The 2019 Hawthorn Football Club season was the club's 95th 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 1st season with Ben Stratton as club captain. A 19-point loss to Sydney in round 14 meant that Hawthorn could not match their 15–7 record from 2018. A 70-point win over Gold Coast meant that for a tenth-consecutive season Hawthorn won at least 10 games. Hawthorn finished the season in ninth-place with an 11–11 record, thus missing the finals for the second time in the last three seasons.
Club summary The 2019 AFL season was the 123rd season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it was the 95th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania and iiNet continued as the club's two major sponsors, as they have done since 2006 and 2013 respectively, while Adidas continued to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they have done since 2013. Hawthorn continued 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 as an assistant coach following the conclusion of the 2018 season. 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. 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. On 8 October 2018, it was confirmed that Director of High Performance Andrew Russell would be departing the club after fourteen seasons, having accepted a position at . On 19 October 2018, it was announced that former player and 2008 AFL premiership captain Sam Mitchell would return to the club as an assistant coach, having been an assistant coach at and helping the club win the 2018 AFL Grand Final. On 3 November 2018, Torin Baker was announced as the new development coach, filling the role previously held by Max Bailey. On 27 November 2018, it was announced that Jarryd Roughead would not continue on as captain in 2019. Ben Stratton would be named as Roughead's successor on 28 February 2019.
Playing list changes Trades 16 October 2018 To HawthornJack Scrimshaw4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft To Gold Coast3rd round pick, 2019 AFL draft 16 October 2018 To HawthornTom Scully To Greater Western Sydney4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft (via ) 16 October 2018 To Hawthorn4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft To Western BulldogsTaylor Duryea 17 October 2018 To HawthornChad Wingard3rd round pick, 2019 AFL draft To Port AdelaideRyan BurtonPick 15, 2018 AFL draftPick 35, 2018 AFL draft4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft (via ) 23 November 2018 To HawthornPick 63, 2018 AFL draft5th round pick, 2019 AFL draft To Collingwood4th round pick, 2019 AFL draft Draft picks accurate at the time of the trade.
Free agency Additions Date Player F/A Type 2018 team Compensation Ref 1 November 2018 Darren Minchington St Kilda None 14 March 2019 Ned Reeves None
Draft
AFL draft Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref 3 52 Jacob Koschitzke Murray Bushrangers 4 63 Mathew Walker Murray Bushrangers
Rookie draft Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref 1 14 Damon Greaves East Perth 2 30 Will Golds Oakleigh Chargers 3 43 Tim Mohr Greater Western Sydney 4 68 Will Langford Hawthorn
Retirements and delistings Date Player 2019 team Reason Ref 15 November 2017 Ty Vickery Retired 4 July 2018 Cyril Rioli Retired 26 September 2018 Kurt Heatherley Delisted 26 September 2018 Jonathan O'Rourke Delisted 26 September 2018 Dallas Willsmore Delisted 29 October 2018 Kieran Lovell Delisted 29 October 2018 Brendan Whitecross Delisted
2019 player squad
JLT Community series Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Report Home Away Result 1 Sunday, 3 March (12:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102) 8.12 (60) Lost by 42 points Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (A) Report 2 Saturday, 9 March (7:10 pm) Richmond 13.9 (87) 14.11 (95) Lost by 8 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) Report Source
Home & Away season Hawthorn's fixture was released on November 1. Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Record Report Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 23 March (4:05 pm) Adelaide 7.13 (55) 12.15 (87) Won by 32 points Adelaide Oval (A) 1–0 Report 2 Sunday, 31 March (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.9 (87) 16.10 (106) Lost by 19 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 1–1 Report 3 Sunday, 7 April (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 13.9 (87) 10.11 (71) Won by 16 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 2–1 Report 4 Sunday, 14 April (3:20 pm) St Kilda 10.14 (74) 10.9 (69) Lost by 5 points Marvel Stadium (A) 2–2 Report 5 Monday, 22 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 13.12 (90) 17.11 (113) Lost by 23 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 2–3 Report 6 Sunday, 28 April (3:20 pm) Carlton 13.15 (93) 13.10 (88) Won by 5 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) 3–3 Report 7 Saturday, 4 May (1:45 pm) Melbourne 11.13 (79) 11.8 (74) Lost by 5 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 3–4 Report 8 Sunday, 12 May (3:20 pm) Greater Western Sydney 10.11 (71) 5.8 (38) Won by 33 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 4–4 Report 9 Sunday, 19 May (3:20 pm) Richmond 14.11 (95) 8.11 (59) Lost by 36 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 4–5Report 10 Saturday, 25 May (1:45 pm) Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) 6.13 (49) Won by 31 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) 5–5 Report 11 Saturday, 1 June (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85) 10.6 (66) Lost by 19 points The Gabba (A) 5–6 Report 12 Bye 13 Friday, 14 June (7:50 pm) Essendon 14.12 (96) 11.11 (77) Lost by 19 points Marvel Stadium (A) 5–7 Report 14 Friday, 21 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 12.10 (82) 9.9 (63) Lost by 19 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 5–8 Report 15 Saturday, 29 June (1:45 pm) West Coast 9.17 (71) 11.11 (77) Lost by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 5–9 Report 16 Friday, 5 July (7:50 pm) Collingwood 9.13 (67) 9.9 (63) Won by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 6–9 Report 17 Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Fremantle 12.12 (84) 8.5 (53) Won by 31 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) 7–9 Report 18 Sunday, 21 July (1:10 pm) Geelong 8.13 (61) 12.13 (85) Won by 24 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 8–9 Report 19 Saturday, 27 July (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 7.18 (60) 13.9 (87) Lost by 27 points University of Tasmania Stadium (H) 8–10 Report 20 Friday, 2 August (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 12.14 (86) 9.10 (64) Lost by 22 points Marvel Stadium (A) 8–11 Report 21 Friday, 9 August (7:50 pm) Greater Western Sydney 4.5 (29) 13.7 (85) Won by 56 points UNSW Canberra Oval (A) 9–11 Report 22 Sunday, 18 August (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 18.10 (118) 7.6 (48) Won by 70 points Marvel Stadium (H) 10–11 Report 23 Saturday, 24 August (6:10 pm) West Coast 9.13 (67) 16.9 (105) Won by 38 points Optus Stadium (A) 11–11 Report
Ladder
Awards, records and milestones Awards Club awards Peter Crimmins Medal: James Worpel Most consistent player: Jarman Impey Most promising player: Mitchell Lewis Best clubman: Jonathon Ceglar Best first year player (debut season): Oliver Hanrahan
Records Club records Most contested marks: 317 – Jarryd Roughead Most marks inside 50: 633 – Jarryd Roughead Most tackles: 1,233 – Liam Shiels Most games coached: 351 – Alastair Clarkson Most victories coached: 216 – Alastair Clarkson Most home and away games coached: 325 – Alastair Clarkson Most home and away victories coached: 200 – Alastair Clarkson Most rebound 50's in a season: 137 – James Sicily Most rebound 50's in a single game: 15 – James Sicily (Tied with Luke Hodge)
Milestones Round 1 Jarman Impey – 100th AFL game. Ben McEvoy – 50th goal for Hawthorn. Jack Scrimshaw – Hawthorn debut.
Round 2 Tom Scully – Hawthorn debut.
Round 3 Dylan Moore – AFL debut. Chad Wingard – Hawthorn debut Chad Wingard – 1st goal for Hawthorn.
Round 4 Ben McEvoy – 100th game for Hawthorn. Tom Scully – 1st goal for Hawthorn.
Round 5 Chad Wingard – 150th AFL game. Mitchell Lewis – 1st AFL goal.
Round 6 Blake Hardwick – 50th AFL game.
Round 7 Jaeger O'Meara – 50th AFL goal.
Round 8 Jack Gunston – 350th AFL goal.
Round 9 Tim O'Brien – 50th AFL game. Dylan Moore – 1st AFL goal.
Round 10 Ricky Henderson – 50th game for Hawthorn.
Round 13 Jarman Impey – 50th AFL goal. Conor Glass – 1st AFL goal.
Round 15 Oliver Hanrahan – AFL debut Oliver Hanrahan – 1st AFL goal.
Round 16 Luke Breust – 200th AFL game. Ben McEvoy – 200th AFL game.
Round 18 Liam Shiels – 200th AFL game.
Round 21 Ricky Henderson – 150th AFL game. Changkuoth Jiath – AFL debut.
Round 22 Alastair Clarkson – 350th AFL game as coach.
Round 23 Isaac Smith – 200th AFL game. Alastair Clarkson – 200th Home and Away game won as coach.
References