Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
Season: | 2021 |
President: | Jeff Kennett |
Coach: | Alastair Clarkson |
Captain: | Ben McEvoy |
Home Ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground University of Tasmania Stadium |
Regularseason Comp: | Record |
Regularseason Result: | 7–13–2 (14th) |
Finals Series: | Finals Series |
Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
Best And Fairest: | Tom Mitchell |
Leading Goalscorer: | Luke Breust (33) |
Prevseason: | 2020 |
Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2021 Hawthorn Football Club season was the club's 97th season in the Australian Football League and 120th overall, the 22nd season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 21st season playing home games at the University of Tasmania Stadium, the 17th season under head coach Alastair Clarkson,[1] and the 1st season with Ben McEvoy as captain.[2]
On 6 July 2021, Hawthorn announced that former premiership captain and current assistant coach Sam Mitchell would succeed Clarkson as coach when his contract expired following the 2022 season.[3] However, just a few weeks later the club announced that Clarkson would instead depart at the end of the 2021 season.[4] Clarkson will depart the club as the most decorated coach in club history, having coached the most games (home and away, finals, total), wins (home and away, finals, total), and premierships. Following the announcement, Hawthorn finished the season strongly with wins over premiership contenders, Brisbane, and the Western Bulldogs. They also defeated Collingwood, and draw with the two–time defending premiers Richmond.
Hawthorn improved on their 5–12 record from the previous season. Hawthorn finished in 14th place with a 7–13–2 record. For the first and only time under Alastair Clarkson, the club failed to qualify for finals for the third consecutive season. Luke Breust topped the club goalkicking for the third time, finishing the season with 33 goals. Tom Mitchell won his third Peter Crimmins Medal.
The 2021 AFL season was the 125th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it was the 97th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania, iiNet, and Nissan continued as the club's three major sponsors, as they have done since 2006, 2013, and 2019 respectively,[5] [6] while Adidas continued to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they have done since 2013.[7] Hawthorn continued its alignment with the Box Hill Hawks Football Club in the Victorian Football League, allowing Hawthorn-listed players to play with the Box Hill Hawks when not selected in AFL matches.
5 October 2020 | To Hawthorn Kyle Hartigan | To Adelaide 4th round pick, 2021 AFL draft | ||
12 October 2020 | To Hawthorn Tom Phillips | To Collingwood Pick 65, 2020 AFL draft | ||
9 December 2020 | To Hawthorn Pick 66, 2020 AFL draft Pick 69, 2020 AFL draft 2nd round pick, 2021 AFL draft | To Collingwood Pick 41, 2020 AFL draft Pick 42, 2020 AFL draft | ||
9 December 2020 | To Hawthorn Pick 54, 2020 AFL draft 4th round pick, 2020 AFL draft (via Richmond) | To St Kilda Pick 43, 2020 AFL draft | ||
9 December 2020 | To Hawthorn Pick 46, 2020 AFL draft 4th round pick, 2020 AFL draft (via Richmond) | To Melbourne 3rd round pick, 2021 AFL draft |
See also: 2020 AFL draft.
Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref | |
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1 | 6 | ||||
2 | 29 | ||||
2 | 35 | ||||
3 | 46 |
The Mid-season draft will take place during Hawthorns bye week. Hawthorn will have two selections due to Jonathon Pattons retirement and James Sicily being placed on the long-term injury list.
Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref | |
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1 | 2 | ||||
2 | 17 |
Date | Player | 2021 team | Reason | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 September 2020 | Paul Puopolo | Retired | [12] | ||
14 September 2020 | Ben Stratton | Retired | |||
23 September 2020 | Conor Glass | Retired | [13] | ||
23 September 2020 | Ricky Henderson | Retired | [14] | ||
7 October 2020 | Will Golds | Delisted | [15] | ||
7 October 2020 | Darren Minchington | Delisted | |||
7 October 2020 | Jackson Ross | Delisted | |||
8 October 2020 | James Frawley | St Kilda | Delisted | [16] | |
25 November 2020 | Harry Jones | Delisted | |||
25 November 2020 | Mathew Walker | Delisted |
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Record | Report | |||
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Home | Away | Result | |||||||
1 | Saturday, 20 March (7:25 pm) | Essendon | 13.13 (91) | 14.8 (92) | Won by 1 point | Marvel Stadium | 1–0 | Report | |
2 | Sunday, 28 March (1:10 pm) | Richmond | 7.7 (49) | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 29 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1–1 | Report | |
3 | Monday, April 5 (3:20 pm) | Geelong | 10.9 (69) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 5 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1–2 | Report | |
4 | Sunday, 11 April (2:40 pm) | Fremantle | 13.18 (96) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 15 points | Optus Stadium | 1–3 | Report | |
5 | Sunday, 18 April (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 8.6 (54) | 15.14 (104) | Lost by 50 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1–4 | Report | |
6 | Sunday, 25 April (12:30 pm) | Adelaide | 15.12 (102) | 16.3 (99) | Won by 3 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 2–4 | Report | |
7 | Saturday, 1 May (4:35 pm) | St Kilda | 19.14 (128) | 9.5 (59) | Lost by 69 points | Marvel Stadium | 2–5 | Report | |
8 | Sunday, 9 May (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 8.12 (60) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 38 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2–6 | Report | |
9 | Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | 13.9 (87) | Lost by 7 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 2–7 | Report | |
10 | Saturday, 22 May (1:45 pm) | Carlton | 13.8 (86) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 23 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2–8 | Report | |
11 | Saturday, 29 May (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 17.11 (113) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 37 points | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2–9 | Report | |
12 | Bye | ||||||||
13 | Friday, 11 June (7:50 pm) | Sydney | 7.9 (51) | 14.5 (89) | Won by 38 points | Sydney Cricket Ground | 3–9 | Report | |
14 | Sunday, 20 June (3:20 pm) | Essendon | 10.13 (73) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 13 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 3–10 | Report | |
15 | Sunday, 27 June (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 11.6 (72) | 13.13 (90) | Won by 18 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4–10 | Report | |
16 | Saturday, 3 July (7:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 7.11 (53) | 13.9 (87) | Lost by 34 points | Marvel Stadium | 4–11 | Report | |
17 | Saturday, 10 July (1:45 pm) | Fremantle | 6.10 (46) | 16.12 (108) | Lost by 62 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 4–12 | Report | |
18 | Saturday, 17 July (7:25 pm) | Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | 12.7 (79) | Draw | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4–12–1 | Report | |
19 | Saturday, 31 July (7:40 pm) | Adelaide | 16.6 (102) | 13.5 (83) | Lost by 19 points | Marvel Stadium | 4–13–1 | Report | |
20 | Sunday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 14.8 (92) | 12.8 (80) | Won by 12 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 5–13–1 | Report | |
21 | Sunday, 8 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 15.7 (97) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 19 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6–13–1 | Report | |
22 | Saturday, 14 August (1:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 9.10 (64) | 5.7 (37) | Won by 27 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 7–13–1 | Report | |
23 | Saturday, 21 August (1:35 pm) | Richmond | 12.11 (83) | 12.11 (83) | Draw | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7–13–2 | Report |
No. | Name | ||||||||||||
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1 | Harry Morrison | 15(1) | 7 | 2 | 231 | 124 | 107 | 67 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
2 | Mitchell Lewis | 14 | 22 | 9 | 142 | 91 | 51 | 67 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 10 | |
3 | Tom Mitchell | 22 | 8 | 5 | 754 | 321 | 433 | 98 | 105 | 0 | 24 | 29 | |
4 | Jarman Impey | 13 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 181 | 107 | 70 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
5 | James Worpel | 20 | 10 | 8 | 426 | 232 | 194 | 54 | 82 | 0 | 15 | 27 | |
6 | James Sicily | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Ben McEvoy (c) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 275 | 135 | 140 | 111 | 78 | 370 | 28 | 14 | |
8 | Sam Frost | 22 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 194 | 139 | 112 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 31 | |
9 | Shaun Burgoyne | 18(3) | 1 | 1 | 217 | 133 | 84 | 46 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
10 | Jaeger O'Meara | 18 | 5 | 9 | 473 | 232 | 241 | 74 | 91 | 0 | 16 | 31 | |
11 | Conor Nash | 8(1) | 2 | 1 | 110 | 51 | 59 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
12 | Will Day | 5 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 55 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
13 | Oliver Hanrahan | 13(2) | 8 | 6 | 141 | 71 | 70 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
14 | Jack Scrimshaw | 20(1) | 4 | 2 | 412 | 249 | 163 | 127 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
15 | Blake Hardwick | 20 | 0 | 2 | 418 | 312 | 106 | 108 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 10 | |
16 | Lachlan Bramble | 10 | 1 | 3 | 183 | 119 | 64 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
17 | Daniel Howe | 20(1) | 8 | 5 | 373 | 249 | 124 | 109 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 17 | |
18 | Jonathon Ceglar | 12 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 67 | 113 | 53 | 26 | 249 | 10 | 16 | |
19 | Jack Gunston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | Chad Wingard | 16 | 12 | 11 | 357 | 199 | 158 | 58 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 8 | |
21 | Tom Phillips | 22 | 13 | 5 | 406 | 241 | 165 | 93 | 47 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
22 | Luke Breust | 19 | 33 | 11 | 238 | 121 | 117 | 47 | 62 | 0 | 12 | 13 | |
23 | Tim O'Brien | 19(1) | 12 | 5 | 219 | 147 | 72 | 90 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 16 | |
24 | James Cousins | 10(1) | 2 | 5 | 187 | 101 | 86 | 27 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |
26 | Liam Shiels | 21 | 5 | 4 | 444 | 244 | 200 | 93 | 99 | 0 | 16 | 31 | |
27 | Michael Hartley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
28 | Kyle Hartigan | 19 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 106 | 95 | 66 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 28 | |
29 | Changkuoth Jiath | 16 | 0 | 2 | 324 | 172 | 152 | 93 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 22 | |
30 | Damon Greaves | 7(2) | 1 | 0 | 74 | 48 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
31 | Keegan Brooksby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
32 | Finn Maginness | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
33 | Harry Pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | Jacob Koschitzke | 20 | 27 | 19 | 163 | 98 | 65 | 77 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |
35 | Josh Morris | 5(4) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
36 | Dylan Moore | 20 | 27 | 11 | 307 | 160 | 147 | 76 | 58 | 0 | 27 | 9 | |
37 | Ned Reeves | 5 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 131 | 5 | 5 | |
38 | Denver Grainger-Barras | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
39 | Emerson Jeka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
40 | Seamus Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
41 | Connor Downie | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
42 | Tyler Brockman | 11(1) | 10 | 4 | 98 | 52 | 46 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
43 | Jack Saunders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | Jai Newcombe | 7(2) | 1 | 1 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
45 | Jackson Callow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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