The 2012 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 88th season in the Australian Football League and 111th overall.
The season would prove to be Hawthorn's most dominant season in the 2012-2015 run of consecutive successful years, only to be denied the ultimate success in the 2012 AFL Grand Final due to inaccurate kicking.
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 Jack GunstonPick 52, 2011 AFL draftPick 71, 2011 AFL draft To Pick 24, 2011 AFL draftPick 46, 2011 AFL draftPick 64, 2011 AFL draft 14 October 2011 To Pick 58, 2011 AFL draft To Will Sierakowski 14 October 2011 To Pick 33, 2011 AFL draft To Brent Renouf 17 October 2011 To Pick 29, 2011 AFL draft To Jordan Lisle 17 October 2011 To Pick 38, 2011 AFL draftPick 56, 2011 AFL draft To Pick 29, 2011 AFL draftPick 58, 2011 AFL draftPick 71, 2011 AFL draft 17 October 2011 To Jarrad Boumann To Pick 56, 2011 AFL draft
Draft
AFL draft
RoundOverall pickPlayerRecruited fromref233Bradley HillWest Perth238Jordan KellyDandenong Stingrays353Alex WoodwardSandringham Dragons477Luke Breust(Rookie promotion)
Rookie draft RoundOverall pickPlayerRecruited fromref116Broc McCauley234Amos FrankWoodville-West Torrens352Andrew BoseleyGeelong Falcons469Adam PattisonBox Hill Hawks
Retirements and delistings DatePlayer2012 teamReasonRef20 October 2011Rick LadsonDelisted20 October 2011Jack MahonyDelisted20 October 2011Sam MenegolaDelisted20 October 2011Riley MilneDelisted20 October 2011Jordan WilliamsDelisted
2012 player squad
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) 0.4.4 (28) 1.6.8 (53) Won by 25 points Etihad Stadium 28,228 Friday, 17 February (8:55 pm) 0.5.7 (37) 0.6.4 (40) Lost by 3 points Etihad Stadium – 2 Saturday, 3 March (3:40 pm) 2.12.18 (108) 0.4.10 (34) Won by 74 points Aurora Stadium (H) 5,100 3 Saturday, 10 March (5:40 pm) 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 TV Attendance Record Report Home Away Result 1 Friday, 30 March (7:50 pm) 20.17 (137) 16.19 (115) Won by 22 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 78,466 1–0 Report 2Monday, 9 April (3:10 pm) 14.8 (92) 13.12 (90) Lost by 2 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Seven 69,231 1–1 Report 3 Sunday, 15 April (3:15 pm) 21.14 (140) 12.12 (84) Won by 56 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 33,524 2–1 Report 4 Saturday, 21 April (5:40 pm) 5.21 (51) 5.16 (46) Lost by 5 points Patersons Stadium (A) Seven 40,080 2–2 Report 5 Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm) 10.9 (69) 16.10 (106) Lost by 37 points Aurora Stadium (H) Fox Footy 19,217 2–3 Report 6 Saturday, 5 May (7:40 pm) 13.10 (88) 18.15 (123) Won by 35 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Seven 42,290 3–3 Report 7 Friday, 11 May (7:50 pm) 6.13 (49) 15.25 (115) Won by 66 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Seven 36,430 4–3 Report 8 Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) 17.17 (119) 9.9 (63) Won by 56 points Aurora Stadium (H) Fox Footy 12,959 5–3 Report 9 Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm) 21.11 (137) 10.15 (75) Lost by 62 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Seven 51,617 5–4 Report 10 Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) 27.12 (174) 9.5 (59) Won by 115 points Aurora Stadium (H) Fox Footy 16,143 6–4 Report 11 Sunday, 10 June (4:10 pm) 9.8 (62) 16.12 (108) Won by 46 points AAMI Stadium (A) Fox Footy 26,638 7–4 Report 12 Sunday, 17 June (1:10 pm) 19.21 (135) 11.4 (70) Won by 65 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Fox Footy 35,492 8–4 Report 13 Bye 14 Friday, 29 June (7:50 pm) 10.10 (70) 18.12 (120) Won by 50 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Seven 65,047 9–4 Report 15 Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) 28.25 (193) 4.7 (31) Won by 162 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Fox Footy 26,518 10–4 Report 16 Sunday, 15 July (3:15 pm) 6.8 (44) 17.14 (116) Won by 72 points Etihad Stadium (A) Seven 24,754 11–4 Report 17 Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) 13.13 (91) 21.12 (138) Won by 47 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) Seven 83,714 12–4 Report 18 Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm) 12.14 (86) 27.18 (180) Won by 94 points Etihad Stadium (A) Seven 44,899 13–4 Report 19 Friday, 3 August (7:50 pm) 17.14 (116) 18.10 (118) Lost by 2 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 65,287 13–5 Report 20 Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm) 24.15 (159) 13.9 (87) Won by 72 points Aurora Stadium (H) Fox Footy 14,431 14–5 Report 21 Sunday, 19 August (4:40 pm) 19.15 (129) 10.5 (65) Won by 64 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Fox Footy 23,098 15–5 Report 22 Saturday, 25 August (4:40 pm) 14.11 (95) 15.12 (102) Won by 7 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) Fox Footy 31,167 16–5 Report 23 Friday, 31 August (7:50 pm) 14.11 (95) 10.10 (70) Won by 25 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 50,023 17–5 Report
Ladder
Finals series
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue TV Attendance Report Home Away Result Qualifying final Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) 20.15 (135) 15.7 (97) Won by 38 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 85,639 Report Semi-finalAdvanced to Preliminary final Preliminary final Saturday, 22 September (5:15 pm) 13.19 (97) 14.8 (92) Won by 5 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 69,146 ReportGrand final Saturday, 29 September (2:30 pm) 11.15 (81) 14.7 (91) Lost by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Seven 99,683 Report
References
External links Official website of the Hawthorn Football Club Official website of the Australian Football League