2026 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

2026 season
President	Andrew Gowers
Coach	Sam Mitchell
Captain	James Sicily
Home ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground University of Tasmania Stadium
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The 2026 Hawthorn Football Club season will be the club's 102nd season in the Australian Football League and 125th overall.

Kits

Manufacturer: ISC, ^{[1] [2]} Under Armour ^[3]
Sponsors: Tasmania, ^[4] Nissan, ^[5] KFC, ^[6] Superhero, ^[7]

Home

Away

Heritage

Key personnel

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 [8]
Backline coach	Kade Simpson
Midfield coach	David Hale
Contest coach	Adrian Hickmott
Head of coaching performance & development	Brett Ratten
Head of development	Daniel Giansiracusa
Development coach	Jason Johannisen
Development coach	David Mackay
Development coach	David Mirra
Development coach	Jason Williams
Leadership group
Captain	James Sicily
Vice–captain	Dylan Moore
Leadership group member	Jarman Impey
	Mitchell Lewis
	Will Day

Playing list changes

Additions

Date	Player	Reason	Old club	Ref
19 November 2025	Cameron Nairn	Draft	Central District	[9]
	Aidan Schubert	Draft	Central District	[10]
20 November 2025	Jack Dalton	Draft	Sandringham Dragons
	Matt LeRay	Draft	Central District
21 November 2025	Ollie Greeves	Draft	Eastern Ranges

Departures

Date	Player	Reason	New club	Ref
14 August 2025	Luke Breust	Retired	—	[11] [12]
24 September 2025	Sam Frost	Delisted	—	[13]
	Jasper Scaife	Delisted	—	[13]
3 October 2025	James Worpel	Free agent	Geelong	[14] [15]
15 October 2025	Changkuoth Jiath	Trade	Melbourne	[16] [17]
	Jai Serong	Trade	Sydney	[18] [19]
21 October 2025	Seamus Mitchell	Delisted	—	[20] [21]

2026 player squad

2026 Hawthorn Football Club squad

Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Harry Morrison  2 Mitchell Lewis  3 Jai Newcombe  4 Jarman Impey  6 James Sicily (C)  7 Ned Reeves 10 Karl Amon 11 Conor Nash 12 Will Day 13 Dylan Moore (VC) 14 Jack Scrimshaw 15 Blake Hardwick 16 Massimo D'Ambrosio 17 Lloyd Meek 18 Mabior Chol 19 Jack Gunston 20 Finn Maginness 21 Noah Mraz 23 Josh Weddle		24 Josh Battle 25 Josh Ward 26 Bodie Ryan 27 Will McCabe 28 Cameron Mackenzie 30 Sam Butler 31 Connor Macdonald 32 Cody Anderson 33 Jack Ginnivan 34 Nick Watson 35 Calsher Dear 36 James Blanck 37 Tom Barrass 42 Bailey Macdonald 44 Henry Hustwaite Jack Dalton Cameron Nairn Matthew LeRay Aidan Schubert				38 Max Ramsden 41 Matt Hill (B) 43 Jaime Uhr-Henry (B) Ollie Greeves		Head coach Sam Mitchell Assistant coaches Brett Ratten (head of coaching performance & development) Kade Simpson (backs) David Hale (midfield) Adrian Hickmott (forwards) Daniel Giansiracusa (head of development) Jason Johannisen (development coach) David Mackay (development coach) David Mirra (development coach/VFL coach) Jason Williams (development coach) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Injured Upgraded rookie(s) (ret) Retired (B) Category B rookie (FA) Free agent Updated: 21 November 2025 Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches

Season

Home and Away

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores(Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Position	Report
			Home	Away	Result
OR	Saturday, 7 March (4:15 pm)	Greater Western Sydney				ENGIE Stadium
1	Friday, 13 March (7:40 pm)	Essendon				Melbourne Cricket Ground
2	Thursday, 19 March (7:30 pm)	Sydney				Melbourne Cricket Ground
3	Bye
4	Monday, 6 April (3:15 pm)	Geelong				Melbourne Cricket Ground
5	Saturday, 11 April (7:05 pm)	Western Bulldogs				Adelaide Oval
6	Saturday, 18 April (4:15 pm)	Port Adelaide				Marvel Stadium
7	Saturday, 25 April (12:15 pm)	Gold Coast				University of Tasmania Stadium
8	Thursday, 30 April (7:30 pm)	Collingwood				Melbourne Cricket Ground
9	Thursday, 7 May (6:10 pm)	Fremantle				Optus Stadium
10	Saturday, 16 May (4:15 pm)	Melbourne				Melbourne Cricket Ground
11	Thursday, 21 May (7:30 pm)	Adelaide				University of Tasmania Stadium
12	Thursday, 28 May (7:30 pm)	St Kilda				Marvel Stadium
13	Friday, 5 June (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs				Melbourne Cricket Ground
14	Bye
15	Friday, 19 June (7:40 pm)	Gold Coast				People First Stadium
16	TBC	Greater Western Sydney				Melbourne Cricket Ground
17	TBC	Melbourne				University of Tasmania Stadium
18	TBC	Carlton				Melbourne Cricket Ground
19	TBC	Richmond				Melbourne Cricket Ground
20	TBC	Essendon				Melbourne Cricket Ground
21	TBC	North Melbourne				University of Tasmania Stadium
22	TBC	Brisbane Lions				The Gabba
23	TBC	Collingwood				Melbourne Cricket Ground
24	TBC	West Coast				Optus Stadium

Injury list

Name	Injury	Status	Source	Injury date	Return date
Finn Maginness	Kidney		[22]	19 July 2025
Will Day	Foot		[23]	1 August 2025
Harry Morrison	Quad		[24]	5 August 2025
Calsher Dear	Hamstring		[25]	6 September 2025

References

1. "Hawks launch partnership with ISC". hawthornfc.com.au. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
2. "Hawks extend partnership with ISC". hawthornfc.com.au. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
3. "Hawthorn x Under Armour". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
4. "Hawks strengthen ties with Tasmania until 2025". hawthornfc.com.au. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
5. "Hawthorn and Nissan extend powerful partnership". hawthornfc.com.au. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
6. "Hawks partner with KFC in a 'zinger' of a deal". hawthornfc.com.au. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
7. "Hawthorn joins forces with Superhero". hawthornfc.com.au. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
8. "Sam Mitchell re-signs". hawthornfc.com.au. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
9. "Nairn becomes a Hawk". hawthornfc.com.au. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
10. "Hawks select Schubert". hawthornfc.com.au. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
11. "Breust calls time". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
12. Negrepontis, Nic (14 August 2025). "Hawthorn three-time premiership champion announces retirement". nine.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
13. "Hawks farewell Frost and Scaife". hawthornfc.com.au. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
14. "Hawks farewell Worpel". hawthornfc.com.au. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
15. McGowan, Marc; Pierik, Jon (2 October 2025). "Geelong snare hard-nosed Hawks midfielder; premiership Lion wants out". theage.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
16. "Hawthorn farewells Jiath". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
17. Cellini, Aidan. "Done Deal: Melbourne send Spargo compensation pick for Hawthorn defender". zerohanger.com. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
18. "Serong departs the Hawks". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
19. Cellini, Aidan (15 October 2025). "Done Deal: Sydney secure Hawthorn key defender with 2026 selection". zerohanger.com. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
20. "Hawks farewell Seamus Mitchell". hawthornfc.com.au. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
21. "Hawks cut young out-of-contract defender". sen.com.au. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
22. Patterson, Emily; Bone, Alyssa (20 July 2025). "'Really concerning': Finn Maginness unlikely to play again this season after undergoing surgery for lacerated kidney". nine.com.au. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
23. "Day ruled out". hawthornfc.com.au. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
24. "SKIPZ AFL Injury Update: Morrison remains sidelined". hawthornfc.com.au. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
25. "SKIPZ AFL Injury Update: Dear sidelined". hawthornfc.com.au. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.