| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 2013 |
| President: | Andrew Newbold |
| Coach: | Alastair Clarkson |
| Captain: | Luke Hodge |
| Home Ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium |
| Preseason Comp: | Pre-season competition |
| Preseason Result: | 18th |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 19–3 (1st) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Premiers (Defeated 77–62) |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Josh Gibson |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Jarryd Roughead (72) |
| Highest Attendance: | 100,007 (Grand Final vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,513 (Round 8 vs. |
| Average Attendance: | 47,700 |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 89th season in the Australian Football League and 112th overall.
After losing the 2012 AFL Grand Final against the Sydney Swans, Hawthorn participated in the 2012 AFL Draft and traded Tom Murphy and Clinton Young to the and respectively via the free agency system. The club also picked up Jonathan Simpkin from . During the main trade period, the Hawks picked up former Western Bulldogs backman Brian Lake and Sydney Swans forward Matthew Spangher and offloaded Stephen Gilham to .[1]
The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2012 season and the beginning of the 2013 season.
| 7 October 2012 | To Brian Lake Pick 27, 2012 AFL draft | To Pick 21, 2012 AFL draft Pick 43, 2012 AFL draft | ||
| 25 October 2012 | To Matt Spangher Pick 70, 2012 AFL draft | To Pick 64, 2012 AFL draft | ||
| 26 October 2012 | To Jed Anderson Pick 28, 2012 AFL draft Pick 66, 2012 AFL draft | To Stephen Gilham Pick 27, 2012 AFL draft Pick 63, 2012 AFL draft |
| Date | Player | Type | 2013 team | Deal | Compensation | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 2012 | Thomas Murphy | Signed 2-year deal | None | ||||
| 19 October 2012 | Clinton Young | Signed 3-year deal | 3rd round pick, 2012 AFL draft |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 28 | Tim O'Brien | Glenelg | ||
| 4 | 66 | Kaiden Brand | West Adelaide | ||
| 4 | 70 | Michael Osborne | Hawthorn |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Jonathon Ceglar | |||
| 2 | 28 | Ciarán Kilkenny | Dublin GAA |
| Date | Player | New Club | Reason | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2012 | Cameron Bruce | Retired | |||
| 14 September 2012 | Chance Bateman | Retired | |||
| 12 October 2012 | Jarrad Boumann | Delisted | |||
| 30 October 2012 | Thomas Schneider | Delisted | |||
| 30 October 2012 | Adam Pattison | Delisted | |||
| 30 October 2012 | Broc McCauley | Retired |
See also: 2013 NAB Cup.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 23 February (6:40 pm) | 0.4.6 (30) | 0.4.5 (29) | Lost by 1 point | Metricon Stadium | 7,847 | ||
| Saturday, 23 February (7:45 pm) | 0.4.8 (32) | 0.1.5 (11) | Lost by 21 points | Metricon Stadium | – | |||
| 2 | Friday, 1 March (7:40 pm) | 1.10.6 (75) | 2.8.8 (74) | Lost by 1 point | Etihad Stadium (A) | 8,162 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 9 March (1:10 pm) | 0.13.6 (84) | 0.13.7 (85) | Lost by 1 point | Aurora Stadium (H) | 8,601 | ||
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||||
| 1 | Monday, 1 April (3:20 pm) | 12.14 (86) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 7 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 76,300 | 0–1 | Report | ||
| 2 | Sunday, 7 April (2:20 pm) | 15.8 (98) | 23.10 (148) | Won by 50 points | Patersons Stadium (A) | 38,389 | 1–1 | Report | ||
| 3 | Sunday, 14 April (3:20 pm) | 13.12 (90) | 22.13 (145) | Won by 55 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 72,254 | 2–1 | Report | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 20 April (1:45 pm) | 18.10 (118) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 42 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 12,619 | 3–1 | Report | ||
| 5 | Sunday, 28 April (4:40 pm) | 14.15 (99) | 13.18 (96) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 42,103 | 4–1 | Report | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 4 May (4:10 pm) | 11.12 (78) | 13.11 (89) | Won by 11 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 37,324 | 5–1 | Report | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 11 May (7:40 pm) | 18.11 (119) | 12.10 (82) | Won by 37 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 54,725 | 6–1 | Report | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) | 21.14 (140) | 9.3 (57) | Won by 83 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 10,513 | 7–1 | Report | ||
| 9 | Sunday, 26 May (1:10 pm) | 18.10 (118) | 14.8 (92) | Won by 26 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 28,112 | 8–1 | Report | ||
| 10 | Sunday, 2 June (3:20 pm) | 6.12 (48) | 21.17 (143) | Won by 95 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 28,546 | 9–1 | Report | ||
| 11 | Bye | |||||||||
| 12 | Friday, 14 June (7:50 pm) | 13.9 (87) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 15 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 45,670 | 10–1 | Report | ||
| 13 | Friday, 21 June (7:50 pm) | 19.9 (123) | 16.7 (103) | Won by 20 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 32,567 | 11–1 | Report | ||
| 14 | Sunday, 30 June (1:10 pm) | 21.17 (143) | 12.13 (85) | Won by 58 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 15,796 | 12–1 | Report | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 6 July (7:40 pm) | 11.16 (82) | 10.12 (72) | Lost by 10 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 85,197 | 12–2 | Report | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 13 July (1:15 pm) | 12.7 (79) | 19.10 (124) | Won by 45 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 23,748 | 13–2 | Report | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 20 July (1:45 pm) | 13.17 (95) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 19 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 14,022 | 14–2 | Report | ||
| 18 | Friday, 26 July (7:50 pm) | 13.9 (87) | 22.11 (143) | Won by 56 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 49,505 | 15–2 | Report | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) | 9.12 (66) | 16.11 (107) | Lost by 41 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 64,324 | 15–3 | Report | ||
| 20 | Friday, 9 August (7:50 pm) | 7.14 (56) | 14.18 (102) | Won by 46 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 24,765 | 16–3 | Report | ||
| 21 | Friday, 16 August (7:50 pm) | 18.11 (119) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 35 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 71,533 | 17–3 | Report | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) | 15.13 (103) | 17.15 (117) | Won by 14 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 33,039 | 18–3 | Report | ||
| 23 | Friday, 30 August (7:50 pm) | 16.4 (100) | 17.10 (112) | Won by 12 points | ANZ Stadium (A) | 37,980 | 19–3 | Report | ||
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See also: 2013 AFL finals series.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| Qualifying final | Friday, 6 September (7:50 pm) | 15.15 (105) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 54 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 59,615 | Report | ||
| Semi-final | Advanced to Preliminary final | ||||||||
| Preliminary final | Friday, 20 September (7:50 pm) | 14.18 (102) | 15.7 (97) | Won by 5 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 85,569 | Report | ||
| Grand Final | Saturday, 28 September (2:30 pm) | 11.11 (77) | 8.14 (62) | Won by 15 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 100,007 | Report | ||
Hawthorn win 12 games in a row from round 2 to 14. Equal 1961 as club's longest winning run.[3]