The Hawthorn Football Club's 2015 season will be its 91st season in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Club summary
The 2015 AFL season will be the 119th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it will be the 91st season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. The Melbourne Cricket Ground will once again act as Hawthorn's primary home ground, hosting six of the club's eleven home games,[1] with four games to be played at their secondary home ground, Aurora Stadium in Launceston, and one to be played at Etihad Stadium in Round 21. The four matches at Aurora Stadium will be against the Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast Suns, Fremantle and the Brisbane Lions in rounds 3, 9, 15 and 22 respectively,[2] while the one home game at Etihad Stadium will be against Port Adelaide in Round 21. The club will play Geelong, Essendon, Port Adelaide, Sydney and Carlton twice during the regular season, and travel interstate five times (twice each to Sydney and Adelaide, and once to Perth).[1]
Major sponsors Tasmania and iiNet will continue as the club's two major sponsors,[3][4] while Adidas will also continue to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel.[5]
Senior Personnel
Alastair Clarkson will continue as the club's head coach for the eleventh consecutive season, while Luke Hodge will continue as the club's captain for the fifth consecutive season. Both have held their respective positions since 2005 and 2011, respectively.
2015 player squad
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- 34 Kurt Heatherley (B)
- 35 Sam Grimley
- 44 Jared Hardisty
- 45 Jermaine Miller-Lewis
- 46 Lachlan Langford
- 47 Shem-Kalvin Tatupu (B)
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Assistant coaches
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- (c) Captain
- (vc) Vice captain
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 Long-term injury list
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- (vet) Veteran's list
- (ret) Retired
Updated: 8 December 2014
Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches |
Playing list changes
During the 2014 off-season, the Hawks acquired the services of Melbourne's James Frawley via the free agency system,[6] as well as those of Greater Western Sydney's Jonathan O'Rourke during the trade period.[7] 200-gamer Brad Sewell announced his retirement shortly after the end of the club's 2014 season, in which the club won their 12th premiership but for which he was overlooked.[8] In addition, Mitch Hallahan, Kyle Cheney and Luke Lowden were all traded away from the club,[9] while Jordan Kelly, Derick Wanganeen and Ben Ross were all delisted.[10]
The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2014 season and the commencement of the 2015 season.
In
Out
Season summary
Pre-season matches
The club will play three practice matches as part of the 2015 NAB Challenge, and will be played under modified pre-season rules, including nine-point goals.
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Date and local time |
Opponent |
Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) |
Venue |
Attendance |
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Away |
Result |
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Thursday, 26 February (7:10 pm) |
Collingwood |
2.8.6 (72) |
0.17.14 (116) |
Lost by 44 points |
Aurora Stadium (H) |
15,422 |
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Sunday, 8 March (4:10 pm) |
North Melbourne |
2.9.13 (85) |
1.9.9 (72) |
Lost by 13 points |
Deakin Reserve, Shepparton (A) |
7,591 |
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Thursday, 19 March (7:10 pm) |
St Kilda |
1.4.6 (39) |
22.13 (145) |
Won by 106 points |
Etihad Stadium (A) |
7,077 |
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Premiership Season
Home and away season
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Date and local time |
Opponent |
Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) |
Venue |
Attendance |
Ladder
position |
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Away |
Result |
| 1 |
Monday, 6 April (3:20 pm) |
Geelong |
17.21 (123) |
8.13 (61) |
Won by 62 points |
Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) |
73,584 |
2nd |
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Sunday, 12 April (3:20 pm) |
Essendon |
12.6 (78) |
11.10 (76) |
Lost by two points |
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) |
59,866 |
6th |
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Sunday, 19 April (1:10 pm) |
Western Bulldogs |
19.13 (127) |
8.9 (57) |
Won by 70 points |
Aurora Stadium (H) |
15,559 |
4th |
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Saturday, 25 April (7:10 pm) |
Port Adelaide |
15.9 (99) |
13.13 (91) |
Lost by eight points |
Adelaide Oval (A) |
50,675 |
7th |
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Saturday, 2 May (7:20 pm) |
North Melbourne |
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Etihad Stadium (A) |
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| 6 |
Saturday, 9 May (4:35 pm) |
Greater Western Sydney |
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Spotless Stadium (A) |
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| 7 |
Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) |
Melbourne |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) |
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| 8 |
Saturday, 23 May (7:20 pm) |
Sydney |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) |
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| 9 |
Saturday, 30 May (1:45 pm) |
Gold Coast |
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Aurora Stadium (H) |
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| 10 |
Sunday, 7 June (4:40 pm) |
St Kilda |
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Etihad Stadium (A) |
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| 11 |
Bye |
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| 12 |
Thursday, 18 June (7:20 pm) |
Adelaide |
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Adelaide Oval (A) |
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| 13 |
Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) |
Essendon |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) |
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| 14 |
Friday, July 3 (7:50 pm) |
Collingwood |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) |
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| 15 |
Sunday, 12 July (3:20 pm) |
Fremantle |
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Aurora Stadium (H) |
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| 16 |
Saturday, 18 July (7:20 pm) |
Sydney |
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ANZ Stadium (A) |
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| 17 |
Friday, 24 July (7:50 pm) |
Carlton |
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Etihad Stadium (A) |
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Friday, 31 July (7:50 pm) |
Richmond |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) |
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| 19 |
Saturday, 8 August (5:40 pm) |
West Coast |
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Domain Stadium (A) |
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| 20 |
Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm) |
Geelong |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) |
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Friday, 21 August (7:50 pm) |
Port Adelaide |
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Etihad Stadium (H) |
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Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) |
Brisbane Lions |
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Aurora Stadium (H) |
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TBC |
Carlton |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) |
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Ladder
Awards, Records & Milestones
Records
- Round 1: Sam Mitchell kicked Hawthorn's 170,000th point in the VFL/AFL
Milestones
Brownlow Medal
Results
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Tribunal cases
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Notes
- a "Points" refers to carry-over points accrued following the sanction. For example, 154.69 points draw a one-match suspension, with 54.69 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2015 Fixture released, Hawthorn Football Club official website, 30 October 2014
- ↑ 2015 Tasmania matches released, Hawthorn Football Club official website, 29 October 2014
- ↑ Tasmania, Hawthorn Football Club official website
- ↑ iiNet, Hawthorn Football Club official website
- ↑ Hawks sign five-year deal with Adidas, mUmBRELLA, 13 September 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 James Frawley joins Hawthorn as a free agent, Melbourne receives pick 3 as compensation, Herald Sun, 6 October 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 O'Rourke Becomes A Hawk, GWS Giants Official Website, 9 October 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ward, Roy (5 October 2014). "Brad Sewell says goodbye to Hawthorn with stirring speech". Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Schmook, Nathan (16 October 2014). "Hawk six-gamer takes up three-year offer from Suns". Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Hawks announce list changes". Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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