| 2017 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Richard Garvey |
| Coach | Alastair Clarkson |
| Captain | Jarryd Roughead |
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground University of Tasmania Stadium |
| AFL season | 10–11–1 (12th) |
| Finals series | Did not qualify |
| Best and Fairest | Tom Mitchell |
| Leading goalkicker | Jarryd Roughead (38) |
| Highest home attendance | 62,360 (Round 4 vs.Geelong) |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,553 (Round 8 vs.Brisbane Lions) |
| Average home attendance | 33,257 |
The2017 season was theHawthorn Football Club's 93rd season in theAustralian Football League and 116th overall, the 18th season playing home games at theMelbourne Cricket Ground, the 17th season playing home games at the newly namedUniversity of Tasmania Stadium, the 13th season underhead coachAlastair Clarkson, and the 1st season withJarryd Roughead asclub captain. This was the first time since2013 that Hawthorn didn't enter the season as the defending premiers.
Hawthorn started the season 0–4 for the first time since1998. Hawthorn failed to match their 17–5 record from2016, finishing in 12th with a10–11–1 record. With Hawthorn's 7 point loss toCarlton in round 22, they were eliminated from finals contention for this first time since2009. This was also the first time since2005, Hawthorn were defeated by Carlton. This was also the first time under Clarkson that no player kicked 50 goals for the season.
The2017 AFL season is the 121st season of theVFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in1925, it was the 93rd season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club.Tasmania andiiNet continued as the club's two major sponsors, as they had done since 2006 and2013 respectively,[1][2] whileAdidas continued to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they had done since2013.[3] Hawthorn continued itsalignment with theBox Hill Hawks Football Club in theVictorian Football League, allowing Hawthorn-listed players to play with the Box Hill Hawks when not selected in AFL matches.
Alastair Clarkson continued as the club's head coach for the thirteenth consecutive season. In a surprise announcement,Jarryd Roughead replacedLuke Hodge as the club's captain on 20 January 2017 after the latter had led the club since 2011.[4]
It was announced in December 2016 that Stuart Fox would leave his position as the club's Chief Executive Officer to take up the same position with the Melbourne Cricket Club at the end of February 2017.[5] On 1 May, Tracey Gaudry was appointed the club's new CEO.[6]
The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2016 season and the beginning of the 2017 season.
| 13 October 2016 | ToHawthorn Pick 23,2016 AFL draft | ToFremantle Bradley Hill | [7] |
| 14 October 2016 | ToHawthorn Pick 52,2016 AFL draft Pick 70,2016 AFL draft Pick 88,2016 AFL draft | ToWest Coast Sam Mitchell Pick 54,2016 AFL draft Pick 72,2016 AFL draft | [8] |
| 14 October 2016 | ToHawthorn Tom Mitchell Pick 57,2016 AFL draft | ToSydney Pick 14,2016 AFL draft Pick 52,2016 AFL draft | [9] |
| 14 October 2016 | ToHawthorn Pick 10,2016 AFL draft Pick 68,2016 AFL draft | ToSt Kilda Pick 23,2016 AFL draft Pick 36,2016 AFL draft 1st round pick,2017 AFL draft | [10] |
| 18 October 2016 | ToHawthorn Pick 48,2016 AFL draft Pick 66,2016 AFL draft | ToMelbourne Jordan Lewis Pick 57,2016 AFL draft Pick 68,2016 AFL draft | [11] |
| 20 October 2016 | ToHawthorn 2nd round pick,2017 AFL draft(viaGreater Western Sydney) | ToCarlton Pick 48,2016 AFL draft Pick 66,2016 AFL draft Pick 70,2016 AFL draft | [12] |
| 20 October 2016 | ToHawthorn Jaeger O'Meara | ToGold Coast Pick 10,2016 AFL draft 2nd round pick,2017 AFL draft | [12] |
| Date | Player | Type | 2016 team | Deal | Compensation | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 2016 | Ty Vickery | RFA | Richmond | Signed 2-year deal | 2nd round pick,2016 AFL draft | [13] |
| 30 October 2016 | Conor Nash | N/A | Meath GAA | N/A | N/A | [14] |
| 8 November 2016 | Ricky Henderson | DFA | Adelaide | N/A | None | [15] |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 74 | Harry Morrison | Murray Bushrangers | [16] |
| 5 | 76 | Mitchell Lewis | Calder Cannons | [16] |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Oliver Hanrahan | St Kevin's College | [17] |
| 2 | 31 | Jack Fitzpatrick[note 1] | Hawthorn | [17] |
| 3 | 46 | James Cousins | Murray Bushrangers | [17] |
| Date | Player | 2017 team | Reason | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March 2016 | Shem-Kalvin Tatupu | — | Retired | [18] |
| 28 October 2016 | Matt Spangher | — | Delisted | [19][20] |
| 28 October 2016 | Angus Litherland | — | Delisted | [19] |
| 28 October 2016 | Zac Webster | — | Delisted | [19] |
| 28 October 2016 | Lachlan Langford | — | Delisted | [19] |
| 28 October 2016 | Alex Woodward | — | Delisted | [19] |
| 28 October 2016 | Jermaine Miller-Lewis | — | Delisted | [19] |
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The club played three practice matches as part of the2017 JLT Community Series, and will be played under modified pre-season rules, includingnine-point goals.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores(Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Friday, 17 February (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 0.15.8 (98) | 1.13.7 (94) | Won by 4 points | University of Tasmania Stadium (H) | Report | ||
| 2 | Sunday, 26 February (2:05 pm) | North Melbourne | 0.14.11 (95) | 0.11.8 (74) | Lost by 21 points | Arden Street (A) | Report | ||
| 3 | Sunday, 12 March (12:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 0.14.12 (96) | 1.8.11 (68) | Lost by 28 points | Hickinbotham Oval (A) | Report | ||
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The full fixture was announced on 27 October 2016.[21] TheMelbourne Cricket Ground once again acted as Hawthorn's primary home ground, hosting six of the club's eleven home games, with four home games played at their secondary home ground,University of Tasmania Stadium, in Launceston, and one home game played atEtihad Stadium against theWestern Bulldogs in round 23.[22] The club's opponents for the four games in Launceston wereSt Kilda,Brisbane Lions,Greater Western Sydney andNorth Melbourne in rounds six, eight, 16 and 21 respectively, while the club playedAdelaide,Collingwood,Geelong,Gold Coast andSydney twice during the regular season.[21]
The Hawks began the 2017 season with a 25-point loss toEssendon, which welcomed six of itsbanned players back from a season-long suspension which had spanned the entire2016 season, at theMelbourne Cricket Ground in round one;[23] due to the weighted rule, it was the only time the clubs met during the regular season. The club's first home game came the following round, when it hosted2016 finalistsAdelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round two.[21] It travelled to Adelaide twice for matches againstPort Adelaide and Adelaide (for a second time) in rounds 11 and 14 respectively, while it also travelled to theGold Coast,Sydney andPerth once each, in rounds three, ten and eighteen respectively. Additionally, it played three Friday night matches (two againstSydney and one against theWestern Bulldogs) and two Thursday night matches (both at theAdelaide Oval) during the regular season, while ten of the club's 21 matches were broadcast on free-to-air.[21]
Based on its finishing position from2016, Hawthorn's fixture was rated the second-most difficult (only behindGreater Western Sydney) byThe Age; it was the fifth consecutive season in which it has been dealt either the most or second-most difficult fixture of any club.[24]
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores(Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Record | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 25 March (7:25 pm) | Essendon | 17.14 (116) | 12.19 (91) | Lost by 25 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 0–1 | Report | ||
| 2 | Saturday, April 1 (1:45 pm) | Adelaide | 13.11 (89) | 16.17 (113) | Lost by 24 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 0–2 | Report | ||
| 3 | Sunday, April 9 (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 21.13 (139) | 7.11 (53) | Lost by 86 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 0–3 | Report | ||
| 4 | Monday, April 17 (3:20 pm) | Geelong | 6.12 (48) | 20.14 (134) | Lost by 86 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 0–4 | Report | ||
| 5 | Sunday, 23 April (4:40 pm) | West Coast | 19.11 (125) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 51 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 1–4 | Report | ||
| 6 | Saturday, April 29 (1:45 pm) | St Kilda | 8.7 (55) | 19.16 (130) | Lost by 75 points | University of Tasmania Stadium (H) | 1–5 | Report | ||
| 7 | Sunday, 7 May (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 14.7 (91) | 14.10 (94) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 2–5 | Report | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 13 May (1:45 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 17.11 (113) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 38 points | University of Tasmania Stadium (H) | 3–5 | Report | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 20 May (7:25 pm) | Collingwood | 13.12 (90) | 11.6 (72) | Lost by 18 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 3–6 | Report | ||
| 10 | Friday, 26 May (7:50 pm) | Sydney | 11.9 (75) | 12.9 (81) | Won by 6 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 4–6 | Report | ||
| 11 | Thursday, 1 June (7:20 pm) | Port Adelaide | 13.20 (98) | 7.5 (47) | Lost by 51 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 4–7 | Report | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm) | Gold Coast | 12.7 (79) | 13.17 (95) | Lost by 16 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 4–8 | Report | ||
| 13 | Bye | |||||||||
| 14 | Thursday, 22 June (7:20 pm) | Adelaide | 12.10 (82) | 14.12 (96) | Won by 14 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 5–8 | Report | ||
| 15 | Sunday, 2 July (3:20 pm) | Collingwood | 18.10 (118) | 14.10 (94) | Won by 24 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 6–8 | Report | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 8 July (1:45 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 14.13 (97) | 15.7 (97) | Draw | University of Tasmania Stadium (H) | 6–8–1 | Report | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 15 July (1:45 pm) | Geelong | 13.10 (88) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 6–9–1 | Report | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 22 July (5:40 pm) | Fremantle | 7.6 (48) | 15.10 (100) | Won by 52 points | Domain Stadium (A) | 7–9–1 | Report | ||
| 19 | Friday, 28 July (7:50 pm) | Sydney | 10.12 (72) | 9.12 (66) | Won by 6 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 8–9–1 | Report | ||
| 20 | Sunday, 6 August (3:20 pm) | Richmond | 13.15 (93) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 29 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 8–10–1 | Report | ||
| 21 | Sunday, 13 August (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 18.8 (116) | 14.5 (89) | Won by 27 points | University of Tasmania Stadium (H) | 9–10–1 | Report | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 19 August (7:25 pm) | Carlton | 12.5 (77) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 7 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 9–11–1 | Report | ||
| 23 | Friday, 25 August (7:50 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 15.9 (99) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 9 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 10–11–1 | Report | ||
| Source | ||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2415 | 1776 | 136.0 | 62 | 2017 finals |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2134 | 1818 | 117.4 | 62 | |
| 3 | Richmond(P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1992 | 1684 | 118.3 | 60 | |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2081 | 1812 | 114.8 | 60 | |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1671 | 129.7 | 56 | |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2093 | 1651 | 126.8 | 56 | |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2135 | 2004 | 106.5 | 48 | |
| 8 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1964 | 1858 | 105.7 | 48 | |
| 9 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2035 | 1934 | 105.2 | 48 | |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1857 | 1913 | 97.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1925 | 1986 | 96.9 | 44 | |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1864 | 2055 | 90.7 | 42 | |
| 13 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1944 | 1963 | 99.0 | 38 | |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1607 | 2160 | 74.4 | 32 | |
| 15 | North Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1983 | 2264 | 87.6 | 24 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1594 | 2038 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1756 | 2311 | 76.0 | 24 | |
| 18 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1877 | 2526 | 74.3 | 20 |
| Player | 1 vote games | 2 vote games | 3 vote games | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Mitchell | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| Jack Gunston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Jarryd Roughead | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Shaun Burgoyne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ben McEvoy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Liam Shiels | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Ricky Henderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan Burton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Isaac Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaeger O'Meara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Sicily | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 12 | 61 |
| Player | Round | Charge category | Verdict | Result | Victim | Club | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Stratton | 2 | Striking | Guilty | Fine | Eddie Betts | Adelaide | |
| Josh Gibson | 4 | Rough conduct | Not Guilty | Cleared | Tom Ruggles | Geelong | |
| Cyril Rioli | 5 | Striking | Guilty | Fine | Brad Sheppard | West Coast | |
| Isaac Smith | 8 | Striking | Guilty | Fine | Nick Robertson | Brisbane Lions | |
| Shaun Burgoyne | 10 | Rough conduct | Not Guilty | Cleared | Sam Reid | Sydney | |
| Luke Hodge | 11 | Rough conduct | Guilty | Fine | Aaron Young | Port Adelaide | |
| Brendan Whitecross | 12 | Striking | Guilty | Fine | Gary Ablett Jr. | Gold Coast | |
| Luke Hodge | 16 | Rough conduct | Guilty | Fine | Jeremy Cameron | Greater Western Sydney | |
| Luke Hodge | 19 | Striking | Guilty | 1 week | Tom Papley | Sydney | [25] |
| James Sicily | 22 | Striking | Guilty | Fine | Jed Lamb | Carlton | |
| Blake Hardwick | 23 | Rough conduct | Not Guilty | Cleared | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs |
