The Hawthorn Football Club are a professional Australian rules football team based in Mulgrave, Victoria, playing in the Australian Football League. The team began as the Mayblooms before changing their nickname to the Hawks in 1942.
Since joining the VFA in 1914, Hawthorn have had 33 coaches. The current coach of the club is Sam Mitchell, who took over from Alastair Clarkson ahead of the 2022 season. Clarkson is the most successful coach in the club's history having led the team for more games coached, home and away games coached, games won, home and away wins, finals games, finals wins, and VFL/AFL premierships.
#Number of coachesGGames coachedWWinsLLossesDDrawsWin%Winning percentage
VFA
#NameSeason(s)TotalAchievementsGWLDWin%11914–1915219193192041920–192151922–1924
VFL/AFL
#NameSeason(s)TotalAchievementsGWLDWin%6192571926–19278192891929101930–1931111932121933– (interim)1933131933–1934141935–1938151939161940–1941171942–1943181944191945–1946201947–1949211950–1951221952–1959— (caretaker)1957231960–1963VFL premiership (1961)Jock McHale Medal (1961)2× Minor premiership (1961, 1963)McClelland Trophy (1961)241964–1965251966—1967–19762× VFL premiership (1971, 1976)2× Jock McHale Medal (1971, 1976)2× Minor premiership (1971, 1975)McClelland Trophy (1971)2× Pre-season premiership (1968, 1969)261977–1980VFL premiership (1978)Jock McHale Medal (1978)Pre-season premiership (1977)NFL Championship (1976)271981–19872× VFL premiership (1983, 1986)2× Jock McHale Medal (1983, 1986)Minor premiership (1986)3× McClelland Trophy (1984, 1985, 1986)2× Pre-season premiership (1985, 1986)2× VFL Team of the Year (1983, 1986)— (caretaker)1988VFL premiership (1988)Jock McHale Medal (1988)Minor premiership (1988)McClelland Trophy (1988)Pre-season premiership (1988)—1989–1990VFL premiership (1989)Jock McHale Medal (1989)Minor premiership (1989)281991–1993AFL premiership (1991)Jock McHale Medal (1991)2× Pre-season premiership (1991, 1992)291994–1995301996–1999Pre-season premiership (1999)312000–2004— (caretaker)2001— (interim)2004322005–20214× AFL premiership (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)4× Jock McHale Medal (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)2× Minor premiership (2012, 2013)2× McClelland Trophy (2012, 2013)4× All-Australian team (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)— (caretaker)2014332022–McClelland Trophy (2024)
AFL Women's On 12 August 2021, Hawthorn was granted a license to join the AFL Women's league for the 2022/23 season. Bec Goddard who was in charge of the club's VFL women's side was immediately appointed as the club's first ever AFLW coach.
#NameSeason(s)TotalAwardsGWLD Win%12022 (S7)–202322024–McClelland Trophy (2024)
References
AFL Tables - Hawthorn coaches