2020 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 2020 Hawthorn Football Club season is the club's 96th season in the Australian Football League and 119th overall, the 21st season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 20th season playing home games at the University of Tasmania Stadium, the 16th season under head coach Alastair Clarkson,[1] and the 2nd season with Ben Stratton as club captain.[2] With Jarryd Roughead and Grant Birchall departing this season will be the first to not have any player from Hawthorn's 2008 premiership team on the list.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Jeff Kennett | ||
| Coach | Alastair Clarkson | ||
| Captain(s) | Ben Stratton | ||
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground University of Tasmania Stadium | ||
| Record | 3–1 (4th) | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Chad Wingard (9) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 vs. Brisbane Lions (Round 1), North Melbourne (Round 4) | ||
| Average home attendance | 0 | ||
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On 16 March 2020, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan announced that the season would be shortened to 17 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] During Hawthorn's round 1 match with the Brisbane Lions, it was announced that the season would be suspended following the conclusion of the round, with the suspension to last until 31 May 2020. The season recommenced on 11 June 2020.
Club summary
The 2020 AFL season is the 124th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it is be the 96th 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,[4][5] while Adidas will continue to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they have done since 2013.[6] 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 26 August 2019, The club announced that assistant coach Darren Glass would be leaving the club to join West Coast as the clubs list manager. [7] A couple of days laters it was announced that former assistant coach and Carlton coach, Brendon Bolton would return to the club as director of coaching. [8]
Playing list changes
Trades
| 11 October 2019 | To Hawthorn Sam Frost Pick 42, 2019 AFL draft Pick 61, 2019 AFL draft 4th round pick, 2020 AFL draft |
To Melbourne Pick 50, 2019 AFL draft 2nd round pick, 2020 AFL draft |
[9] |
| 15 October 2019 | To Hawthorn Jonathon Patton |
To Greater Western Sydney 4th round pick, 2020 AFL draft (via Melbourne) |
[10] |
| 16 October 2019 | To Hawthorn Pick 54, 2019 AFL draft (via West Coast) Pick 63, 2019 AFL draft (via Sydney) |
To Carlton Marc Pittonet Pick 61, 2019 AFL draft (via Melbourne) |
[11] |
| 20 November 2019 | To Hawthorn Pick 50, 2019 AFL draft Pick 73, 2019 AFL draft 2nd round pick, 2020 AFL draft |
To North Melbourne Pick 30, 2019 AFL draft |
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| 28 November 2019 | To Hawthorn 3rd round pick, 2020 AFL draft (via Essendon) |
To Collingwood Pick 43, 2019 AFL draft |
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| 28 November 2019 | To Hawthorn 4th round pick, 2020 AFL draft |
To Western Bulldogs Pick 62, 2019 AFL draft |
Free agency
Additions
| Date | Player | F/A Type | Former Club | Deal | Compensation | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2019 | Michael Hartley | PSD | Essendon | N/A | None | |
| 29 November 2019 | Harry Pepper | CB | N/A | N/A | None | |
| 6 March 2020 | Keegan Brooksby | SSP | West Coast | 1-year deal | none |
Departures
| Date | Player | F/A Type | New Club | Deal | Compensation | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 October 2019 | Grant Birchall | Unrestricted | Brisbane Lions | Signed 1-year deal | None | [12] |
Draft
AFL draft
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Will Day | West Adelaide | |
| 2 | 29 | Finn Maginness | Sandringham Dragons | |
| 4 | 57 | Josh Morris | Woodville-West Torrens |
Rookie draft
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Emerson Jeka | Western Jets |
Retirements and delistings
| Date | Player | 2020 team | Reason | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October 2018 | Will Langford | N/A | Retired | [13][14] |
| 12 August 2019 | Jarryd Roughead | N/A | Retired | [15] |
| 17 October 2019 | Kaiden Brand | Sydney | Delisted | [16] |
| 17 October 2019 | Teia Miles | N/A | Delisted | [16] |
| 17 October 2019 | David Mirra | N/A | Delisted | [16] |
| 17 October 2019 | Tim Mohr | N/A | Retired | [16] |
| 18 October 2019 | Ryan Schoenmakers | N/A | Retired | [17] |
2020 player squad
| Senior list | Rookie list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 25 June 2020 | ||||||
Marsh Community series
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
| 1 | Thursday, 20 February (7:10 pm) | St Kilda | 17.9 (111) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 21 points | RSEA Park | Report |
| 2 | Friday, 6 March (7:40 pm) | Melbourne | 6.13 (49) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 32 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | Report |
Home & Away season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Record | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Sunday, 22 March (3:20 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 14.6 (90) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 28 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1–0 | Report |
| 2 | Friday, 12 June (7:50 pm) | Geelong | 17.6 (108) | 7.5 (47) | Lost by 61 points | GMHBA Stadium | 1–1 | Report |
| 3 | Thursday, 18 June (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 5.9 (39) | 11.5 (71) | Won by 32 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2–1 | Report |
| 4 | Sunday, 28 June (6:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | 8.6 (54) | Won by 4 points | Marvel Stadium | 3–1 | Report |
| 5 | Sunday, 5 July (6:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | GIANTS Stadium | |||||
| 6 | Saturday, 11 July (6:05 pm) | Gold Coast | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||
| 7 | Thursday, 16 July (7:40 pm) | Essendon | Marvel Stadium | |||||
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 146 | 236.3 | 16 | Finals series |
| 2 | Gold Coast | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 202 | 131.2 | 12 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 249 | 120.5 | 12 | |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 266 | 263 | 101.1 | 12 | |
| 5 | Collingwood | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 267 | 173 | 154.3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Geelong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 305 | 275 | 110.9 | 8 | |
| 7 | St Kilda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 272 | 253 | 107.5 | 8 | |
| 8 | Essendon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 182 | 106.0 | 8 | |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 243 | 102.9 | 8 | |
| 10 | Greater Western Sydney | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 264 | 274 | 96.4 | 8 | |
| 11 | Sydney | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 277 | 92.8 | 8 | |
| 12 | Carlton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 287 | 92.3 | 8 | |
| 13 | Western Bulldogs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 246 | 84.1 | 8 | |
| 14 | Richmond | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 281 | 87.9 | 6 | |
| 15 | Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 178 | 83.7 | 4 | |
| 16 | West Coast | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 304 | 68.8 | 4 | |
| 17 | Fremantle | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 218 | 278 | 78.4 | 0 | |
| 18 | Adelaide | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 181 | 349 | 51.9 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2020. Source: AFL
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Awards, records and milestones
Records
Club records
- Most tackles: 1,245 (ongoing record) – Liam Shiels
- Most goal assists: 192 (ongoing record) – Luke Breust
- Most games coached: 355 (ongoing record) – Alastair Clarkson
- Most victories coached: 219 (ongoing record) – Alastair Clarkson
- Most home and away games coached: 329 (ongoing record) – Alastair Clarkson
- Most home and away victories coached: 203 (ongoing record) – Alastair Clarkson
Milestones
Round 1
- Tim O'Brien – 50th AFL goal.
- Sam Frost – Hawthorn debut.
- Jonathon Patton – Hawthorn debut.
- Jonathon Patton – 1st goal for Hawthorn.
Round 3
- Jack Gunston – 350th goal for Hawthorn.
- Chad Wingard – 250th AFL goal.
- Jaeger O'Meara – 50th game for Hawthorn.
Round 4
- Tom Mitchell – 50th game for Hawthorn.
References
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- "AFL cuts fixture back to 17 rounds but Round 1 may still be played this weekend". Fox Sports Australia. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Tasmania". Hawthorn Football Club official website. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "iiNet". Hawthorn Football Club official website. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "A unique partnership announcement". hawthornfc.com.au. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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- Harrington, Anna (29 August 2019). "Brendon Bolton returns to Hawthorn four years after leaving to join Carlton". Fox Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- Balmer, Matt (11 October 2019). "Trade! Big Demon Sam Frost on the move as Hawks pull trigger". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "Another Giant bargain: GWS forward Jon Patton becomes a Hawk at basement price". Fox Sports Australia. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- Navaratnam, Dinny (16 October 2019). "Blues make their Marc: Hawthorn ruckman joins Carlton". afl.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "First they got Luke Hodge. Now another premiership Hawk heads to Brisbane". Fox Sports Australia. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Hawthorn Cut Trio". Triple M. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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