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2008 Hawthorn Football Club season

{{Short description|84th season in the Australian Football League}}{{More citations needed|date=May 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox AFL club season

| club = Hawthorn Football Club

| season = 2008

| image =

| imagesize = 120px

| caption = Hawthorn's guernsey for the 2008 season

| president = Jeff Kennett

| coach = Alastair Clarkson

| captain = Sam Mitchell

| home ground = Melbourne Cricket Ground
Aurora Stadium

| preseason comp = Pre-season competition

| preseason result = Semi final

| regularseason comp = AFL season

| regularseason result = 17–5 (2nd)

| finals series = Finals series

| finals result = Premiers
(Defeated {{AFL Gee}} 115–89)

| club b&f = Best and Fairest

| best and fairest = Lance Franklin

| leading goalscorer = Lance Franklin (113)

| highest attendance = 86,179 (Round 16 vs. {{AFL Gee}})

| lowest attendance = 15,124 (Round 4 vs. {{AFL Ade}})

| average attendance = 45,649

| prevseason = 2007

| nextseason = 2009

}}

The 2008 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 84th season in the Australian Football League and 107th overall.

One of the most prominent Hawthorn players in 2008 was teenager Lance Franklin.{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Caroline |date=4 June 2008 |title=Hawks' Franklin strategy fails to fly: FOOTBALL |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/364055913 |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Age |location=Melbourne |id={{ProQuest|364055913}} |via=ProQuest}}

Playing list changes

= Draft =

== AFL draft ==

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! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Round

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Overall pick

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Player

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Recruited from

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |ref

112Cyril RioliSt Mary's
229Brendan WhitecrossZillmere
345Stuart Dew{{AFL PA}}

== Rookie draft ==

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! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Round

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Overall pick

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Player

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Recruited from

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |ref

111Hugh SandilandsOakleigh Chargers
227Tim WalshPort Adelaide Magpies
342Alex GrimaTassie Mariners
454Cameron StokesDarwin

= Retirements and delistings =

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! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Date

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Player

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |2008 team

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Reason

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border:solid #FBBF15" |Ref

6 September 2007Richie Vandenberg{{n/a}}Retired
19 September 2007Ben Dixon{{n/a}}Retired
25 September 2007Joel Smith{{n/a}}Retired
16 October 2007Matt Little{{n/a}}Delisted
16 October 2007Josh Thurgood{{n/a}}Delisted

2008 player squad

{{Rugby league squad

|squadname= 2008 Hawthorn Football Club squad

|BC1 =#4D2004

|FC1 =#FBBF15

|BC2 =#FBBF15

|FC2 =#4D2004

|source =[https://www.draftguru.com.au/lists/2008/hawthorn Draftguru]

|date = 27 September 2008

|column1_title=Senior list

|list1a={{Rugby league squad player|no= 1|name=Max Bailey}}

|list2a={{Rugby league squad player|no=21|name=Ben McGlynn}}

|column2_title= Rookie list

|list4a= {{Rugby league squad player|no=40|name=Hugh Sandilands}}

  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=41|name=Tim Walsh}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=42|name=Matt Suckling}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=43|name=Alex Grima}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=44|name=Cameron Stokes}}

|coach= Alastair Clarkson

}}

Fixture

=NAB Cup=

{{see also|2008 NAB Cup}}

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! rowspan="2"| Rd

! rowspan="2"| Date and local time

! rowspan="2"| Opponent

! colspan="3"| Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)

! rowspan="2"| Venue

! rowspan="2"| Attendance

Home

! Away

! Result

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| align=left| Sunday, 17 February (3:40 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Syd}}

| 3.2.13 (52)

| 0.7.8 (50)

| Won by 2 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

| 14,778

style="background:#cfc"

! Quarter final

| align=left| Saturday, 23 February (7:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Car}}

| 4.9.13 (103)

| 4.3.15 (69)

| Won by 34 points

| Telstra Dome (H)

| 20,940

style="background:#fcc"

! Semi-final

| align=left| Saturday, 1 March (6:40 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Ade}}

| 2.13.11 (107)

| 1.11.9 (84)

| Lost by 23 points

| AAMI Stadium (A)

| 14,033

=Premiership season=

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! rowspan="2"| Rd

! rowspan="2"| Date and local time

! rowspan="2"| Opponent

! colspan="3"| Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)

! rowspan="2"| Venue

! rowspan="2"| Attendance

! rowspan="2"| Record

! rowspan="2"| Report

Home

! Away

! Result

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| align=left| Sunday, 23 March (4:40 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Mel}}

| 23.16 (154)

| 6.14 (50)

| Won by 104 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 40,141

| 1–0

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171020122041/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/1/haw-v-melb Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

| align=left| Saturday, 29 March (5:40 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Fre}}

| 14.13 (97)

| 16.16 (112)

| Won by 15 points

| Subiaco Oval (A)

| 38,022

| 2–0

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171023205017/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/2/fre-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| align=left| Saturday, 5 April (2:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.8 (86)

| 15.12 (102)

| Won by 16 points

| Telstra Dome (A)

| 39,816

| 3–0

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171022155849/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/3/nmfc-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| align=left| Sunday, 13 April (1:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Ade}}

| 17.12 (114)

| 10.10 (70)

| Won by 44 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

| 15,124

| 4–0

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171023191951/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/4/haw-v-adel Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 5

| align=left| Saturday, 19 April (7:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL BL}}

| 17.16 (118)

| 19.16 (130)

| Won by 12 points

| The Gabba (A)

| 30,019

| 5–0

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171021133813/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/5/bl-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| align=left| Sunday, 27 April (4:40 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Ric}}

| 14.22 (106)

| 15.4 (94)

| Won by 12 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 46,076

| 6–0

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171021214004/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/6/haw-v-rich Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

| align=left| Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Col}}

| 24.10 (154)

| 13.11 (89)

| Won by 65 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 76,048

| 7–0

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171021215513/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/7/haw-v-coll Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 8

| align=left| Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL PA}}

| 17.15 (117)

| 15.12 (102)

| Won by 15 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

| 15,682

| 8–0

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171022135805/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/8/haw-v-port Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 9

| align=left| Sunday, 25 May (2:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Mel}}

| 12.6 (78)

| 14.13 (97)

| Won by 19 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

| 41,341

| 9–0

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171022141313/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/9/melb-v-haw Report]

style="background:#fcc"

! 10

| align=left| Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL WB}}

| 12.2 (74)

| 15.16 (106)

| Lost by 32 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

| 19,378

| 9–1

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171023040208/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/10/haw-v-wb Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| align=left| Saturday, 7 June (7:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.7 (79)

| 19.16 (130)

| Won by 51 points

| Telstra Dome (A)

| 46,377

| 10–1

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171020044916/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/11/ess-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| align=left| Saturday, 14 June (7:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Ade}}

| 10.12 (72)

| 11.10 (76)

| Won by 4 points

| AAMI Stadium (A)

| 44,559

| 11–1

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171021145336/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/12/adel-v-haw Report]

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| align=left| Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL NM}}

| 10.16 (76)

| 15.13 (103)

| Lost by 27 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

| 42,508

| 11–2

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171020044910/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/13/haw-v-nmfc Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| align=left| Friday, 27 June (7:40 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL WC}}

| 18.18 (126)

| 9.15 (69)

| Won by 57 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 29,138

| 12–2

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171023014611/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/14/haw-v-wce Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 15

| align=left| Sunday, 13 July (1:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Syd}}

| 15.16 (106)

| 10.15 (75)

| Won by 31 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 49,529

| 13–2

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171021210950/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/15/haw-v-syd Report]

style="background:#fcc"

! 16

| align=left| Saturday, 19 July (7:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL|StK}}

| 18.11 (119)

| 13.11 (89)

| Lost by 30 points

| Telstra Dome (A)

| 41,886

| 13–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171023220542/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/16/stk-v-haw Report]

style="background:#fcc"

! 17

| align=left| Friday, 25 July (7:40 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Gee}}

| 11.11 (77)

| 12.16 (88)

| Lost by 11 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 86,179

| 13–4

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171023195002/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/17/haw-v-geel Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 18

| align=left| Friday, 1 August (7:40 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Col}}

| 8.14 (62)

| 17.14 (116)

| Won by 54 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

| 58,307

| 14–4

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171020122106/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/18/coll-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 19

| align=left| Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL BL}}

| 16.14 (110)

| 5.11 (41)

| Won by 69 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

| 19,929

| 15–4

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171023120334/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/19/haw-v-bl Report]

style="background:#fcc"

! 20

| align=left| Sunday, 17 August (1:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Ric}}

| 16.9 (105)

| 10.16 (76)

| Lost by 29 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

| 44,523

| 15–5

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171021140824/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/20/rich-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 21

| align=left| Sunday, 24 August (2:40 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL WC}}

| 9.8 (62)

| 19.19 (133)

| Won by 71 points

| Subiaco Oval (A)

| 37,040

| 16–5

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171022155843/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/21/wce-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 22

| align=left| Saturday, 30 August (7:10 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.9 (81)

| 24.15 (159)

| Won by 78 points

| Telstra Dome (A)

| 49,057

| 17–5

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171022124241/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/22/carl-v-haw Report]

== Ladder ==

{{:2008 AFL season|transcludesection=Ladder|showteam=Haw}}

=Finals series=

{{see also|2008 AFL finals series}}

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! rowspan="2"| Rd

! rowspan="2"| Date and local time

! rowspan="2"| Opponent

! colspan="3"| Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)

! rowspan="2"| Venue

! rowspan="2"| Attendance

! rowspan="2"| Report

Home

! Away

! Result

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! Qualifying final

| align=left| Friday, 5 September (7:50 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL WB}}

| 18.19 (127)

| 11.10 (76)

| Won by 51 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 76,703

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171022122733/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/23/haw-v-wb Report]

Semi-final

| colspan="8" |Advanced to Preliminary final

style="background:#cfc"

! Preliminary final

| align=left| Saturday, 20 September (7:00 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL|StK}}

| 18.10 (118)

| 9.10 (64)

| Won by 54 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 77,002

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171023003045/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/25/haw-v-stk Report]

style="background:#cfc"

!Grand Final

| align=left| Saturday, 27 September (2:30 pm)

| align=left| {{AFL Gee}}

| 11.23 (89)

| 18.7 (115)

| Won by 26 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

| 100,012

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20171023034654/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2008/26/geel-v-haw Report]


{{Wikinews|Hawthorn wins 2008 AFL Grand Final}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/ Official Website of the Hawthorn Football Club]
  • [http://afl.com.au/ Official Website of the Australian Football League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222232758/http://www.afl.com.au/ |date=22 February 2011 }}

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