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Hawthorn Football Club
2015 season
PresidentAndrew Newbold
CoachAlastair Clarkson
Captain(s)Luke Hodge
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
Aurora Stadium
AFL season16–6 (3rd)
Finals seriesPremiers
(Defeated West Coast 107–61)
Best and FairestJosh Gibson
Leading goalkickerJack Gunston (57)
Highest home attendance73,584 (Round 1 vs Geelong)
Lowest home attendance11,320 (Round 9 vs Gold Coast)
Average home attendance41,314
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 91st season in the Australian Football League and 114th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the two-time defending AFL premiers, having won back-to-back AFL premierships. Hawthorn won their third consecutive AFL premiership, fifth AFL premiership, and thirteenth premiership overall, defeating West Coast 107–61 in the Grand Final. Hawthorn became the first team to win five premierships in the AFL era. Hawthorn became just the second team in the AFL era to win three-consecutive premierships; joining the Brisbane Lions (2001–2003); and the sixth team in VFL/AFL history to win three consecutive premierships; joining Carlton (1906–1908), Collingwood (1927–1930), and Melbourne (twice; 1939–1941, 1955–1957). Alastair Clarkson won his fourth premiership as coach, tying with Leigh Matthews for most premierships won in the AFL era. Clarkson also surpassed John Kennedy Sr. and Allan Jeans (3) for most premierships won as coach of Hawthorn. Luke Hodge joined Michael Voss as the only players to captain three premierships in the AFL era. Grant Birchall, Shaun Burgoyne, Luke Hodge, Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli, and Jarryd Roughead all won their fourth premierships, tying with Martin Pike for the most in the AFL era. Shaun Burgoyne played in his sixth AFL Grand Final, tying with Martin Pike for the most appearances in the AFL era.

Club summary

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The 2015 AFL season was the 119th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it was the 91st season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. The Melbourne Cricket Ground once again acted as Hawthorn's primary home ground, hosting six of the club's eleven home games,[1] with four games played at their secondary home ground, Aurora Stadium in Launceston, and one played at Etihad Stadium in Round 21. The four matches at Aurora Stadium were against the Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast Suns, Fremantle and the Brisbane Lions in rounds 3, 9, 15 and 22 respectively,[2] while the one home game at Etihad Stadium was against Port Adelaide in Round 21. The club played Geelong, Essendon, Port Adelaide, Sydney and Carlton twice during the regular season, and travelled interstate five times (twice each to Sydney and Adelaide, and once to Perth).[1]

Major sponsors Tasmania and iiNet continued as the club's two major sponsors,[3][4] while Adidas continued to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel.[5]

Senior Personnel

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Alastair Clarkson continued as the club's head coach for the eleventh consecutive season, while Luke Hodge continued as the club's captain for the fifth consecutive season. Both have held their respective positions since 2005 and 2011, respectively.

Playing list changes

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During the 2014 off-season, the Hawks acquired the services of Melbourne's James Frawley via the free agency system,[6] as well as those of Greater Western Sydney's Jonathan O'Rourke during the trade period.[7] 200-gamer Brad Sewell announced his retirement shortly after the end of the club's 2014 season, in which the club won their 12th premiership but for which he was overlooked.[8] In addition, Mitch Hallahan, Kyle Cheney and Luke Lowden were all traded away from the club,[9] while Jordan Kelly, Derick Wanganeen and Ben Ross were all delisted.[10]

The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2014 season and the beginning of the 2015 season.

Trades

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9 October 2014 To Hawthorn
Jonathan O'Rourke
Pick 43, 2014 AFL draft 		To Greater Western Sydney
Pick 19, 2014 AFL draft
Pick 40, 2014 AFL draft		 [11]
16 October 2014 To Hawthorn
Pick 47, 2014 AFL draft
Pick 49, 2014 AFL draft 		To Gold Coast
Mitch Hallahan		 [12]
16 October 2014 To Hawthorn
Pick 31, 2014 AFL draft
Pick 50, 2014 AFL draft
Pick 68, 2014 AFL draft 		To Adelaide
Kyle Cheney
Luke Lowden
Pick 43, 2014 AFL draft
Pick 47, 2014 AFL draft
Pick 59, 2014 AFL draft		 [12]

Free Agency

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Additions

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Date Player Tag 2014 team Deal Compensation Ref
6 October 2014 James Frawley UFA Melbourne Signed 4-year, $2.2 million deal 1st round pick, 2014 AFL draft [13]

Draft

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Main article: 2014 AFL draft

AFL draft

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Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
2 31 Daniel Howe Murray Bushrangers
3 49 Teia Miles Geelong Falcons
3 50 Marc Pittonet Oakleigh Chargers

Rookie draft

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Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
1 18 Jared Hardisty Claremont
2 36 Jermaine Miller-Lewis South Fremantle
3 53 Lachlan Langford Melbourne Grammar School
4 65 Sam Grimley[note 1] Hawthorn
  1. ^ Grimley was originally delisted by Hawthorn on 9 October 2014 but was re-drafted as a rookie

Retirements and delistings

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Date Player 2015 team Reason Ref
25 March 2014 Dayle Garlett — Delisted
4 October 2014 Brad Sewell — Retired
9 October 2014 Jordan Kelly Western Bulldogs Delisted
9 October 2014 Derick Wanganeen — Delisted
9 October 2014 Ben Ross — Delisted

2015 player squad

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2015 Hawthorn Football Club squad
Senior list Rookie List Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Long-term injury list
  • Upgraded rookie(s)
  • (vet) Veteran's list
  • (ret) Retired

Updated: 21 July 2015
Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches


Season summary

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Pre-season matches

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The club played three practice matches as part of the 2015 NAB Challenge, and were played under modified pre-season rules, including nine-point goals.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 26 February (7:10 pm) Collingwood 2.8.6 (72) 0.17.14 (116) Lost by 44 points Aurora Stadium (H)
2 Sunday, 8 March (4:10 pm) North Melbourne 2.9.13 (85) 1.9.9 (72) Lost by 13 points Deakin Reserve, Shepparton (A)
3 Thursday, 19 March (7:10 pm) St Kilda 1.4.6 (39) 22.13 (145) Won by 106 points Etihad Stadium (A)
Source

Premiership Season

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Home and away season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Record Report
Home Away Result
1 Monday, 6 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 17.21 (123) 8.13 (61) Won by 62 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 1–0 Report
2 Sunday, 12 April (3:20 pm) Essendon 12.6 (78) 11.10 (76) Lost by 2 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 1–1 Report
3 Sunday, 19 April (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 19.13 (127) 8.9 (57) Won by 70 points Aurora Stadium (H) 2–1 Report
4 Saturday, 25 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 15.9 (99) 13.13 (91) Lost by 8 points Adelaide Oval (A) 2–2 Report
5 Saturday, 2 May (7:20 pm) North Melbourne 10.10 (70) 19.16 (130) Won by 60 points Etihad Stadium (A) 3–2 Report
6 Saturday, 9 May (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 16.12 (108) 14.14 (98) Lost by 10 points Spotless Stadium (A) 3–3 Report
7 Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 24.11 (155) 7.8 (50) Won by 105 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 4–3 Report
8 Saturday, 23 May (7:20 pm) Sydney 9.15 (69) 11.7 (73) Lost by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 4–4 Report
9 Saturday, 30 May (1:45 pm) Gold Coast 14.9 (93) 6.4 (40) Won by 53 points Aurora Stadium (H) 5–4 Report
10 Sunday, 7 June (4:40 pm) St Kilda 10.9 (69) 20.12 (132) Won by 63 points Etihad Stadium (A) 6–4 Report
11 Bye
12 Thursday, 18 June (7:20 pm) Adelaide 12.13 (85) 17.12 (114) Won by 29 points Adelaide Oval (A) 7–4 Report
13 Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 16.18 (114) 11.10 (76) Won by 38 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 8–4 Report
14 Friday, July 3 (7:50 pm) Collingwood 12.19 (91) 15.11 (101) Won by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 9–4 Report
15 Sunday, 12 July (3:20 pm) Fremantle 17.13 (115) 6.7 (43) Won by 72 points Aurora Stadium (H) 10–4 Report
16 Saturday, 18 July (7:20 pm) Sydney 7.15 (57) 23.8 (146) Won by 89 points ANZ Stadium (A) 11–4 Report
17 Friday, 24 July (7:50 pm) Carlton 4.11 (35) 27.11 (173) Won by 138 points Etihad Stadium (A) 12–4 Report
18 Friday, 31 July (7:50 pm) Richmond 7.11 (53) 10.11 (71) Lost by 18 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 12–5 Report
19 Saturday, 8 August (5:40 pm) West Coast 11.8 (74) 13.10 (88) Won by 14 points Domain Stadium (A) 13–5 Report
20 Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85) 19.7 (121) Won by 36 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 14–5 Report
21 Friday, 21 August (7:50 pm) Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) 16.12 (108) Lost by 22 points Etihad Stadium (H) 14–6 Report
22 Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 21.8 (134) 9.8 (62) Won by 72 points Aurora Stadium (H) 15–6 Report
23 Saturday, 5 September (4:40 pm) Carlton 17.11 (113) 8.8 (56) Won by 57 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 16–6 Report
Source

Ladder

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2015 AFL ladder
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Fremantle 22 17 5 0 1857 1564 118.7 68 Finals series
2 West Coast 22 16 5 1 2330 1572 148.2 66
3 Hawthorn (P) 22 16 6 0 2452 1548 158.4 64
4 Sydney 22 16 6 0 2006 1578 127.1 64
5 Richmond 22 15 7 0 1930 1568 123.1 60
6 Western Bulldogs 22 14 8 0 2101 1825 115.1 56
7 Adelaide 21 13 8 0 2107 1821 115.7 54[a]
8 North Melbourne 22 13 9 0 2062 1937 106.5 52
9 Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 2002 1874 106.8 48
10 Geelong 21 11 9 1 1853 1833 101.1 48[a]
11 Greater Western Sydney 22 11 11 0 1872 1891 99.0 44
12 Collingwood 22 10 12 0 1972 1856 106.3 40
13 Melbourne 22 7 15 0 1573 2044 77.0 28
14 St Kilda 22 6 15 1 1695 2162 78.4 26
15 Essendon 22 6 16 0 1580 2134 74.0 24
16 Gold Coast 22 4 17 1 1633 2240 72.9 18
17 Brisbane Lions 22 4 18 0 1557 2306 67.5 16
18 Carlton 22 4 18 0 1525 2354 64.8 16
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The round 14 match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled due to the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh, and both teams were awarded two premiership points each.

Finals

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See also: 2015 AFL finals series
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Report
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Friday, 11 September (6:20 pm) West Coast 14.12 (96) 9.10 (64) Lost by 32 points Domain Stadium (A) Report
Semi-final Friday, 18 September (7:50 pm) Adelaide 21.9 (135) 8.13 (61) Won by 74 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Report
Preliminary final Friday, 25 September (6:20 pm) Fremantle 10.7 (67) 15.4 (94) Won by 27 points Domain Stadium (A) Report
Grand Final Saturday, 3 October (2:30 pm) West Coast 16.11 (107) 8.13 (61) Won by 46 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) Report

Awards, Records & Milestones

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Awards

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Records

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  • Round 1: Sam Mitchell kicked Hawthorn's 170,000th point in the VFL/AFL
  • Round 17: Hawthorn inflicted Carlton's heaviest AFL defeat, winning by 138 points. The Hawks' score of 27.11 (173) was also the highest score posted during the AFL season.

Milestones

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Brownlow Medal

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See also: 2015 Brownlow Medal

Results

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Round 1 vote 2 votes 3 votes
1 Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Luke Breust (Hawthorn) Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn)
2 Dyson Heppell (Essendon) Michael Hurley (Essendon) Jobe Watson (Essendon)
3 Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
4 Isaac Smith (Hawthorn) Alipate Carlile (Port Adelaide) Travis Boak (Port Adelaide)
5 Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
6 Isaac Smith (Hawthorn) Jeremy Cameron (Greater Western Sydney) Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney)
7 Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn) Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn)
8 Luke Parker (Sydney) Dan Hannebery (Sydney) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
9 Isaac Smith (Hawthorn) Bradley Hill (Hawthorn) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
10 Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) Jack Steven (St Kilda) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
11 Bye
12 Rory Sloane (Adelaide) Liam Shiels (Hawthorn) Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
13 Liam Shiels (Hawthorn) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn)
14 Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
15 Luke Breust (Hawthorn) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
16 Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
17 Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) Jack Gunston (Hawthorn)
18 Ivan Maric (Richmond) Dustin Martin (Richmond) Anthony Miles (Richmond)
19 Andrew Gaff (West Coast) Matt Priddis (West Coast) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
20 Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn)
21 Sam Gray (Port Adelaide) Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide) Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide)
22 Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions) Liam Shiels (Hawthorn) Jack Gunston (Hawthorn)
23 Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) Bradley Hill (Hawthorn) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)

Brownlow Medal tally

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Player 1 vote games 2 vote games 3 vote games Total votes
Sam Mitchell 4 2 6 26
Luke Hodge 2 1 3 13
Jarryd Roughead 1 1 2 9
Jordan Lewis 1 2 1 8
Jack Gunston 1 0 2 7
Cyril Rioli 0 2 1 7
Liam Shiels 1 2 0 5
Bradley Hill 0 2 0 4
Luke Breust 1 1 0 3
Isaac Smith 3 0 0 3
Shaun Burgoyne 0 1 0 2
Josh Gibson 1 0 0 1
Total 15 14 15 88
  • italics denotes ineligible player

Tribunal cases

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Player Round Charge category Verdict Result Victim Club Ref(s)
Luke Hodge 5 Striking Guilty Three-match suspension Andrew Swallow North Melbourne [15][16]
Jordan Lewis 5 Striking Guilty Two-match suspension Todd Goldstein North Melbourne [15]
Sam Mitchell 8 Striking Guilty $1,000 fine Tom Mitchell Sydney
Ben Stratton 12 Striking Guilty $1,000 fine Eddie Betts Adelaide
Josh Gibson 12 Striking Guilty $1,000 fine Charlie Cameron Adelaide
Sam Mitchell 15 Misconduct Guilty $1,000 fine Nat Fyfe Fremantle
Josh Gibson 17 Striking Guilty $1,500 fine Blaine Boekhorst Carlton
Brian Lake 18 Rough conduct Not Guilty Cleared at tribunal Ty Vickery Richmond
Luke Hodge 21 Rough conduct Guilty Two-match suspension Chad Wingard Port Adelaide
Jordan Lewis 23 Tripping Guilty $1,000 fine Andrew Carrazzo Carlton

References

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  1. ^ a b 2015 Fixture released, Hawthorn Football Club official website, 30 October 2014
  2. ^ 2015 Tasmania matches released, Hawthorn Football Club official website, 29 October 2014
  3. ^ Tasmania Archived 6 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Hawthorn Football Club official website
  4. ^ iiNet Archived 6 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Hawthorn Football Club official website
  5. ^ Hawks sign five-year deal with Adidas, mUmBRELLA, 13 September 2012
  6. ^ James Frawley joins Hawthorn as a free agent, Melbourne receives pick 3 as compensation, Herald Sun, 6 October 2014
  7. ^ O'Rourke Becomes A Hawk, GWS Giants Official Website, 9 October 2014
  8. ^ Ward, Roy (5 October 2014). "Brad Sewell says goodbye to Hawthorn with stirring speech". Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  9. ^ Schmook, Nathan (16 October 2014). "Hawk six-gamer takes up three-year offer from Suns". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Hawks announce list changes". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  11. ^ "First trade off the rank: O'Rourke now a Hawk". AFL.com.au. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  12. ^ a b Edmund, Sam (16 October 2014). "Mitch Hallahan, Kyle Cheney and Luke Lowden traded from Hawthorn". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  13. ^ Landsberger, Sam (6 October 2014). "James Frawley joins Hawthorn as a free agent, Melbourne receives pick 3 as compensation". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  14. ^ "2015 AFL Ladder". Zero Hanger. 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Match Review Panel full statement: round five". Australian Football League. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  16. ^ Schmook, Nathan (5 May 2015). "Hodge, May fail to convince Tribunal, both out for three weeks". Australian Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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