2009 Hawthorn Football Club season
2009 season
The 2009 season saw Hawthorn approached the season with many of the players physically underdone , due to post seasons operations . By the time the season proper began the Hawks were without seven of their premiership players, Campbell, Croad, Ellis, Gilham, Ladson and Lewis were unavailable recovering from injuries, and Shane Crawford had retired. Couple with injuries in the opening games, the team never seemed to settle, the selectors relied on blooding new players. The Hawk's finals hopes are over, losing to Essendon in an elimination.
NAB Cup
Home & Away Season
| Round |
Opposition Team |
Venue |
Result |
Game Summary |
| 1 |
Geelong Cats |
MCG |
Loss
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After being blown away in the third quarter, the reigning premiers bounced back in the final change with three goals apeice to forwards Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead to fall 8 points short of Geelong.[1]
CROWD: 69,529
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| 2 |
Sydney Swans |
ANZ Stadium |
Loss
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Quick goals to Mark Williams early in the game were not enough to secure a win for a Hawthorn side with only one ruckman and missing key premiership players. Sydney by 38 points.[2]
CROWD: 36,116
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| 3 |
North Melbourne Kangaroos |
Etihad Stadium |
Win
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After successive losses to start to the season Hawthorn bounce back with a punishing win over North Melbourne on Easter Sunday. Hawthorn by 54.
CROWD: 34,989
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| 4 |
Port Adelaide |
MCG |
Loss
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Hawthorn put in a disappointing performance against Port Adelaide to record their 3rd loss for the season, facing an uphill tasks to make the final 4. Port Adelaide by 31
CROWD: 33,527 (record for Hawthorn-Port Adelaide games)
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| 5 |
West Coast |
Aurora Stadium |
Win
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Hawthorn return for their first game of the season in Tasmania on ANZAC Day. After a scrapping contest Hawthorn return to the winners circle with a questionable 18pt win over the travel weary West Coast Eagles. Hawthorn by 18.
CROWD: 17,880
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| 6 |
Carlton |
MCG |
Win
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Hawthorn square their season at 3-3 and enter the top 8 for the first time this season with a classic 4pt win over arch rivals Carlton. Played before almost 70,000, Hawthorn won after almost conceding the game with a poor last 10 minutes that let Carlton back into the game. Roughead and Fevola both kicked 8 and it is widely regarded as one of the best home and away matches in recent memory. Hawthorn by 4.
CROWD: 69,018 (record for Hawthorn-Carlton games)
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| 7 |
Essendon |
Etihad Stadium |
Loss
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| 8 |
Fremantle |
Subiaco Oval |
Win
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| 9 |
Melbourne Demons |
MCG |
Win
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| 10 |
Adelaide Crows |
AAMI Stadium |
Loss
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| 11 |
Sydney Swans |
MCG |
Win
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| 12 |
Brisbane Lions |
Aurora Stadium |
Loss
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| 13 |
West Coast Eagles |
Subiaco Oval |
Loss
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| 14 |
Western Bulldogs |
Etihad Stadium |
Loss
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Scoring only four behinds to half time the Hawks were completely outplayed. |
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| 15 |
North Melbourne Kangaroos |
Aurora Stadium |
Win
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Finally in the Last quarter the Hawks play the brand of football that wins finals. |
| 16 |
Collingwood Magpies |
MCG |
Win
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The Hawks dominated after half time to win easily |
| 17 |
Geelong Cats |
MCG |
Loss
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After leading early in the last quarter Geelong storm home to have James Bartel kick the winning point after the siren. |
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| 18 |
Port Adelaide |
AAMI Stadium |
Loss
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| 19 |
St Kilda |
Aurora Stadium |
Loss
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| 20 |
Adelaide Crows |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Loss
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A great first quarter until after quarter time, Adelaide stormed home to win by 27 points |
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| 21 |
Richmond Football Club |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Win
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| 22 |
Essendon |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Loss
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Lead at every change but Essendon manage to win ending Hawthorn's season. Injuries to Max Bailey and then Brad Sewell prove pivotal. |
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