2023 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 2023 Hawthorn Football Club season will be the club's 99th season in the Australian Football League and 122nd overall, the 24th season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 23rd season playing home games at the University of Tasmania Stadium and the 2nd season under head coach Sam Mitchell.[1], and the 1st season with James Sicily as captain

Hawthorn Football Club
2023 season
PresidentJeff Kennett
(until 13 December 2022)
Andrew Gowers
(from 13 December 2022)
CoachSam Mitchell
Captain(s)James Sicily
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
University of Tasmania Stadium
Record1–8 (18th)
Leading goalkickerLuke Breust (12)
← 2022 2024 →

Club summary

The 2023 AFL season will be the 127th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it will be the 99th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania, iiNet, and Nissan are expected to continue as the club's three major sponsors, as they had done since 2006, 2013, and 2019 respectively,[2][3] while ISC will replace Adidas as the clubs manufacturer of its on-and-off field apparel.[4] Hawthorn will continue 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.

Season summary

22 December 2022 – Jai Newcombe signs a three-year deal to stay at Hawthorn until the end of 2026.

Playing list changes

Trades
11 October 2022 To Hawthorn
Pick 48, 2022 AFL draft
3rd round pick, 2023 AFL draft		 To Brisbane Lions
Jack Gunston		 [5]
12 October 2022 To Hawthorn
Cooper Stephens
Pick 41, 2022 AFL draft
Pick 50, 2022 AFL draft		 [6]
To Collingwood
Tom Mitchell
Pick 25, 2022 AFL draft		 To Geelong
Oliver Henry
12 October 2022 To Hawthorn
Lloyd Meek
2nd round pick, 2023 AFL draft		 To Fremantle
Jaeger O'Meara
4th round pick, 2023 AFL draft		 [7]
28 November 2022 To Hawthorn
Pick 36, 2022 AFL draft
3rd round pick, 2023 AFL draft (via Western Bulldogs)		 To Brisbane Lions
Pick 41, 2022 AFL draft
Pick 50, 2022 AFL draft
Pick 52, 2022 AFL draft
Pick 63, 2022 AFL draft
28 November 2022 To Hawthorn
Pick 18, 2022 AFL draft		 To Sydney
Pick 27, 2022 AFL draft
2nd round pick, 2023 AFL draft
3rd round pick, 2023 AFL draft

Additions
Date Player F/A Type Old club Deal Ref
29 September 2022Karl AmonUnrestrictedPort AdelaideSigned a four–year deal[8]
3 November 2022Fergus GreeneDelistedBox HillSigned a one–year deal[9]
30 November 2022Josh BennettsCatergry B rookieEastern Ranges[10]

Draft
See also: 2022 AFL draft

AFL draft
Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
17Cameron MackenzieSandringham Dragons[11]
118Joshua WeddleOakleigh Chargers[12]
237Henry HustwaiteDandenong Stingrays[13]
346Jack O'SullivanOakleigh Chargers[14]
351Bailey MacdonaldOakleigh Chargers[15]

Rookie draft
Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
16Seamus MitchellHawthorn[16]

Retirements and delistings
Date Player Reason Ref
10 August 2022Ben McEvoyRetired[17]
1 September 2022Liam ShielsRetired[18]
2 September 2022Jackson CallowDelisted[19]
2 September 2022Connor DownieDelisted[19]
2 September 2022Daniel HoweDelisted[19]
2 September 2022Tom PhillipsDelisted[19]
7 September 2022Kyle HartiganDelisted[20]
15 October 2022Jack SaundersDelisted[21]

2023 player squad
2023 Hawthorn Football Club squad
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)
  • Injured
  • Upgraded rookie(s)
  • (ret) Retired
  • (B) Category B rookie
  • (FA) Free agent

Updated: 3 May 2023
Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches

Pre–season
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Report
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 23 February (4:00 pm) Geelong 21.12 (138) 7.11 (53) Lost by 85 points GMBHA Stadium
2 Thursday, 2 March (5:10 pm) Collingwood 14.16 (100) 15.16 (106) Lost by 6 points University of Tasmania Stadium Report

Home & Away season
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record Report
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 19 March (3:20 pm) Essendon 9.11 (65) 19.10 (124) Lost by 59 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 68,691 0–1 Report
2 Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm) Sydney 17.16 (118) 4.13 (37) Lost by 81 points Sydney Cricket Ground 37,052 0–2 Report
3 Saturday, 1 April (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 11.14 (80) 9.7 (61) Won by 19 points University of Tasmania Stadium 11,007 1–2 Report
4 Monday, 10 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 19.13 (127) 6.9 (45) Lost by 82 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 65,335 1–3 Report
5 Sunday, 16 April (3:20 pm) Greater Western Sydney 10.17 (77) 11.9 (75) Lost by 2 points Norwood Oval 9,057 1–4 Report
6 Sunday, 23 April (1:10 pm) Adelaide 11.10 (76) 11.13 (79) Lost by 3 points University of Tasmania Stadium 10,119 1–5 Report
7 Saturday, 29 April (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.10 (94) 9.11 (65) Lost by 29 points Marvel Stadium 40,119 1–6 Report
8 Saturday, 6 May (7:30 pm) Fremantle 18.9 (117) 7.6 (48) Lost by 69 points Optus Stadium 37,160 1–7 Report
9 Saturday, 13 May (4:35 pm) Melbourne 7.7 (49) 15.13 (103) Lost by 54 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 39,818 1–8 Report
10 Sunday, 21 May (1:10 pm) West Coast University of Tasmania Stadium
11 Saturday, 27 May (1:45 pm) St Kilda Marvel Stadium
12 Saturday, 3 June (1:45 pm) Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval
13 Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground
14 Bye
15 Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm) Gold Coast Metricon Stadium
16 Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground
17 Greater Western Sydney GIANTS Stadium
18 North Melbourne Marvel Stadium
19 Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
20 St Kilda Marvel Stadium
21 Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
22 Western Bulldogs University of Tasmania Stadium
23 Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
24 Fremantle Melbourne Cricket Ground

Ladder

Updated to the end of round 9, 2023.

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Collingwood 9 8 1 0 822 634 129.7 32 Finals series
2 Melbourne 9 7 2 0 962 670 143.6 28
3 Brisbane Lions 9 7 2 0 896 708 126.6 28
4 Port Adelaide 9 7 2 0 831 741 112.1 28
5 St Kilda 9 6 3 0 719 595 120.8 24
6 Western Bulldogs 9 6 3 0 695 678 102.5 24
7 Geelong 9 5 4 0 940 737 127.5 20
8 Adelaide 9 5 4 0 842 736 114.4 20
9 Carlton 9 4 4 1 736 711 103.5 18
10 Essendon 9 4 5 0 811 790 102.7 16
11 Gold Coast 9 4 5 0 731 720 101.5 16
12 Fremantle 9 4 5 0 760 775 98.1 16
13 Richmond 9 3 5 1 709 712 99.6 14
14 Sydney 9 3 6 0 775 793 97.7 12
15 Greater Western Sydney 9 3 6 0 723 847 85.4 12
16 North Melbourne 9 2 7 0 584 928 62.9 8
17 West Coast 9 1 8 0 615 1016 60.5 4
18 Hawthorn 9 1 8 0 540 900 60.0 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Awards, records and milestones

Club records

Milestones

Round 1

Round 2

Round 5

Round 7

  • Max Ramsden – AFL debut.
  • Joshua Weddle – AFL debut.

Round 9

References
  1. "Clarkson to step down as senior coach at end of 2021". hawthornfc.com.au. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. "Tasmania". Hawthorn Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. "iiNet". Hawthorn Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. "Hawks launch partnership with ISC". hawthornfc.com.au. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. "Hawthorn secures picks for Gunston". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. Gabelich, Josh. "Three-way deal lands Henry, Mitchell and Stephens at new clubs". afl.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. "TRADE Jaeger-bomb: Hawks mid joins Freo, Meek lands at Hawthorn". afl.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. "Amon commits to Hawks". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. "VFL gun joins Hawthorn". hawthornfc.com.au. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. "Hawks add Bennetts as rookie". hawthornfc.com.au. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. "Hawks swoop on Mackenzie with top pick". hawthornfc.com.au. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  12. "Hawks land another top 20 pick with Weddle". hawthornfc.com.au. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  13. "Hustwaite becomes a Hawk". hawthornfc.com.au. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  14. "Hawks lock in O'Sullivan Presented by Presented by Dawson Moving and Storage". hawthornfc.com.au. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  15. "Another Macdonald joins the brown and gold". hawthornfc.com.au. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  16. "Hawks finalise list". hawthornfc.com.au. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  17. "Ben McEvoy calls time". Hawthorn Football Club. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  18. "Shiels says goodbye". hawthornfc.com.au. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  19. "Hawks farewell four as list changes begin". hawthornfc.com.au. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  20. "Hawthorn farewells Hartigan". hawthornfc.com.au. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  21. "Hawks farewell Saunders". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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