| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 2010 |
| President: | Jeff Kennett |
| Coach: | Alastair Clarkson |
| Captain: | Sam Mitchell |
| Home Ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium |
| Preseason Comp: | Pre-season competition |
| Preseason Result: | Quarter final |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 12–9–1 (7th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Elimination final (lost to 64–94) |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Luke Hodge |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Lance Franklin (64) |
| Highest Attendance: | 76,218 (Round 22 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 15,532 (Round 21 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 37,876 |
| Prevseason: | 2009 |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
The 2010 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 86th season in the Australian Football League and 109th overall.
The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2009 season and the beginning of the 2010 season.
| 5 October 2009 | To Josh Gibson Pick 69, 2009 AFL draft | To Pick 25, 2009 AFL draft Pick 41, 2009 AFL draft | ||
| 9 October 2009 | To Pick 39, 2009 AFL draft Pick 46, 2009 AFL draft Pick 70, 2009 AFL draft | To Josh Kennedy Ben McGlynn | ||
| 9 October 2009 | To Shaun Burgoyne (From Port Adelaide) | To Jay Nash (From Essendon) Pick 9, 2009 AFL draft (From Hawthorn) Pick 16, 2009 AFL draft (From Essendon) Pick 97, 2009 AFL draft (From Geelong) | ||
| To Mark Williams (From Hawthorn) Pick 24, 2009 AFL draft (From Port Adelaide) Pick 33, 2009 AFL draft (From Geelong) | To Pick 40, 2009 AFL draft (From Port Adelaide) Pick 42, 2009 AFL draft (From Essendon) Pick 56, 2009 AFL draft (From Port Adelaide) | |||
| 9 October 2009 | To Pick 58, 2009 AFL draft | To Pick 89, 2009 AFL draft |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 39 | ||||
| 3 | 46 | ||||
| 4 | 57 | Jordan Williams | |||
| 4 | 58 | ||||
| 5 | 69 | ||||
| 5 | 70 | Matt Suckling (Promoted Rookie) |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Wayde Skipper | |||
| 2 | 29 | Jarrod Kayler-Thomson | Perth | ||
| 3 | 42 | Michael Johnston | East Coast Eagles |
| Date | Player | 2010 team | Reason | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2009 | Stuart Dew | Retired | |||
| 7 September 2009 | Tim Boyle | Retired | |||
| 3 October 2009 | Robert Campbell | Retired | |||
| 28 October 2009 | Mitch Thorp | Delisted | |||
| 28 October 2009 | Tim Walsh | Delisted | |||
| 28 October 2009 | Haydn Kiel | Delisted |
See also: 2010 NAB Cup.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 13 February (7:40 pm) | 3.16.12 (135) | 0.9.8 (62) | Won by 73 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 11,217 | ||
| Quarter final | Friday, 26 February (7:40 pm) | 0.7.12 (54) | 1.15.12 (111) | Lost by 57 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 17,222 | ||
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | TV | Attendance | Record | Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm) | 8.13 (61) | 17.15 (117) | Won by 56 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Fox Sports | 45,615 | 1–0 | Report | ||
| 2 | Monday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | 13.13 (91) | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 9 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Ten | 68,628 | 1–1 | Report | ||
| 3 | Sunday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | 14.16 (100) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 16 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | Seven | 35,933 | 1–2 | Report | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) | 17.21 (123) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 64 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Ten | 67,688 | 1–3 | Report | ||
| 5 | Sunday, 25 April (5:40 pm) | 10.10 (70) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 12 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | Fox Sports | 16,301 | 1–4 | Report | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 1 May (7:10 pm) | 15.16 (106) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 43 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Ten | 61,006 | 1–5 | Report | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 8 May (1:10 pm) | 15.12 (102) | 14.10 (94) | Lost by 8 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | Ten | 35,864 | 1–6 | Report | ||
| 8 | Sunday, 16 May (1:10 pm) | 13.8 (86) | 13.11 (89) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Fox Sports | 41,563 | 2–6 | Report | ||
| 9 | Sunday, 23 May (2:10 pm) | 8.12 (60) | 16.14 (110) | Won by 50 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | Seven | 47,484 | 3–6 | Report | ||
| 10 | Sunday, 30 May (1:10 pm) | 10.19 (79) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 2 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Fox Sports | 36,003 | 4–6 | Report | ||
| 11 | Sunday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | 10.14 (74) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 11 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Seven | 21,287 | 5–6 | Report | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 12 June (2:10 pm) | 19.10 (124) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 47 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | Fox Sports | 16,167 | 6–6 | Report | ||
| 13 | Friday, 18 June (7:40 pm) | 14.18 (102) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 16 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Seven | 54,148 | 7–6 | Report | ||
| 14 | Friday, 2 July (7:40 pm) | 12.7 (79) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Seven | 47,454 | 8–6 | Report | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm) | 12.13 (85) | 11.17 (83) | Lost by 2 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Ten | 69,220 | 8–7 | Report | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) | 17.16 (118) | 7.1 (43) | Won by 75 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | Fox Sports | 16,690 | 9–7 | Report | ||
| 17 | Friday, 23 July (7:40 pm) | 14.3 (87) | 13.9 (87) | Draw | Etihad Stadium (A) | Seven | 49,373 | 9–7–1 | Report | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 31 July (2:40 pm) | 13.14 (92) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 8 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | Fox Sports | 22,340 | 9–8–1 | Report | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) | 19.15 (129) | 13.7 (85) | Lost by 44 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | Ten | 29,431 | 9–9–1 | Report | ||
| 20 | Sunday, 15 August (2:10 pm) | 15.9 (99) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 21 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Seven | 48,211 | 10–9–1 | Report | ||
| 21 | Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) | 24.11 (155) | 5.9 (39) | Won by 116 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | Fox Sports | 15,532 | 11–9–1 | Report | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 28 August (2:10 pm) | 15.8 (98) | 13.17 (95) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Ten | 76,218 | 12–9–1 | Report | ||
See also: 2010 AFL finals series.