List of Hawthorn Football Club coaches

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Alastair Clarkson is the most decorated coach in Hawthorn history Alastair Clarkson 2019.2.jpg
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

VFA/VFL/AFL Men's coaches

Bronze statue of Kennedy in front of Waverley Park John Kennedy Sr. statue in front of Waverly Park.jpg
Bronze statue of Kennedy in front of Waverley Park
Sam Mitchell current Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell 2019.1.jpg
Sam Mitchell current Hawthorn coach
As of the end of round 24, 2025
#NameSeason(s)TotalAchievements
GWLDWin%
1 Alf Gough 19141915 314261012.90
2 Jack McKenzie 1919 188100044.44
3 Ted Alley 1920 4130025.00
4 Arthur Rademacher 19201921 3112190038.71
5 Bill Walton 19221924 5431221057.41
6 Alec Hall 1925 173140017.65
7 Dan Minogue 19261927 364311011.11
8 Bert Sutton 1928 180180000.00
9 Albert Chadwick 1929 184140022.22
10 John Harris 19301931 369270025.00
11 Jim Jackson 1932 183150016.67
12 Fred Phillips 1933 0000!
Arthur Rademacher (interim) 1933 4130025.00
13 Bill Twomey Sr. 19331934 325270015.63
14 Ivan McAlpine 19351938 7222500030.56
15 Len Thomas 1939 185121027.78
16 Bert Mills 19401941 3610260027.78
17 Roy Cazaly 19421943 3010200033.33
18 Tommy Lahiff 1944 182151011.11
19 Keith Shea 19451946 399300023.08
20 Alec Albiston 19471949 5712450021.05
21 Bob McCaskill 19501951 364320011.11
22 Jack Hale 19521959 14661841041.78
John Kennedy Sr. (caretaker) 1957 1010000.00
23 John Kennedy Sr. 19601963 7746301059.74 VFL premiership (1961)
Jock McHale Medal (1961)
Minor premiership (1961, 1963)
McClelland Trophy (1961)
24 Graham Arthur 19641965 3617190047.22
25 Peter O'Donohue 1966 185130027.78
John Kennedy Sr. 19671976 222135861060.81VFL premiership (1971, 1976)
2× Jock McHale Medal (1971, 1976)
Minor premiership (1971, 1975)
McClelland Trophy (1971)
Pre-season premiership (1968, 1969)
26 David Parkin 19771980 9457370060.64 VFL premiership (1978)
Jock McHale Medal (1978)
Pre-season premiership (1977)
NFL Championship (1976)
27 Allan Jeans 19811987 174124491071.26VFL premiership (1983, 1986)
2× Jock McHale Medal (1983, 1986)
Minor premiership (1986)
McClelland Trophy (1984, 1985, 1986)
Pre-season premiership (1985, 1986)
2× VFL Team of the Year (1983, 1986)
Alan Joyce (caretaker) 1988 242130087.50 VFL premiership (1988)
Jock McHale Medal (1988)
Minor premiership (1988)
McClelland Trophy (1988)
Pre-season premiership (1988)
Allan Jeans 19891990 4735120074.47 VFL premiership (1989)
Jock McHale Medal (1989)
Minor premiership (1989)
28 Alan Joyce 19911993 6946230066.67 AFL premiership (1991)
Jock McHale Medal (1991)
Pre-season premiership (1991, 1992)
29 Peter Knights 19941995 4520250044.44
30 Ken Judge 19961999 8837501042.05 Pre-season premiership (1999)
31 Peter Schwab 20002004 10952570047.71
Chris Connolly (caretaker) 2001 1100100.00
Donald McDonald (interim) 2004 5320060.00
32 Alastair Clarkson 20052021 3902281584058.46AFL premiership (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)
4× Jock McHale Medal (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Minor premiership (2012, 2013)
McClelland Trophy (2012, 2013)
All-Australian team (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Brendon Bolton (caretaker) 2014 5500100.00
33 Sam Mitchell 20229345480048.39 McClelland Trophy (2024)

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 3, 2025
#NameSeason(s)TotalAwards
GWLDWin%
1 Bec Goddard 2022 (S7)2023 206140030.00
2 Daniel Webster 2024161330081.25 McClelland Trophy (2024)

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.