Andrew John Mackie is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Christopher Newman is the coach of the Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League and a former player with the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted at pick 55 in the 2000 national draft from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. Newman grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren where his neighbour and childhood friend was former AFL player Brendan Fevola. Newman led Box Hill to a VFL premiership in 2018 and formerly served as an assistant coach at Hawthorn in 2016.
Sam Iles is an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Gold Coast in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Jesse Jackson White is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for SANFL club North Adelaide Football Club and formerly for the Sydney Swans and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Sydney Swans with pick 79 in the 2006 national draft.
Ben “Big Boy” McEvoy is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Jonathon Ceglar is an Australian rules football player who plays for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club. Ceglar was also listed with the Collingwood Football Club but did not play a game for them.
Luke Breust is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Jonathan Simpkin is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Joffa", his younger brother, Tom Simpkin was also a professional Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda.
Liam McBean is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Richmond Football Club with pick 33 in the 2012 National Draft from the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. He attended St. Bernard's College in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon. He attended the school alongside close friend and fellow 2012 draftee Joe Daniher.
Jed Anderson is an Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Taylor Duryea is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Duryea initially played with Wahgunyah in the Coreen & District Football League, winning back to back Coreen & DFL Thirds best and fairest awards in 2004 and 2005.
Sam Grimley is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Ben Kennedy is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A small forward, 1.75 metres tall and weighing 78 kilograms (172 lb), Kennedy is able to contribute as a crumbing forward and is also capable of moving into the midfield. He played top-level football from a young age by representing South Australia from fifteen years of age, including as a bottom aged player in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships, and playing in Glenelg's senior side in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) at seventeen. His junior achievements included two-time selection in the under 18 All-Australian side, a SANFL star search nomination, and selection in the South Australian under 18 team of the decade. He was recruited by the Collingwood Football Club with the nineteenth selection in the 2012 AFL draft and he made his debut in the 2013 season. He played three seasons with Collingwood for a total of twenty-five matches before he was traded to Melbourne during the 2015 trade period. In October 2017, Kennedy was delisted by Melbourne after managing only 15 games in two seasons.
William Hartung is an Australian rules football player who plays with the North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He previously played with the Hawthorn Football Club and the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Tim Broomhead is a professional Australian rules football player who last played for the Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Alex Woodward is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He attended Mazenod College.
Cory Gregson is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Brayden Maynard is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The 2016 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 92nd season in the Australian Football League and 115th overall, the 17th season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 16th season playing home games at Aurora Stadium, the 12th season under head coach Alastair Clarkson, and the 6th season with Luke Hodge as club captain. Hawthorn entered the season as the three-time defending AFL premiers, having won back-to-back-to-back AFL premierships.
James Parsons is a former professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Box Hill Hawks team in the VFL. He previously played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).