2014 Hawthorn Football Club season explained

Club:	Hawthorn Football Club
Season:	2014
President:	Andrew Newbold
Coach:	Alastair Clarkson Brendon Bolton (acting)
Captain:	Luke Hodge
Home Ground:	Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium
Regularseason Comp:	AFL season
Regularseason Result:	17–5 (2nd)
Finals Series:	Finals series
Finals Result:	Premiers (Defeated 137–74)
Club B&Amp;F:	Best and Fairest
Best And Fairest:	Jordan Lewis
Leading Goalscorer:	Jarryd Roughead (75)
Highest Attendance:	74,856 (Preliminary final vs.)
Lowest Attendance:	12,430 (Round 1 vs.)
Average Attendance:	42,455
Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 90th season in the Australian Football League and 113th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending AFL Premiers.

Overview

Following speculation throughout the 2013 season, Lance Franklin announced on 1 October 2013 that he was going to leave the club to join the Sydney Swans on a nine-year, multimillion-dollar contract as a free agent.^[1] Hawthorn subsequently received pick 19 in the AFL Draft as compensation, despite the club requesting a higher draft pick from the AFL.^[2] The club also traded Shane Savage to, receiving Ben McEvoy in return.^[3] In March, draftee Dayle Garlett resigned from the club, citing homesickness and being unable to cope with the demands of AFL football and training.^[4]

Playing list changes

The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2013 season and the beginning of the 2014 season.

Trades

10 October 2013	To Ben McEvoy	To Shane Savage Pick 17, 2013 AFL draft	^[5]
22 October 2013	To Pick 24, 2013 AFL draft Pick 59, 2013 AFL draft	To Pick 19, 2013 AFL draft	^[6]

Free Agency

Departures

Date	Player	Type	2014 team	Deal	Compensation	Ref
8 October 2013	Lance Franklin		Sydney	Signed 9-year, $10 million deal	1st round pick, 2013 AFL draft	^[7]
15 October 2013	Xavier Ellis		West Coast	Signed 3-year deal	None	^[8]

Draft

AFL draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Recruited from	ref
2	24	Billy Hartung	Dandenong Stingrays
2	38	Dayle Garlett	Swan Districts
3	56	James Sicily	Western Jets
4	59	Jonathon Ceglar (Rookie Elevation)
4	71	Will Langford (Rookie Elevation)

Rookie draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Recruited from	ref
1	17	Dallas Willsmore	North Ballarat Rebels
2	33	Derick Wanganeen	Hawthorn
3	48	Zac Webster	Glenorchy
4	57	Ben Ross	North Melbourne
5	61	Kurt Heatherley	Sandringham Dragons
6	65	Shem-Kalvin Tatupu	Oakleigh Chargers

Retirements and delistings

Date	Player	2014 team	Reason	Ref
2 October 2013	Brent Guerra		Retired	^[9]
3 October 2013	Andrew Boseley		Delisted	^[10]
3 October 2013	Amos Frank		Delisted
5 October 2013	Max Bailey		Retired	^[11]
5 October 2013	Michael Osborne		Retired

Fixture

Pre-season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
1	Thursday, 13 February (7:10 pm)		1.22.13 (154)	0.3.5 (23)	Won by 131 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	5,003
2	Friday, 21 February (7:10 pm)		0.18.10 (118)	0.7.11 (53)	Won by 65 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	4,000

Premiership season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record	Report
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 22 March (4:40 pm)		21.13 (139)	13.13 (91)	Won by 48 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	12,430	1–0	Report
2	Friday, 28 March (7:50 pm)		12.14 (86)	13.12 (90)	Won by 4 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	44,163	2–0	Report
3	Friday, 4 April (7:50 pm)		21.11 (137)	11.13 (79)	Won by 58 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	43,583	3–0	Report
4	Saturday, 12 April (7:40 pm)		7.7 (49)	23.10 (148)	Won by 99 points	Metricon Stadium (A)	17,729	4–0	Report
5	Monday, 21 April (3:20 pm)		15.16 (106)	12.15 (87)	Lost by 19 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	80,222	4–1	Report
6	Sunday, 27 April (3:20 pm)		7.10 (52)	18.10 (118)	Won by 66 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	52,990	5–1	Report
7	Saturday, 3 May (1:45 pm)		27.13 (175)	4.6 (30)	Won by 145 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	32,924	6–1	Report
8	Friday, 9 May (7:50 pm)		15.17 (107)	13.10 (88)	Lost by 19 points	ANZ Stadium (A)	34,506	6–2	Report
9	Bye
10	Saturday, 24 May (7:10 pm)		15.10 (100)	13.8 (86)	Lost by 14 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	52,233	6–3	Report
11	Sunday, 1 June (4:40 pm)		14.10 (94)	13.9 (87)	Won by 7 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	17,906	7–3	Report
12	Saturday, 7 June (1:40 pm)		19.9 (123)	12.7 (79)	Won by 44 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	15,504	8–3	Report
13	Friday, 13 June (7:50 pm)		13.12 (90)	18.10 (118)	Won by 28 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	49,624	9–3	Report
14	Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm)		17.13 (115)	13.8 (86)	Won by 29 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	70,516	10–3	Report
15	Saturday, 28 June (1:45 pm)		17.14 (116)	10.3 (63)	Won by 53 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	13,178	11–3	Report
16	Friday, 4 July (7:50 pm)		16.12 (108)	13.10 (88)	Lost by 20 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	35,025	11–4	Report
17	Friday, 11 July (7:20 pm)		14.8 (92)	15.14 (104)	Won by 12 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	50,321	12–4	Report
18	Saturday, 26 July (7:40 pm)		15.14 (104)	13.16 (94)	Won by 10 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	72,768	13–4	Report
19	Sunday, 3 August (3:20 pm)		16.11 (107)	6.9 (45)	Won by 62 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	14,187	14–4	Report
20	Saturday, 9 August (4:40 pm)		17.13 (115)	9.11 (65)	Won by 50 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	37,088	15–4	Report
21	Sunday, 17 August (2:40 pm)		17.8 (110)	13.13 (91)	Lost by 19 points	Patersons Stadium (A)	38,506	15–5	Report
22	Saturday, 23 August (7:40 pm)		14.10 (94)	11.5 (71)	Won by 23 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	72,216	16–5	Report
23	Friday, 29 August (7:50 pm)		8.8 (56)	18.13 (121)	Won by 65 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	48,980	17–5	Report
^[12]

Finals series

See also: 2014 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, 5 September (7:50 pm)		15.14 (104)	10.8 (68)	Won by 36 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	74,757	Report
Semi-final	Advanced to Preliminary final
Preliminary final	Saturday, 20 September (4:45 pm)		15.7 (97)	13.16 (94)	Won by 3 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	74,856	Report
Grand final	Saturday, 27 September (2:30 pm)		11.8 (74)	21.11 (137)	Won by 63 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	99,460	Report

Awards, Records & Milestones

Awards

• J.J. Liston Trophy - Alex Woodward while playing for the Hawthorn affiliate, Box Hill Football Club.
• 2014 All-Australian team selection - Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis & Luke Breust
• Norm Smith Medal - Luke Hodge
• Peter Crimmins Medal - Jordan Lewis

Records

• Round 3 - Jack Gunston kicks Hawthorn's 24,000th goal in VFL/AFL competition.
• Round 4 - Hawthorn's largest winning margin against (99 points)
• Round 7 - Hawthorn's largest winning margin against (145 points)
• Round 13 - Hawthorn's 900th win since joining the VFL/AFL in 1925.

Milestones

• Round 1 - Ben McEvoy - played first AFL game for Hawthorn.
• Round 1 - Derick Wanganeen - played his first AFL game.
• Round 1 - Tim O'Brien - played his first AFL game.
• Round 2 - Angus Litherland - played his first AFL game.
• Round 2 - Josh Gibson - played his 150th AFL game
• Round 3 - David Hale - played his 200th AFL game.
• Round 5 - Mitch Hallahan - played his first AFL game.
• Round 6 - Shaun Burgoyne - played his 250th AFL game.
• Round 6 - Sam Mitchell - played his 250th AFL game.
• Round 7 - Jordan Lewis - played his 200th AFL game.
• Round 7 - Billy Hartung - played his first AFL game.
• Round 10 - Alastair Clarkson - sets club record of 222 consecutive games as coach.
• Round 11 - Brendon Bolton - first game as senior coach.
• Round 12 - Luke Lowden - played his first AFL game.
• Round 13 - Ben Ross - played first AFL game for Hawthorn.
• Round 14 - Shaun Burgoyne - played his 100th AFL game for Hawthorn.
• Round 14 - Jarryd Roughead - kicked his 400th goal in his AFL career.
• Round 18 - Ben McEvoy - played his 100th AFL game.
• Round 18 - Jarryd Roughead - played his 200th AFL game.
• Round 18 - Alex Woodward - played his first AFL game.
• Round 19 - Jarryd Roughead - kicked his 50th goal for this season.
• Round 21 - Luke Breust - kicked his 50th goal for this season.
• Round 23 - Jack Gunston - kicked his 50th goal for this season.
• Round 23 - David Hale - kicked his 200th career goal.
• Qualifying Final - Brad Sewell - played his 200th AFL game.
• Qualifying Final - Liam Shiels - played his 100th AFL game.
• Preliminary Final - Bradley Hill - played his 50th AFL game.
• Preliminary Final - Matthew Spangher - played his 50th AFL game.
• Grand Final - Luke Hodge - played his 250th AFL game.

Brownlow Medal

See also: 2014 Brownlow Medal.

Results

Round	1 vote	2 votes	3 votes
1	Grant Birchall	Jarryd Roughead	Liam Shiels
2	Josh Gibson	Michael Hibberd	Shaun Burgoyne
3	Matt Suckling	Isaac Smith	Sam Mitchell
4	Luke Hodge	Sam Mitchell	Jack Gunston
5	Jimmy Bartel	Steve Johnson	Tom Hawkins
6	Cyril Rioli	Sam Mitchell	Luke Hodge
7	Luke Hodge	Luke Breust	Grant Birchall
8	Lance Franklin	Josh P. Kennedy	Dan Hannebery
9	Bye
10	Jared Polec	Jordan Lewis	Travis Boak
11	Devon Smith	Isaac Smith	Callan Ward
12	Matthew Spangher	Luke Hodge	Jarryd Roughead
13	Andrew Carrazzo	Bradley Hill	Brad Sewell
14	Scott Pendlebury	Brad Sewell	Luke Breust
15	Jordan Lewis	Gary Ablett, Jr.	Luke Hodge
16	Andrew Swallow	Jack Gunston	Ben Cunnington
17	Jonathan Simpkin	Luke Hodge	Patrick Dangerfield
18	Sam Mitchell	Jarryd Roughead	Ben McGlynn
19	Jordan Lewis	Liam Shiels	Jarryd Roughead
20	Jarryd Roughead	Liam Shiels	Jordan Lewis
21	Stephen Hill	Jordan Lewis	David Mundy
22	Will Langford	Mitch Duncan	Jordan Lewis
23	Jack Gunston	Josh Gibson	Jordan Lewis

Brownlow Medal tally

Player	1 vote games	2 vote games	3 vote games	Total votes
	2 (2)	2 (4)	3 (9)	15
	2 (2)	2 (4)	2 (6)	12
Jarryd Roughead	1 (1)	2 (4)	2 (6)	11
	1 (1)	2 (4)	1 (3)	8
		2 (4)	1 (3)	7
	1 (1)	1 (2)	1 (3)	6
		1 (2)	1 (3)	5
		1 (2)	1 (3)	5
	1 (1)		1 (3)	4
			1 (3)	3
Josh Gibson	1 (1)	1 (2)		3
		1 (2)		2
	1 (1)			1
	1 (1)			1
	1 (1)			1
	1 (1)			1
	1 (1)			1
Total	14 (14)	10 (30)	14 (42)	38 (86)

• italics denotes ineligible player

Tribunal cases

Player	Round	Charge category (Level)	Verdict	Points	Result	Victim	Club	Ref(s)
Josh Gibson	6	Striking (1)	Guilty	125 (reduced to 70.31 after early guilty plea)	Reprimand	Reece Conca		^[13]
Jarryd Roughead	8	Rough conduct (1)	Guilty	125 (increased to 218.75 including 93.75 carry-over points)	One-match ban	Ben McGlynn		^[14]
Brian Lake	16	Rough conduct (1)	Guilty	410	Four-match ban	Drew Petrie		^[15]
Jarryd Roughead	20	Rough conduct (1)	Guilty	80 (increased to 144.06 including 64.06 carry-over points)	One-match ban	Dom Tyson		^[16]

Notes

• "Points" refers to carry-over points accrued following the sanction. For example, 154.69 points draw a one-match suspension, with 54.69 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).

Notes and References

1. http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/10/01/breaking-lance-franklin-set-to-join-syndey-swans/ BREAKING: Lance Franklin set to join Sydney Swans
2. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-announces-free-agency-compensation-picks-for-lance-franklin-dale-thomas-and-nick-dal-santo/story-fn69a32t-1226742644665 AFL announced free agency compensation picks for Lance Franklin, Dale Thomas and Nick Dal Santo
3. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-announces-free-agency-compensation-picks-for-lance-franklin-dale-thomas-and-nick-dal-santo/story-fn69a32t-1226742644665 Hawthorn swoops on star Saints ruckman Ben McEvoy as Shane Savage settles at St Kilda
4. Web site: Hawks want the best for Garlett.
5. Web site: Hawthorn gains Ben McEvoy from St Kilda in trade for Shane Savage. 10 October 2013. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505150738/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-10/hawks-gain-mcevoy-from-saints-in-exchange-for-savage/5013786. 5 May 2014. live. 2 August 2017.
6. Web site: Hawks send Buddy compo pick to Saints. Schmook. Nathan. 22 October 2013. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20131025185514/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-22/hawks-send-buddy-pick-to-saints. 25 October 2013. live. 2 August 2017.
7. Web site: Buddy officially a Swan after Hawks decline to match $10m deal. Ryan. Peter. 8 October 2013. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019090331/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-08/buddy-becomes-a-swan. 19 October 2013. live. 2 August 2017.
8. Web site: Xavier Ellis to sign with West Coast. Niall. Jake. 15 October 2013. The Age. Fairfax Media. Melbourne. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230231155/http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/xavier-ellis-to-sign-with-west-coast-20131015-2vkpc.html. 30 December 2013. live. 2 August 2017.
9. Web site: Veteran Hawk pulls the pin.
10. Web site: Hawks make two list changes.
11. Web site: Hawks farewell three retirees. dead. 2 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031155/http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2013-10-05/hawks-fairwell-three-retirees. 4 March 2016.
12. Web site: AFL Tables - 2014 Scores. afltables.com. 10 December 2016.
13. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-28/mrp-full-statement-round-six MRP full statement: round six
14. http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/hawthorn/news/2014-05-12/roughead-hit-with-bump-ban.workstation Roughead hit with bump ban
15. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-07-08/lake-banned-for-four Lake guilty of misconduct, banned for four
16. http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2014-08-11/roughead-cops-onematch-ban Roughead cops one match ban