List of Hawthorn Football Club coaches

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Alastair Clarkson is the most decorated coach in Hawthorn history

The Hawthorn Football Club are a professional Australian rules football team based in Mulgrave, Victoria, playing in the Australian Football League. The team began as the Mayblooms before changing their nickname to the Hawks in 1942.

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Since joining the VFA in 1914, Hawthorn have had 33 coaches. The current coach of the club is Sam Mitchell, who took over from Alastair Clarkson ahead of the 2022 season. Clarkson is the most successful coach in the club's history having led the team for more games coached, home and away games coached, games won, home and away wins, finals games, finals wins, and VFL/AFL premierships.

#Number of coaches
GGames coached
WWins
LLosses
DDraws
Win% Winning percentage
†Interim Coach
‡Fill–in coach
*Player–coach
^Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame

VFA/VFL/AFL Men's coaches

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Bronze statue of Kennedy in front of Waverley Park
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Sam Mitchell current Hawthorn coach
As of the end of 2024
#NameSeason(s)TotalAchievements
GWLDWin%
1 Alf Gough 1914–1915 31426112.90
2 Jack McKenzie 1919 18810044.44
3 Ted Alley 1920 413025.00
4 Arthur Rademacher 1920–1921 351322037.14
1933 ‡
5 Bill Walton 1922–1924 543122157.41
6 Alec Hall 1925 17314017.65
7 Dan Minogue * 1926–1927 36431111.11
8 Bert Sutton * 1928 1801800.00
9 Albert Chadwick * 1929 18414022.22
10 John Harris * 1930–1931 36927025.00
11 Jim Jackson 1932 18315016.67
12 Fred Phillips 1933 00000.00
13 Bill Twomey Sr. * 1933–1934 32527015.63
14 Ivan McAlpine * 1935–1938 722250030.56
15 Len Thomas * 1939 18512127.78
16 Bert Mills * 1940–1941 361026027.78
17 Roy Cazaly 1942–1943 301020033.33
18 Tommy Lahiff * 1944 18215111.11
19 Keith Shea * 1945–1946 39930023.08
20 Alec Albiston * 1947–1949 571245021.05
21 Bob McCaskill 1950–1951 36432011.11
22 Jack Hale 1952–1959 1466184141.78
23 John Kennedy Sr. ^ 1957 ‡299181116260.54

3× VFL premiership (1961, 1971, 1976)
3× Jock McHale Medal (1961, 1971, 1976)
5× VFL Grand Final (1961, 1963, 1971, 1975, 1976)
4× Minor premiership (1961, 1963, 1971, 1975)
2× McClelland Trophy (1961, 1971)
2× Pre-season premiership (1968, 1969)

1960–1963
1967–1976
24 Graham Arthur * 1964–1965 361719047.22
25 Peter O'Donohue 1966 18513027.78
26 David Parkin ^ 1977–1980 945737060.64

VFL premiership (1978)
Jock McHale Medal (1978)
VFL Grand Final (1978)
Pre-season premiership (1977)
NFL Championship (1976)

27 Allan Jeans ^ 1981–1987
1989–1990 		22115961171.95

3× VFL premiership (1983, 1986, 1989)
3× Jock McHale Medal (1983, 1986, 1989)
6× VFL Grand Final (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989)
2× Minor premiership (1986, 1989)
3× McClelland Trophy (1984, 1985, 1986)
2× Pre-season premiership (1985, 1986)
2× VFL Team of the Year (1983, 1986)

28 Alan Joyce 1988
1991–1993 		936726072.04

2× VFL/AFL premiership (1988, 1991)
2× Jock McHale Medal (1988, 1991)
2× VFL/AFL Grand Final (1988, 1991)
Minor premiership (1988)
McClelland Trophy (1988)
3× Pre-season premiership (1988, 1991, 1992)

29 Peter Knights ^ 1994–1995 452025044.44
30 Ken Judge 1996–1999 893750141.57

Pre-season premiership (1999)

31 Peter Schwab 2000–2004 1095257047.71
– Chris Connolly ‡ 2001 1100100.00
– Donald McDonald † 2004 532060.00
32 Alastair Clarkson 2005–2021 390228158458.46

4× AFL premiership (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)
4× Jock McHale Medal (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)
5× AFL Grand Final (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
2× Minor premiership (2012, 2013)
2× McClelland Trophy (2012, 2013)
4× All-Australian team (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)

– Brendon Bolton ‡ 2014 5500100.00
33 Sam Mitchell 2022–present703040042.86

AFL Women's coaches

On 12 August 2021, Hawthorn was granted a license to join the AFL Women's league for the 2022/23 season. [1] Bec Goddard who was in charge of the club's VFL women's side was immediately appointed as the club's first ever AFLW coach. [2]

As of the end of round 2, 2024
#NameSeason(s)TotalAwards
GWLDWin%
1 Bec Goddard 2022 (S7)–2023 20614030.00
2 Daniel Webster 2024–present2200100.00

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References

  1. ↑ "AFLW will expand to 18 teams from the 2022/23 season". ABC news. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Black, Sarah (12 August 2021). "Hawks unveil premiership mastermind as inaugural AFLW coach". womens.afl. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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