bulldogs as a free agent,[10] and four other players were delisted: Sam Grimley, Jared Hardisty, Alex Woodward and Jonathan Simpkin.[11][12] The club had a relatively quiet trade period, only securing the services of delisted Melbourne player Jack Fitzpatrick while losing Jed Anderson to North Melbourne.[13]

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.

In

Player Previous Club League via
Jack Fitzpatrick[13] Melbourne Australian Football League Trade period
Ryan Burton North Adelaide South Australian National Football League AFL draft
Kieran Lovell Kingsborough Tasmanian State League AFL draft
Blake Hardwick Eastern Ranges TAC Cup AFL draft
Kade Stewart South Fremantle WAFL AFL rookie draft
Luke Surman Norwood South Australian National Football League AFL rookie draft
Alex Woodward Hawthorn Australian Football League AFL rookie draft

Out

Player New Club League via
Brian Lake[9] Retirement Australian Football League Off-season
David Hale[9] Retirement Australian Football League Off-season
Sam Grimley[12] Essendon Australian Football League Signed by Essendon as a top-up player due to the supplements saga
Jared Hardisty[12] Delisted Australian Football League Off-season
Alex Woodward[12] Delisted Australian Football League re-drafted as a rookie
Matt Suckling[10] Western Bulldogs Australian Football League Free agency
Jed Anderson North Melbourne Australian Football League Trade period
Jonathan Simpkin[11] Essendon Australian Football League Signed by Essendon as a top-up player due to the supplements saga

Season summary

Pre-season matches

The club played three practice matches as part of the 2016 NAB Challenge, and will be played under modified pre-season rules, including nine-point goals. They finished the NAB Challenge with a record of 2–1, defeating Carlton and North Melbourne on either side of a heavy loss to Richmond.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 18 February (7:10 pm) Carlton 0.8.5 (53) 0.4.8 (32) Won by 21 points Aurora Stadium (H) 9,181
2 Saturday, 27 February (4:40 pm) Richmond 1.15.5 (104) 0.4.9 (33) Lost by 71 points Holm Park Recreation Reserve, Beaconsfield, Victoria (A) 6,384
3 Saturday, 12 March (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 2.16.11 (125) 0.12.8 (80) Won by 45 points Etihad Stadium (H) 8,894
Source

Premiership season

Fixture summary

See also: 2016 AFL season

The full fixture was announced on 29 October 2015.[14] The Melbourne Cricket Ground once again acted as Hawthorn's primary home ground, hosting seven of the club's eleven home games, while four games were played at their secondary home ground, Aurora Stadium, in Launceston.[15] The club's four games at Aurora Stadium were against St Kilda, Fremantle, Gold Coast and Carlton in rounds 4, 8, 14 and 19 respectively,[15] while the club played the West Coast Eagles, North Melbourne, Sydney, Richmond and Melbourne twice during the regular season.[16]

For the second consecutive year, and the third in the past four years, the club opened its season with an Easter Monday clash against Geelong at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; it was also be the first time since 2011 in which it started a season with an away match,[17] and, due to the weighted rule, it was the only time the two teams met during the regular season.[18] Its first home game came the following round, when they faced the West Coast Eagles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 2015 AFL Grand Final rematch. Their match against Greater Western Sydney, scheduled for Round 6, was once again played at Spotless Stadium in Sydney,[19] while the club travelled to the Gabba for the first time since 2008 to take on the Brisbane Lions in the AFL's Indigenous Round.[20] In addition, the club also played consecutive Thursday night away matches against Port Adelaide and Sydney in Rounds 16 and 17 respectively, and played six Friday night matches throughout the regular season, the equal most of any club.[15][16]

Fixture

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Broadcast Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Monday, 28 March (3:20 pm) Geelong 18.8 (116) 12.14 (86) Lost by 30 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Seven 74,218 14th
2 Sunday, 3 April (3:20 pm) West Coast 14.15 (99) 7.11 (53) Won by 46 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 42,977 7th
3 Sunday, 10 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90) 14.9 (93) Won by three points Etihad Stadium (A) Seven 46,808 9th
4 Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 13.9 (87) 13.6 (84) Won by three points Aurora Stadium (H) Fox Footy 15,173 8th
5 Friday, 22 April (7:50 pm) Adelaide 17.10 (112) 17.7 (109) Won by three points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 45,781 5th
6 Saturday, 30 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 24.14 (158) 12.11 (83) Lost by 75 points Spotless Stadium (A) Fox Footy 13,766 8th
7 Friday, 6 May (7:50 pm) Richmond 13.12 (90) 21.10 (136) Won by 46 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Seven 49,678 6th
8 Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) Fremantle 17.14 (116) 11.9 (75) Won by 41 points Aurora Stadium (H) Fox Footy 12,012 6th
9 Friday, 20 May (7:50 pm) Sydney 7.13 (55) 10.9 (69) Lost by 14 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 61,552 7th
10 Saturday, May 28 (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.9 (87) 21.9 (135) Won by 48 points The Gabba (A) Seven 23,691 7th
11 Saturday, 4 June (1:45 pm) Melbourne 11.16 (82) 10.4 (64) Won by 18 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 41,833 5th
12 Friday, 10 June (7:50 pm) Essendon 6.7 (43) 23.13 (151) Won by 108 points Etihad Stadium (A) Seven 27,567 5th
13 Friday, 17 June (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 11.18 (84) 14.9 (93) Won by nine points Etihad Stadium (A) Seven 37,073 4th
14 Sunday, 26 June (3:20 pm) Gold Coast 12.14 (86) 8.12 (60) Won by 26 points Aurora Stadium (H) Fox Footy 10,121 1st
15 Bye 1st
16 Thursday, 7 July (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 12.7 (79) 15.11 (101) Won by 22 points Adelaide Oval (A) Seven 43,025 1st
17 Thursday, 14 July (7:20 pm) Sydney 10.10 (70) 11.9 (75) Won by five points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) Seven 42,317 1st
18 Sunday, 24 July (3:20 pm) Richmond 16.18 (114) 5.14 (44) Won by 70 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 51,892 1st
19 Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 10.14 (74) 7.13 (55) Won by 19 points Aurora Stadium (H) Fox Footy 18,112 1st
20 Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.8 (110) 11.15 (81) Lost by 29 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Fox Footy 38,818 1st
21 Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.12 (96) 8.9 (57) Won by 39 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Fox Footy 50,657 1st
22 Friday, 19 August (6:10 pm) West Coast 13.14 (92) 10.7 (67) Lost by 25 points Domain Stadium (A) Seven 38,581 4th
23 Sunday, 28 August (3:20 pm) Collingwood 17.10 (112) 17.9 (111) Won by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 52,968 3rd
Source

Finals

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Broadcast Attendance
Home Away Result
Second qualifying final Friday, 9 September (7:50 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85) 12.11 (83) Lost by 2 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Seven/Fox Footy 87,533
Second semi-final Friday, 16 September (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.12 (84) 16.11 (107) Lost by 23 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven/Fox Footy 87,823

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA % Pts Qualification
1 Sydney 22 17 5 0 2221 1469 151.2 68 2016 finals
2 Geelong 22 17 5 0 2235 1554 143.8 68
3 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2134 1800 118.6 68
4 Greater Western Sydney 22 16 6 0 2380 1663 143.1 64
5 Adelaide 22 16 6 0 2483 1795 138.3 64
6 West Coast 22 16 6 0 2181 1678 130.0 64
7 Western Bulldogs (P) 22 15 7 0 1857 1609 115.4 60
8 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 1956 1859 105.2 48
9 St Kilda 22 12 10 0 1953 2041 95.7 48
10 Port Adelaide 22 10 12 0 2055 1939 106.0 40
11 Melbourne 22 10 12 0 1944 1991 97.6 40
12 Collingwood 22 9 13 0 1910 1998 95.6 36
13 Richmond 22 8 14 0 1713 2155 79.5 32
14 Carlton 22 7 15 0 1568 1978 79.3 28
15 Gold Coast 22 6 16 0 1778 2273 78.2 24
16 Fremantle 22 4 18 0 1574 2119 74.3 16
17 Brisbane Lions 22 3 19 0 1770 2872 61.6 12
18 Essendon 22 3 19 0 1437 2356 61.0 12
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Records

Milestones

Brownlow Medal

Results

Round 1 vote 2 votes 3 votes
1 Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Joel Selwood (Geelong) Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
2 Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Josh Gibson (Hawthorn)
3 Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Marcus Adams (Western Bulldogs) Luke Dahlhaus (Western Bulldogs)
4 Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda David Armitage (St Kilda) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
5 Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) Scott Thompson (Adelaide) Paul Puopolo (Hawthorn)
6 Steve Johnson (Greater Western Sydney) Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney) Rory Lobb (Greater Western Sydney)
7 Luke Breust (Hawthorn) Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn)
8 Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) Isaac Smith (Hawthorn) Lachie Neale (Fremantle)
9 Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) Luke Parker (Sydney) Daniel Hannebery (Sydney)
10 Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn)
11 Nathan Jones (Melbourne) Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) Bernie Vince (Melbourne)
12 Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn)
13 Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) Daniel Wells (North Melbourne) James Sicily (Hawthorn)
14 Tom Lynch (Gold Coast) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Gary Ablett, Jr. (Gold Coast)
15 Bye
16 Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
17 Josh Kennedy (Sydney) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn)
18 Dustin Martin (Richmond) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Josh Gibson (Hawthorn)
19 Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn)
20 Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) Max Gawn (Melbourne) Jack Viney (Melbourne)
21 Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) Isaac Smith (Hawthorn) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
22 Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) Josh Kennedy (West Coast) Andrew Gaff (West Coast)
23 Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn) Adam Treloar (Collingwood)

Brownlow Medal tally

Player 1 vote games 2 vote games 3 vote games Total votes
Sam Mitchell 3 2 3 16
Jordan Lewis 1 1 3 11
Josh Gibson 3 1 1 10
Shaun Burgoyne 0 2 2 8
Cyril Rioli 4 2 0 8
Jack Gunston 2 1 0 4
Isaac Smith 0 2 0 4
Luke Hodge 0 0 1 3
Paul Puopolo 0 0 1 3
James Sicily 0 0 1 3
Grant Birchall 0 1 0 2
Luke Breust 1 0 0 1
Total 14 12 12 73

Tribunal cases

Player Round Charge category Verdict Result Victim Club Ref(s)
Ben Stratton 1 Striking Not Guilty Cleared Cory Gregson Geelong [22]
Grant Birchall 3 Rough conduct Guilty Fine Jordan Roughead Western Bulldogs [23]
Ben Stratton 6 Rough Conduct Not Guilty Cleared Nathan Wilson Greater Western Sydney [24]
Luke Hodge 6 Rough Conduct Not Guilty Cleared Nathan Wilson Greater Western Sydney [24]
Taylor Duryea 8 Striking Guilty Fine Hayden Ballantyne Fremantle [25]
Sam Mitchell 9 Striking Not Guilty Cleared Dan Hannebery Sydney
Jordan Lewis 10 High Contact Not Guilty Cleared Nick Robertson Brisbane Lions
Jonathon Ceglar 11 Striking Guilty 1 week Jesse Hogan Melbourne [26]
Bradley Hill 13 Melee Guilty Fine North Melbourne [27]
Paul Puopolo 13 Melee Guilty Fine North Melbourne [27]
Isaac Smith 13 Wrestling Guilty Fine Michael Firrito North Melbourne [27]
Daniel Howe 13 Striking Guilty Fine Drew Petrie North Melbourne [27]
Luke Hodge 17 Rough conduct Guilty Fine Callum Sinclair Sydney [28]
Cyril Rioli 20 Rough conduct Guilty Fine Clayton Oliver Melbourne [29]
James Sicily 20 Striking Guilty 1 week Bernie Vince Melbourne [29]
Sam Mitchell 20 Striking Not Guilty Cleared Jack Watts Melbourne [29]
Luke Hodge 21 Wrestling Guilty Fine Michael Firrito North Melbourne
Jordan Lewis 22 Striking Not Guilty Cleared Scott Lycett West Coast
Josh Gibson 23 High Contact Not Guilty Cleared Levi Greenwood Collingwood
Jordan Lewis Qualifying final Striking Not Guilty Cleared Joel Selwood Geelong
Luke Hodge Qualifying final Striking Not Guilty Cleared Joel Selwood Geelong
Cyril Rioli Semi final Melee Guilty Fine Western Bulldogs
James Sicily Semi final Melee Guilty Fine Western Bulldogs

References

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  2. ↑ "iiNet". Hawthorn Football Club official website. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hawks sign five-year deal with Adidas". mUmBRELLA. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
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  6. ↑ Jon Ralph (25 August 2015). "Brendon Bolton agrees to open-ended deal as he becomes Carlton's new coach". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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  16. 1 2 "2016 Fixture: By the numbers". hawthornfc.com.au. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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  19. ↑ Cordy, Neil (27 October 2015). "GWS Giants' first home game against Hawthorn, Sydney to start 2016 against Collingwood". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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  21. ↑ "Team Game Highs and Lows". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  22. ↑ http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-03-29/mrp-no-case-to-answer-for-stratton
  23. ↑ http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-04-11/mrp-birchall-offered-fine-for-rough-conduct
  24. 1 2 http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-05-02/mrp-no-case-to-answer-for-hodge-stratton
  25. ↑ http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-05-16/mrp-duryea-offered-fine
  26. ↑ http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-06-07/mrp-ceglar-accepts-onematch-ban
  27. 1 2 3 4 http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-06-20/mrp-four-hawks-offered-fines
  28. ↑ http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-07-18/mrp-hodge-fined
  29. 1 2 3 http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-08-08/mrp-sicily-offered-one-rioli-cleared
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