2019 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
2019 season
President Jeff Kennett
Coach Alastair Clarkson
Captain(s) Jarryd Roughead
Home ground Melbourne Cricket Ground
University of Tasmania Stadum
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The 2019 season will be the Hawthorn Football Club's 94th 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, and the 3rd season with Jarryd Roughead as club captain.

Club summary

The 2019 AFL season will be the 123rd season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it will be the 95th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania and iiNet will continue as the club's two major sponsors, as they have done since 2006 and 2013 respectively,[1][2] while Adidas will continue to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they have done since 2013.[3] Hawthorn will continue 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] On 8 October 2018, it was confirmed that Directer of High Performance Andrew Russell would be departing the club after fourteen seasons, having accepted a position at Carlton.[7]

Playing list


Draft

AFL draft

Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
115
235
353
590


Retirements and delistings

Date Player 2019 team Reason Ref
4 July 2018Cyril RioliN/ARetired[8]
26 September 2018Kurt HeatherleyN/ADelisted[9]
26 September 2018Jonathan O'RourkeN/ADelisted[9]
26 September 2018Dallas WillsmoreN/ADelisted[9]

2019 player squad

Hawthorn Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 4 October 2018
Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches


References

  1. ↑ "Tasmania". Hawthorn Football Club official website. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "iiNet". Hawthorn Football Club official website. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "A unique partnership announcement". hawthornfc.com.au. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Lerner, Ronny (30 August 2018). "Ratten joins St Kilda as club reshuffle continues". The Age. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Newman and Bailey elevated". Hawthorn Football Club. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Peter (6 October 2018). "Hawthorn lock in coach Alastair Clarkson until 2022". The Age. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Russell joins the Blues". Hawthorn Football Club. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cyril calls time on decorated career". hawthornfc.com.au. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 "Hawthorn Cut Trio". Triple M. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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