2012 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
2012 season
President Andrew Newbold
Coach Alastair Clarkson
Captain(s) Luke Hodge
Home ground Melbourne Cricket Ground
Aurora Stadium
Pre-season competition 3rd
AFL season 17–5 (1st)
Finals Series Grand Final
(Lost to Sydney 81–91)
Best and Fairest Sam Mitchell
Leading goalkicker Lance Franklin (69)
Highest home attendance 99,683 (Grand Final vs. Sydney)
Lowest home attendance 12,959 (Round 8 vs. Fremantle)
Average home attendance 44,973
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 88th season in the Australian Football League and 111th overall.

Playing list changes

The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2011 season and the beginning of the 2012 season.

Trades

12 October 2011 To Hawthorn
Jack Gunston
Pick 52, 2011 AFL draft
Pick 71, 2011 AFL draft		 To Adelaide
Pick 24, 2011 AFL draft
Pick 46, 2011 AFL draft
Pick 64, 2011 AFL draft
14 October 2011 To Hawthorn
Pick 58, 2011 AFL draft		 To North Melbourne
Will Sierakowski
14 October 2011 To Hawthorn
Pick 33, 2011 AFL draft		 To Port Adelaide
Brent Renouf
17 October 2011 To Hawthorn
Pick 29, 2011 AFL draft		 To Brisbane Lions
Jordan Lisle
17 October 2011 To Hawthorn
Pick 38, 2011 AFL draft
Pick 56, 2011 AFL draft		 To Fremantle
Pick 29, 2011 AFL draft
Pick 58, 2011 AFL draft
Pick 71, 2011 AFL draft
17 October 2011 To Hawthorn
Jarrad Boumann		 To Greater Western Sydney
Pick 56, 2011 AFL draft

Draft

AFL draft

Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
233Bradley HillWest Perth
238Jordan KellyDandenong Stingrays
353Alex WoodwardSandringham Dragons
477Luke Breust
(Rookie promotion)

Rookie draft

Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
116Broc McCauleyBrisbane Lions
234Amos FrankWoodville-West Torrens
352Andrew BoseleyGeelong Falcons
469Adam PattisonBox Hill Hawks

Retirements and delistings

Date Player 2012 team Reason Ref
20 October 2011Rick LadsonN/ADelisted
20 October 2011Jack MahonyN/ADelisted
20 October 2011Sam MenegolaFremantleDelisted
20 October 2011Riley MilneN/ADelisted
20 October 2011Jordan WilliamsN/ADelisted

2012 player squad

Hawthorn Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 25 July 2012
Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches

Fixture

NAB Cup

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Friday, 17 February (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 0.4.4 (28) 1.6.8 (53) Won by 25 points Etihad Stadium 28,228
Friday, 17 February (8:55 pm) Richmond 0.5.7 (37) 0.6.4 (40) Lost by 3 points Etihad Stadium –
2 Saturday, 3 March (3:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 2.12.18 (108) 0.4.10 (34) Won by 74 points Aurora Stadium (H) 5,100
3 Saturday, 10 March (5:40 pm) Melbourne 0.6.8 (44) 1.17.12 (123) Won by 79 points Etihad Stadium (A) 10,611

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record Recap
Home Away Result
1 Friday, 30 March (7:50 pm) Collingwood 20.17 (137) 16.19 (115) Won by 22 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 78,466 1–0 Recap
2 Monday, 9 April (3:10 pm) Geelong 14.8 (92) 13.12 (90) Lost by 2 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 69,231 1–1 Recap
3 Sunday, 15 April (3:15 pm) Adelaide 21.14 (140) 12.12 (84) Won by 56 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 33,524 2–1 Recap
4 Saturday, 21 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 5.21 (51) 5.16 (46) Lost by 5 points Patersons Stadium (A) 40,080 2–2 Recap
5 Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm) Sydney 10.9 (69) 16.10 (106) Lost by 37 points Aurora Stadium (H) 19,217 2–3 Recap
6 Saturday, 5 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 13.10 (88) 18.15 (123) Won by 35 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 42,290 3–3 Recap
7 Friday, 11 May (7:50 pm) Melbourne 6.13 (49) 15.25 (115) Won by 66 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 36,430 4–3 Recap
8 Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Fremantle 17.17 (119) 9.9 (63) Won by 56 points Aurora Stadium (H) 12,959 5–3 Recap
9 Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm) Richmond 21.11 (137) 10.15 (75) Lost by 62 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 51,617 5–4 Recap
10 Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 27.12 (174) 9.5 (59) Won by 115 points Aurora Stadium (H) 16,143 6–4 Recap
11 Sunday, 10 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 9.8 (62) 16.12 (108) Won by 46 points AAMI Stadium (A) 26,638 7–4 Recap
12 Sunday, 17 June (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 19.21 (135) 11.4 (70) Won by 65 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 35,492 8–4 Recap
13 Bye
14 Friday, 29 June (7:50 pm) Carlton 10.10 (70) 18.12 (150) Won by 50 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 65,047 9–4 Recap
15 Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 28.25 (193) 4.7 (31) Won by 162 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 26,518 10–4 Recap
16 Sunday, 15 July (3:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.8 (44) 17.14 (116) Won by 72 points Etihad Stadium (A) 24,754 11–4 Recap
17 Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) Collingwood 13.13 (91) 21.12 (138) Won by 47 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 83,714 12–4 Recap
18 Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm) Essendon 12.14 (86) 27.18 (180) Won by 94 points Etihad Stadium (A) 44,899 13–4 Recap
19 Friday, 3 August (7:50 pm) Geelong 17.14 (116) 18.10 (118) Lost by 2 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 65,287 13–5 Recap
20 Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm) Port Adelaide 24.15 (159) 13.9 (87) Won by 72 points Aurora Stadium (H) 14,431 14–5 Recap
21 Sunday, 19 August (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 19.15 (129) 10.5 (65) Won by 64 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 23,098 15–5 Recap
22 Saturday, 25 August (4:40 pm) Sydney 14.11 (95) 15.12 (102) Won by 7 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 31,167 16–5 Recap
23 Friday, 31 August (7:50 pm) West Coast 14.11 (95) 10.10 (70) Won by 25 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 50,023 17–5 Recap
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Finals series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Recap
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) Collingwood 20.15 (135) 15.7 (97) Won by 38 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 85,639 Recap
Semi-final Advanced to Preliminary final
Preliminary final Saturday, 22 September (5:15 pm) Adelaide 13.19 (97) 14.8 (92) Won by 5 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 69,146 Recap
Grand final Saturday, 29 September (2:30 pm) Sydney 11.15 (81) 14.7 (91) Lost by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 99,683 Recap
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Ladder

2012 AFL Ladder
TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2679 1733 154.59 68
2 Adelaide 22 17 5 0 2428 1833 132.46 68
3 Sydney (P) 22 16 6 0 2290 1629 140.58 64
4 Collingwood 22 16 6 0 2123 1823 116.46 64
5 West Coast 22 15 7 0 2244 1807 124.18 60
6 Geelong 22 15 7 0 2209 1886 117.13 60
7 Fremantle 22 14 8 0 1956 1691 115.67 56
8 North Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2359 2097 112.49 56
9 St Kilda 22 12 10 0 2347 1903 123.33 48
10 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2079 1925 108.00 44
11 Essendon 22 11 11 0 2091 2090 100.05 44
12 Richmond 22 10 11 1 2169 1943 111.63 42
13 Brisbane Lions 22 10 12 0 1904 2092 91.01 40
14 Port Adelaide 22 5 16 1 1691 2144 78.87 22
15 Western Bulldogs 22 5 17 0 1542 2301 67.01 20
16 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1580 2341 67.49 16
17 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1509 2481 60.82 12
18 Greater Western Sydney 22 2 20 0 1270 2751 46.17 8
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 2012 Scores". afltables.com.
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