| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Andrew Gowers | ||
| Coach | Sam Mitchell | ||
| Captain(s) | James Sicily | ||
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground University of Tasmania Stadium | ||
| Record | 1–5 (17th) | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Dylan Moore (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 67,020 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 43,960 | ||
| Average home attendance | 55,490 | ||
| |||
The 2024 Hawthorn Football Club season is the club's 100th season in the Australian Football League and 123rd overall, the 25th season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 24th season playing home games at the University of Tasmania Stadium and the 3rd season under head coach Sam Mitchell, [1] and the 2nd season with James Sicily as captain.
The 2024 AFL season is the 128th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, is the 100th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania, iiNet, and Nissan continue as the club's three major sponsors, as they have done since 2006, 2013, and 2019 respectively, [2] [3] while ISC will continue as the club's manufacturer of its on-and-off field apparel. [4] Hawthorn will continue 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.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Board members | |
| President | Andrew Gowers |
| Director | Anne-Marie Pellizzer |
| Ian Silk | |
| James Merlino | |
| Katie Hudson | |
| Luke Stambolis | |
| Owen Wilson | |
| Tim Shearer | |
| Luke McCabe | |
| Coaches | |
| Senior coach | Sam Mitchell |
| Backline coach | Kade Simpson |
| Midfield coach | David Hale |
| Contest coach | Adrian Hickmott |
| Head of coaching performance & development | Brett Ratten |
| Head of development | Andrew Collins |
| Development coach | Zane Littejohn |
| Leadership group | |
| Captain | James Sicily |
| Vice–captain | Luke Breust |
| Dylan Moore | |
| Leadership group member | Sam Frost |
| Jarman Impey | |
| Mitchell Lewis | |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nick Watson | Eastern Rangers | [11] |
| 1 | 19 | Will McCabe (F/S) | Hamley Bridge | [12] |
| 3 | 46 | Bodie Ryan | Glenelg | |
| 4 | 56 | Calsher Dear (F/S) | Sandringham Dragons |
| Date | Player | Reason | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2023 | Max Lynch | Retired | [13] |
| 26 September 2023 | Emerson Jeka | Delisted | [14] |
| Josh Morris | Delisted | ||
| Fionn O'Hara | Delisted | ||
| 19 October 2023 | Lachlan Bramble | Delisted | [15] |
| Fergus Greene | Delisted | ||
| Ned Long | Delisted | ||
| 10 November 2023 | Cooper Stephens | Delisted | [16] |
| Chad Wingard | Delisted |
| Name | Injury | Status | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changkuoth Jiath | Hamstring | Probable | Test |
| Mitchell Lewis | Hamstring | Probable | Test |
| Will Day | Foot | Out | 1 week |
| Ned Reeves | Concussion | Out | 1 week |
| Luke Breust | Groin | Out | 2 weeks |
| Chad Wingard | Achiles | Out | 2 weeks |
| Nick Watson | Ankle | Out | 4 weeks |
| Denver Grainger-Barras | Toe | Out | 5 weeks |
| Will McCabe | Back | Out | 10 weeks |
| James Blanck | Knee | Out | Season |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| – | Friday, 23 February (11:00 am) | Western Bulldogs | 16.12 (108) | 12.11 (83) | Lost by 25 points | VU Whitten Oval | – | Report |
| – | Saturday, 2 March (6:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 9.8 (62) | 17.17 (119) | Lost by 57 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | – | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 16 March (1:45 pm) | Essendon | 17.5 (107) | 11.17 (83) | Lost by 24 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 73,805 | 0–1 | Report |
| 2 | Saturday, 23 March (4:35 pm) | Melbourne | 5.8 (38) | 14.9 (93) | Lost by 55 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 43,960 | 0–2 | Report |
| 3 | Monday, 1 April (3:20 pm) | Geelong | 10.10 (70) | 17.4 (106) | Lost by 36 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 67,020 | 0–3 | Report |
| 4 | Sunday, 7 April (4:40 pm) | Collingwood | 11.11 (77) | 11.6 (72) | Lost by 5 points | Adelaide Oval | 43,198 | 0–4 | Report |
| 5 | Saturday, 13 April (7:30 pm) | Gold Coast | 16.13 (109) | 8.8 (56) | Lost by 53 points | People First Stadium | 13,900 | 0–5 | Report |
| 6 | Sunday, 21 April (4:00 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | 17.11 (113) | Won by 45 points | Marvel Stadium | 30,648 | 1–5 | Report |
| 7 | Sunday, 28 April (4:00 pm) | Sydney | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||||
| 8 | Sunday, 5 May (4:00 pm) | Western Bulldogs | Marvel Stadium | ||||||
| 9 | Saturday, 11 May (1:45 pm) | St Kilda | University of Tasmania Stadium | ||||||
| 10 | Sunday, 19 May (2:50 pm) | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | ||||||
| 11 | Sunday, 26 May (1:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | Marvel Stadium | ||||||
| 12 | Saturday, 1 June (1:45 pm) | Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||||
| 13 | Saturday, 8 June (1:45 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | University of Tasmania Stadium | ||||||
| 14 | Saturday, 15 June (4:35 pm) | Richmond | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||||
| 15 | Bye | ||||||||
| 16 | TBC | West Coast | Optus Stadium | ||||||
| 17 | TBC | Geelong | GMHBA Stadium | ||||||
| 18 | TBC | Fremantle | University of Tasmania Stadium | ||||||
| 19 | TBC | Collingwood | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||||
| 20 | TBC | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | ||||||
| 21 | TBC | Greater Western Sydney | Manuka Oval | ||||||
| 22 | TBC | Carlton | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||||
| 23 | TBC | Richmond | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||||
| 24 | TBC | North Melbourne | University of Tasmania Stadium | ||||||
Updated to the end of round 6.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 575 | 407 | 141.3 | 24 | Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 610 | 451 | 135.3 | 20 | |
| 3 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 638 | 492 | 129.7 | 20 | |
| 4 | Carlton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 597 | 508 | 117.5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 589 | 486 | 121.2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Melbourne | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 500 | 422 | 118.5 | 16 | |
| 7 | Essendon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 495 | 534 | 92.7 | 16 | |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 567 | 461 | 123.0 | 12 | |
| 9 | Fremantle | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 458 | 424 | 108.0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Collingwood | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 522 | 535 | 97.6 | 12 | |
| 11 | Gold Coast | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 481 | 512 | 93.9 | 12 | |
| 12 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 458 | 436 | 105.0 | 8 | |
| 13 | St Kilda | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 439 | 490 | 89.6 | 8 | |
| 14 | West Coast | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 435 | 576 | 75.5 | 8 | |
| 15 | Adelaide | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 403 | 479 | 84.1 | 4 | |
| 16 | Richmond | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 445 | 560 | 79.5 | 4 | |
| 17 | Hawthorn | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 432 | 560 | 77.1 | 4 | |
| 18 | North Melbourne | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 413 | 724 | 57.0 | 0 |
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