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2016 Hawthorn Football Club season#2016 player squad

{{Short description|92nd season in the Australian Football League}}

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

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

{{Infobox AFL club season

| club = Hawthorn Football Club

| season = 2016

| image =

| imagesize = 120px

| caption = Hawthorn's guernsey for the 2016 season

| president = Andrew Newbold
(until 2 February 2016)
Richard Garvey
(from 2 February 2016)

| coach = Alastair Clarkson

| captain = Luke Hodge

| home ground = Melbourne Cricket Ground
Aurora Stadium

| regularseason comp = AFL season

| regularseason result = 17–5 (3rd)

| finals series = Finals series

| finals result = Semi-finals
(lost to {{AFL WB}} 84–107)

| club b&f = Best and Fairest

| best and fairest = Sam Mitchell

| leading goalscorer = Jack Gunston (51)

| highest attendance = 87,823 (Semi-final vs. {{AFL WB}})

| lowest attendance = 10,121 (Round 14 vs. {{AFL GC}})

| average attendance = 41,065

| prevseason = 2015

| nextseason = 2017

}}

The 2016 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 92nd season in the Australian Football League and 115th overall, the 17th season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 16th season playing home games at Aurora Stadium, the 12th season under head coach Alastair Clarkson, and the 6th season with Luke Hodge as club captain. Hawthorn entered the season as the three-time defending AFL premiers, having won back-to-back-to-back AFL premierships.

Hawthorn improved on its 16–6 record in 2015, finishing in 3rd with a {{Tooltip|17–5|17 wins, 5 losses}} record. The 19 point win over {{AFL Car}} in round 19 clinched a finals series appearance for the 7th consecutive season. The 1 point win over {{AFL Col}} in round 23 clinched a double chance for the 6th consecutive season.

Hawthorn were defeated by {{AFL Gee}} 83–85 in the qualifying final. Isaac Smith had the chance to win the game with a goal after the siren but hooked the kick right of the goal. This ended a three-game finals winning streak. It was also the second consecutive season Hawthorn were defeated in the Qualifying final. Hawthorn were eliminated from the finals by the eventual premiers {{AFL WB}} 84–107 in the semi-final, ending their chances of a four-peat, the second four-peat in VFL/AFL history after {{AFL Col}} (1927–1930), and the first four-peat in the AFL era. Hawthorn became the 6th team since the introduction of the AFL final eight system to be eliminated in straight-sets, joining {{AFL PA}} (2001), {{AFL WC}} (2007), {{AFL Gee}} and {{AFL Fre}} (2014), and {{AFL Syd}} (2015). This was the first time since 2010 Hawthorn didn't win a final, the first time since 2010 Hawthorn didn't advance to the preliminary final, and the first time since 2011 Hawthorn didn't advance to the AFL Grand Final.

Club summary

The 2016 AFL season is the 120th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it was the 92nd season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania and iiNet continued as the club's two major sponsors, as they had done since 2006 and 2013 respectively,{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/club/corporate/sponsorship/tasmania|title=Tasmania|publisher=Hawthorn Football Club official website|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006095335/http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/club/corporate/sponsorship/tasmania|archive-date=6 October 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/club/corporate/sponsorship/iinet|title=iiNet|publisher=Hawthorn Football Club official website|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006103429/http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/club/corporate/sponsorship/iinet|archive-date=6 October 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} while Adidas continued to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they had done since 2013.{{cite web|url=http://mumbrella.com.au/hawks-sign-five-year-deal-with-adidas-115798|title=Hawks sign five-year deal with Adidas|publisher=mUmBRELLA|date=13 September 2012|access-date=10 October 2015}} 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.

Senior personnel

Alastair Clarkson continued as the club's head coach for the twelfth consecutive season, while Luke Hodge continued as the club's captain for the sixth consecutive season. Both have held their respective positions since 2005{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-09-08/hawks-appoint-clarkson-as-coach/2040314|title=Hawks appoint Clarkson as coach|publisher=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|date=8 September 2004|access-date=13 October 2015}} and 2011,{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2010-10-02/hawks-captain-luke-hodge|title=Hawks Captain Luke Hodge|publisher=Hawthorn Football Club|date=2 October 2010|access-date=13 October 2015}} respectively.

There were several changes to the coaching panel following the end of last season, the most notable of which was Brendon Bolton's departure from the club towards the end of the season to become the head coach of the Carlton Football Club.{{cite news|newspaper=Herald Sun|author=Jon Ralph|date=25 August 2015|access-date=29 August 2015|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brendon-bolton-agrees-to-open-ended-deal-as-he-becomes-carltons-new-coach/story-fni5f5nx-1227498665736|title=Brendon Bolton agrees to open-ended deal as he becomes Carlton's new coach}} On 20 October 2015, recent {{AFL Ric}} retiree Chris Newman joined the club as a development coach, replacing Damian Carroll who was promoted to assistant coach alongside Alastair Clarkson.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2015-10-20/newman-joins-hawks-in-development-role|title=Newman joins Hawks in development role|publisher=Hawthorn Football Club|first=Nick|last=Duxson|date=20 October 2015|access-date=20 October 2015}}

On 2 February 2016, Andrew Newbold stepped down as the club's president, and was replaced in the role by vice-captain Richard Garvey.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-02-02/hawthorn-president-andrew-newbold-steps-down|title=President Andrew Newbold steps down|publisher=hawthornfc.com.au|date=2 February 2016|access-date=2 February 2016}}

Playing list changes

The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.

= Trades =

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style="width:12%" | 16 October 2015

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"| To {{AFL Haw}}

Pick 15, 2015 AFL draft
Pick 55, 2015 AFL draft

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"| To {{AFL NM}}

Jed Anderson
Pick 38, 2015 AFL draft
Pick 40, 2015 AFL draft

| {{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-16/north-melbourne-snares-young-hawk-anderson|title=North Melbourne snares young Hawk Anderson|last=Bowen|first=Nick|date=16 October 2015|work=AFL.com.au|access-date=3 August 2017|publisher=Telstra Media}}

style="width:12%" | 21 October 2015

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"| To {{AFL Haw}}

Jack Fitzpatrick

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"| To {{AFL Mel}}

Pick 94, 2015 AFL draft

|

style="width:12%" | 22 October 2015

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"| To {{AFL Haw}}

Pick 48, 2015 AFL draft

| style="width:44%; vertical-align:top;"| To {{AFL GWS}}

Pick 55, 2015 AFL draft
Pick 58, 2015 AFL draft

|

= Free Agency =

== Departures ==

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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" |Type

! style="background:#4D2004; color:#FBBF15; border: solid #FBBF15" |2016 team

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

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

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

10 October 2015Matt Suckling{{Abbr|UFA|Unrestricted free agent}}Western BulldogsSigned 3-year dealEnd of 2nd round pick, 2015 AFL draft

= 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

119Ryan BurtonNorth Adelaide
122Kieran LovellTigers FC
344Blake HardwickEastern Ranges

== 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

118Luke SurmanNorwood
236Kade StewartSouth Fremantle
352Alex Woodward{{#tag:ref|Woodward was originally delisted by Hawthorn on 8 October 2015 but was re-drafted as a rookie|group="note"}}Hawthorn
462Conor GlassDerry GAA

{{Reflist|group=note}}

= 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" |2016 team

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

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

6 October 2015Brian LakeN/ARetired{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-06/david-hale-hawthorn-afl-retirement/6830128?section=sport|title=Hawthorn's David Hale, Brian Lake retire from AFL following third premiership win|date=6 October 2015|publisher=ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|access-date=3 August 2017}}
6 October 2015David HaleN/ARetired
8 October 2015Sam GrimleyEssendonDelisted{{cite news|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2015-10-08/hawthorn-list-changes|title=Hawthorn list changes|date=8 October 2015|work=HawthornFC.com.au|access-date=3 August 2017|publisher=Telstra Media}}
8 October 2015Jared HardistyN/ADelisted
8 October 2015Jonathan SimpkinEssendonDelisted

2016 player squad

{{Rugby league squad

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|BC1 =#4D2004

|FC1 =#FBBF15

|BC2 =#FBBF15

|FC2 =#4D2004

|source =[http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/football/players-and-coaches/senior HFC Website]; [http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/football/players-and-coaches/coaches Coaches]

|date =28 July 2016

|column1_title=Senior list

|list1a={{Rugby league squad player|no= 2|name=Jarryd Roughead (VC) (vet) 8px}}

|list2a={{Rugby league squad player|no=22|name=Luke Breust}}

|column2_title= Rookie list

|list4a={{Rugby league squad player|no=38|name=Luke Surman}}

  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=39|name=Alex Woodward}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=40|name=Kade Stewart}}8px
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=44|name=Conor Glass}} (B)
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=45|name=Jermaine Miller-Lewis}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=46|name=Lachlan Langford}}
  • {{Rugby league squad player|no=47|name=Shem-Kalvin Tatupu}} (ret)

|coach= Alastair Clarkson

|assistant= Brett Ratten (stoppages coach)

|assistant2= Cameron Bruce (midfield coach)

|assistant3= Adem Yze (backline coach)

|assistant4= Damian Monkhorst (ruck coach)

|assistant5= Damian Carroll (forward coach)

|assistant6= Rob McCartney (development coach)

|assistant7= Chris Newman (development coach)

|assistant8= David Neitz (key position coach)

|legend1=8px Long-term injury list

|legend2=8px Upgraded rookie(s)

|legend3=(vet) Veteran's list

|legend4=(ret) Retired

|legend5=(B) Category B rookie

}}

Season summary

=Pre-season matches=

The club played three practice matches as part of the 2016 NAB Challenge, and will be played under modified pre-season rules, including nine-point goals. They finished the NAB Challenge with a record of 2–1, defeating {{AFL Car}} and {{AFL NM}} on either side of a heavy loss to {{AFL Ric}}.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" | Rd

! rowspan="2" | Date and local time

! rowspan="2" | Opponent

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

! rowspan="2" | Venue

Home

! Away

! Result

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| align=left | Thursday, 18 February (7:10 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Car}}

| 0.8.5 (53)

| 0.4.8 (32)

| Won by 21 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

style="background:#fcc;"

! 2

| align=left | Saturday, 27 February (4:40 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Ric}}

| 1.15.5 (104)

| 0.4.9 (33)

| Lost by 71 points

| Holm Park Recreation Reserve (A)

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| align=left | Saturday, 12 March (7:10 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL NM}}

| 2.16.11 (125)

| 0.12.8 (80)

| Won by 45 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

colspan=8| [https://web.archive.org/web/20131102204404/http://www.afl.com.au/fixture/nab-challenge Source]

=Premiership season=

==Fixture summary==

{{See also|2016 AFL season}}

The full fixture was announced on 29 October 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-29/afl-fixture-top-teams-to-light-up-friday-nights|title=AFL Fixture: Top teams to light up Friday nights|last=Browne|first=Alex|date=29 October 2015|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|access-date=29 October 2015}} The Melbourne Cricket Ground once again acted as Hawthorn's primary home ground, hosting seven of the club's eleven home games, while four games were played at their secondary home ground, Aurora Stadium, in Launceston.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2015-10-29/hawks-face-challenging-start-to-2016|title=Hawks face challenging start to 2016|publisher=hawthornfc.com.au|date=29 October 2015|access-date=29 October 2015}} The club's four games at Aurora Stadium were against {{AFL|StK}}, {{AFL Fre}}, {{AFL GC}} and {{AFL Car}} in rounds 4, 8, 14 and 19 respectively, while the club played the West Coast Eagles, {{AFL NM}}, {{AFL Syd}}, {{AFL Ric}} and {{AFL Mel}} twice during the regular season.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2015-10-29/2016-fixture-by-the-numbers|title=2016 Fixture: By the numbers|publisher=hawthornfc.com.au|date=29 October 2015|access-date=29 October 2015}}

For the second consecutive year, and the third in the past four years, the club opened its season with an Easter Monday clash against {{AFL Gee}} at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; it was also the first time since 2011 in which it started a season with an away match,{{cite news|url= http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-24/round-one-fixture-tigers-and-blues-kick-off-2016-season|title=Round one fixture: Tigers and Blues kick off 2016 season|first=Travis|last=King|date=24 October 2015|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|access-date=24 October 2015}} and, due to the weighted rule, it was the only time the two teams met during the regular season.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-29/pies-and-bombers-to-split-anzac-day-gate|title=Pies and Bombers to split Anzac Day gate|publisher=Australian Football League|work=Telstra Media|first=Ashley|last=Browne|date=29 October 2015|access-date=29 October 2015}} Its first home game came the following round, when they faced the West Coast Eagles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 2015 AFL Grand Final rematch. Their match against {{AFL GWS}}, scheduled for Round 6, was once again played at Spotless Stadium in Sydney,{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/gws-giants-first-home-game-against-hawthorn-sydney-to-start-2016-against-collingwood/story-fni5f7qp-1227584553831|title=GWS Giants' first home game against Hawthorn, Sydney to start 2016 against Collingwood|publisher=Herald Sun|first=Neil|last=Cordy|date=27 October 2015|access-date=27 October 2015}} while the club travelled to the Gabba for the first time since 2008 to take on the Brisbane Lions in the AFL's Indigenous Round.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2015-10-28/hawks-get-gabba-game|title=Gabba game to celebrate newly named Indigenous Round|publisher=Hawthorn Football Club|date=28 October 2015|access-date=28 October 2015}} In addition, the club also played consecutive Thursday night away matches against {{AFL|PA}} and {{AFL Syd}} in Rounds 16 and 17 respectively, and played six Friday night matches throughout the regular season, the equal most of any club.

==Fixture==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! 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"| Record

! rowspan="2"| Report

Home

! Away

! Result

style="background:#fcc;"

! 1

| align=left | Monday, 28 March (3:20 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Gee}}

| 18.8 (116)

| 12.14 (86)

| Lost by 30 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

| 0–1

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160318152435/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/1/geel-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

| align=left | Sunday, 3 April (3:20 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL WC}}

| 14.15 (99)

| 7.11 (53)

| Won by 46 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 1–1

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160331085719/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/2/haw-v-wce Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| align=left | Sunday, 10 April (3:20 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL WB}}

| 13.12 (90)

| 14.9 (93)

| Won by 3 points

| Etihad Stadium (A)

| 2–1

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160331111758/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/3/wb-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| align=left | Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm)

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

| 13.9 (87)

| 13.6 (84)

| Won by 3 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

| 3–1

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160401084101/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/4/haw-v-stk Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 5

| align=left | Friday, 22 April (7:50 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Ade}}

| 17.10 (112)

| 17.7 (109)

| Won by 3 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 4–1

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160325175123/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/5/haw-v-adel Report]

style="background:#fcc;"

! 6

| align=left | Saturday, 30 April (4:35 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL GWS}}

| 24.14 (158)

| 12.11 (83)

| Lost by 75 points

| Spotless Stadium (A)

| 4–2

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405190958/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/6/gws-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

| align=left | Friday, 6 May (7:50 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.12 (90)

| 21.10 (136)

| Won by 46 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

| 5–2

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405191100/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/7/rich-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 8

| align=left | Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Fre}}

| 17.14 (116)

| 11.9 (75)

| Won by 41 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

| 6–2

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405191343/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/8/haw-v-fre Report]

style="background:#fcc;"

! 9

| align=left | Friday, 20 May (7:50 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Syd}}

| 7.13 (55)

| 10.9 (69)

| Lost by 14 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 6–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160331232151/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/9/haw-v-syd Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 10

| align=left | Saturday, May 28 (1:45 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL BL}}

| 13.9 (87)

| 21.9 (135)

| Won by 48 points

| The Gabba (A)

| 7–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405132553/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/10/bl-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| align=left | Saturday, 4 June (1:45 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.16 (82)

| 10.4 (64)

| Won by 18 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 8–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405164449/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/11/haw-v-melb Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| align=left | Friday, 10 June (7:50 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Ess}}

| 6.7 (43)

| 23.13 (151)

| Won by 108 points

| Etihad Stadium (A)

| 9–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405145250/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/12/ess-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 13

| align=left | Friday, 17 June (7:50 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL NM}}

| 11.18 (84)

| 14.9 (93)

| Won by 9 points

| Etihad Stadium (A)

| 10–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160330153221/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/13/nmfc-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| align=left | Sunday, 26 June (3:20 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL GC}}

| 12.14 (86)

| 8.12 (60)

| Won by 26 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

| 11–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405124531/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/14/haw-v-gcfc Report]

15

| colspan="10" | Bye

style="background:#cfc"

! 16

| align=left | Thursday, 7 July (7:20 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL PA}}

| 12.7 (79)

| 15.11 (101)

| Won by 22 points

| Adelaide Oval (A)

| 12–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160325175059/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/16/port-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 17

| align=left | Thursday, 14 July (7:20 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Syd}}

| 10.10 (70)

| 11.9 (75)

| Won by 5 points

| Sydney Cricket Ground (A)

| 13–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405141424/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/17/syd-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 18

| align=left | Sunday, 24 July (3:20 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Ric}}

| 16.18 (114)

| 5.14 (44)

| Won by 70 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 14–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405191403/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/18/haw-v-rich Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 19

| align=left | Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Car}}

| 10.14 (74)

| 7.13 (55)

| Won by 19 points

| Aurora Stadium (H)

| 15–3

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405191411/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/19/haw-v-carl Report]

style="background:#fcc;"

! 20

| align=left | Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Mel}}

| 17.8 (110)

| 11.15 (81)

| Lost by 29 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

| 15–4

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405141431/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/20/melb-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 21

| align=left | Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL NM}}

| 14.12 (96)

| 8.9 (57)

| Won by 39 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 16–4

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405131437/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/21/haw-v-nmfc Report]

style="background:#fcc;"

! 22

| align=left | Friday, 19 August (6:10 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL WC}}

| 13.14 (92)

| 10.7 (67)

| Lost by 25 points

| Domain Stadium (A)

| 16–5

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405194631/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/22/wce-v-haw Report]

style="background:#cfc"

! 23

| align=left | Sunday, 28 August (3:20 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Col}}

| 17.10 (112)

| 17.9 (111)

| Won by 1 point

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

| 17–5

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160409174830/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/23/haw-v-coll Report]

colspan="11" | [http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/football/season/fixture Source]

== Ladder ==

{{:2016 AFL season|showteam=HAW}}

==Finals==

{{see also|2016 AFL finals series}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! 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" | Recap

Home

! Away

! Result

style="background:#fcc;"

! Qualifying final

| align=left | Friday, 9 September (7:50 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.13 (85)

| 12.11 (83)

| Lost by 2 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160830164407/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/24/geel-v-haw Recap]

style="background:#fcc;"

! Semi-final

| align=left | Friday, 16 September (7:50 pm)

| align=left | {{AFL WB}}

| 12.12 (84)

| 16.11 (107)

| Lost by 23 points

| Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160912173020/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/25/haw-v-wb Recap]

Awards, records and milestones

=Awards=

=Records=

  • Round 11:
  • Hawthorn made 109 tackles in its win over {{AFL Mel}}, which is the highest number of tackles it has ever recorded in an AFL premiership match.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/teamshi.html#h7|access-date=6 June 2016|publisher=AFL Tables|title=Team Game Highs and Lows}}
  • Round 20:
  • Hawthorn's 29-point loss to Melbourne ended a 13-game winning streak against that club dating back to Round 2, 2007.

=Milestones=

Brownlow Medal

{{see also|2016 Brownlow Medal}}

=Results=

class="wikitable"
Round1 vote2 votes3 votes
1Sam Mitchell ({{AFL Haw}})Joel Selwood ({{AFL Gee}})Patrick Dangerfield ({{AFL Gee}})
2Cyril Rioli ({{AFL Haw}})Sam Mitchell ({{AFL Haw}})Josh Gibson ({{AFL Haw}})
3Sam Mitchell ({{AFL Haw}})Marcus Adams ({{AFL WB}})Luke Dahlhaus ({{AFL WB}})
4Nick Riewoldt ({{AFL|StK}}David Armitage ({{AFL|StK}})Sam Mitchell ({{AFL Haw}})
5Cyril Rioli ({{AFL Haw}})Scott Thompson ({{AFL Ade}})Paul Puopolo ({{AFL Haw}})
6Steve Johnson ({{AFL GWS}})Callan Ward ({{AFL GWS}})Rory Lobb ({{AFL GWS}})
7Luke Breust ({{AFL Haw}})Jack Gunston ({{AFL Haw}})Jordan Lewis ({{AFL Haw}})
8Josh Gibson ({{AFL Haw}})Isaac Smith ({{AFL Haw}})Lachie Neale ({{AFL Fre}})
9Jack Gunston ({{AFL Haw}})Luke Parker ({{AFL Syd}})Dan Hannebery ({{AFL Syd}})
10Josh Gibson ({{AFL Haw}})Cyril Rioli ({{AFL Haw}})Jordan Lewis ({{AFL Haw}})
11Nathan Jones ({{AFL Mel}})Josh Gibson ({{AFL Haw}})Bernie Vince ({{AFL Mel}})
12Jack Gunston ({{AFL Haw}})Grant Birchall ({{AFL Haw}})Jordan Lewis ({{AFL Haw}})
13Jordan Lewis ({{AFL Haw}})Daniel Wells ({{AFL NM}})James Sicily ({{AFL Haw}})
14Tom Lynch ({{AFL GC}})Sam Mitchell ({{AFL Haw}})Gary Ablett, Jr. ({{AFL GC}})
15

| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Bye

16Robbie Gray ({{AFL PA}})Cyril Rioli ({{AFL Haw}})Luke Hodge ({{AFL Haw}})
17Josh Kennedy ({{AFL Syd}})Sam Mitchell ({{AFL Haw}})Shaun Burgoyne ({{AFL Haw}})
18Dustin Martin ({{AFL Ric}})Sam Mitchell ({{AFL Haw}})Josh Gibson ({{AFL Haw}})
19Jordan Lewis ({{AFL Haw}})Patrick Cripps ({{AFL Car}})Shaun Burgoyne ({{AFL Haw}})
20Cyril Rioli ({{AFL Haw}})Max Gawn ({{AFL Mel}})Jack Viney ({{AFL Mel}})
21Andrew Swallow ({{AFL NM}})Isaac Smith ({{AFL Haw}})Sam Mitchell ({{AFL Haw}})
22Jeremy McGovern ({{AFL WC}})Josh Kennedy ({{AFL WC}})Andrew Gaff ({{AFL WC}})
23Cyril Rioli ({{AFL Haw}})Shaun Burgoyne ({{AFL Haw}})Adam Treloar ({{AFL Col}})

=[[Brownlow Medal]] tally=

class="wikitable"
Player1 vote games2 vote games3 vote gamesTotal votes
Sam Mitchell32316
Jordan Lewis11311
Josh Gibson31110
Shaun Burgoyne0228
Cyril Rioli4208
Jack Gunston2104
Isaac Smith0204
Luke Hodge0013
Paul Puopolo0013
James Sicily0013
Grant Birchall0102
Luke Breust1001
Total14121273

  • italics denotes ineligible player

Tribunal cases

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
Player

! Round

! Charge category

! Verdict

! Result

! Victim

! Club

! class="unsortable" | Ref(s)

Ben Stratton

| 1

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Cory Gregson

| {{AFL Gee}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-03-29/mrp-no-case-to-answer-for-stratton|title = MRP: No case to answer for Stratton}}

Grant Birchall

| 3

| Rough conduct

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

| Jordan Roughead

| {{AFL WB}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-04-11/mrp-birchall-offered-fine-for-rough-conduct|title = MRP: Birchall offered fine for rough conduct}}

Ben Stratton

| 6

| Rough Conduct

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Nathan Wilson

| {{AFL GWS}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-05-02/mrp-no-case-to-answer-for-hodge-stratton|title = MRP: No case to answer for Hodge, Stratton}}

Luke Hodge

| 6

| Rough Conduct

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Nathan Wilson

| {{AFL GWS}}

|

Taylor Duryea

| 8

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

| Hayden Ballantyne

| {{AFL Fre}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-05-16/mrp-duryea-offered-fine|title = MRP: Duryea offered fine}}

Sam Mitchell

| 9

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Dan Hannebery

| {{AFL Syd}}

|

Jordan Lewis

| 10

| High Contact

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Nick Robertson

| {{AFL BL}}

|

Jonathon Ceglar

| 11

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"| 1 week

| Jesse Hogan

| {{AFL Mel}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-06-07/mrp-ceglar-accepts-onematch-ban|title = MRP: Ceglar accepts one-match ban}}

Bradley Hill

| 13

| Melee

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

|

| {{AFL NM}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-06-20/mrp-four-hawks-offered-fines|title = MRP: Four Hawks offered fines}}

Paul Puopolo

| 13

| Melee

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

|

| {{AFL NM}}

|

Isaac Smith

| 13

| Wrestling

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

| Michael Firrito

| {{AFL NM}}

|

Daniel Howe

| 13

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

| Drew Petrie

| {{AFL NM}}

|

Luke Hodge

| 17

| Rough conduct

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

| Callum Sinclair

| {{AFL Syd}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-07-18/mrp-hodge-fined|title=MRP: Hodge fined}}

Cyril Rioli

| 20

| Rough conduct

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

| Clayton Oliver

| {{AFL Mel}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-08-08/mrp-sicily-offered-one-rioli-cleared|title=MRP: Sicily offered one, Rioli cleared}}

James Sicily

| 20

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"| 1 week

| Bernie Vince

| {{AFL Mel}}

|

Sam Mitchell

| 20

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Jack Watts

| {{AFL Mel}}

|

Luke Hodge

| 21

| Wrestling

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

| Michael Firrito

| {{AFL NM}}

|

Jordan Lewis

| 22

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Scott Lycett

| {{AFL WC}}

|

Josh Gibson

| 23

| High Contact

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Levi Greenwood

| {{AFL Col}}

|

Jordan Lewis

| Qualifying final

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Joel Selwood

| {{AFL Gee}}

|

Luke Hodge

| Qualifying final

| Striking

| style="text-align:center; background:#d9f9e9;"|Not Guilty

| style="background:#d9f9e9;"|Cleared

| Joel Selwood

| {{AFL Gee}}

|

Cyril Rioli

| Semi final

| Melee

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

|

| {{AFL WB}}

|

James Sicily

| Semi final

| Melee

| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|Guilty

| style="background:#fcc;"|Fine

|

| {{AFL WB}}

|

References

{{reflist|30em}}

{{Hawthorn Football Club}}

{{2016 AFL season}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Hawthorn Football Club Season}}

Hawthorn Football Club Season, 2016

Category:Hawthorn Football Club seasons

Category:2016 in Victoria (state)