2008 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
2008 season
PresidentJeff Kennett
CoachAlastair Clarkson
Captain(s)Sam Mitchell
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
Aurora Stadium
Pre-season competitionSemi final
AFL season17–5 (2nd)
Finals seriesPremiers
(Defeated Geelong 115–89)
Best and FairestLance Franklin
Leading goalkickerLance Franklin (113)
Highest home attendance86,179 (Round 16 vs. Geelong)
Lowest home attendance15,124 (Round 4 vs. Adelaide)
Average home attendance45,649
← 2007 2009 →

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

Playing list changes[edit]

Draft[edit]

AFL draft[edit]

Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
1 12 Cyril Rioli St Mary's
2 29 Brendan Whitecross Zillmere
3 45 Stuart Dew Port Adelaide

Rookie draft[edit]

Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
1 11 Hugh Sandilands Oakleigh Chargers
2 27 Tim Walsh Port Adelaide Magpies
3 42 Alex Grima Tassie Mariners
4 54 Cameron Stokes Darwin

Retirements and delistings[edit]

Date Player 2008 team Reason Ref
6 September 2007 Richie Vandenberg — Retired
19 September 2007 Ben Dixon — Retired
25 September 2007 Joel Smith — Retired
16 October 2007 Matt Little — Delisted
16 October 2007 Josh Thurgood — Delisted

2008 player squad[edit]

2008 Hawthorn Football Club squad
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 27 September 2008
Source(s): Draftguru


Fixture[edit]

NAB Cup[edit]

See also: 2008 NAB Cup
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 17 February (3:40 pm) Sydney 3.2.13 (52) 0.7.8 (50) Won by 2 points Aurora Stadium (H) 14,778
Quarter final Saturday, 23 February (7:10 pm) Carlton 4.9.13 (103) 4.3.15 (69) Won by 34 points Telstra Dome (H) 20,940
Semi-final Saturday, 1 March (6:40 pm) Adelaide 2.13.11 (107) 1.11.9 (84) Lost by 23 points AAMI Stadium (A) 14,033

Premiership season[edit]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record Report
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 23 March (4:40 pm) Melbourne 23.16 (154) 6.14 (50) Won by 104 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 40,141 1–0 Report
2 Saturday, 29 March (5:40 pm) Fremantle 14.13 (97) 16.16 (112) Won by 15 points Subiaco Oval (A) 38,022 2–0 Report
3 Saturday, 5 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 13.8 (86) 15.12 (102) Won by 16 points Telstra Dome (A) 39,816 3–0 Report
4 Sunday, 13 April (1:10 pm) Adelaide 17.12 (114) 10.10 (70) Won by 44 points Aurora Stadium (H) 15,124 4–0 Report
5 Saturday, 19 April (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 17.16 (118) 19.16 (130) Won by 12 points The Gabba (A) 30,019 5–0 Report
6 Sunday, 27 April (4:40 pm) Richmond 14.22 (106) 15.4 (94) Won by 12 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 46,076 6–0 Report
7 Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 24.10 (154) 13.11 (89) Won by 65 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 76,048 7–0 Report
8 Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 17.15 (117) 15.12 (102) Won by 15 points Aurora Stadium (H) 15,682 8–0 Report
9 Sunday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 12.6 (78) 14.13 (97) Won by 19 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 41,341 9–0 Report
10 Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.2 (74) 15.16 (106) Lost by 32 points Aurora Stadium (H) 19,378 9–1 Report
11 Saturday, 7 June (7:10 pm) Essendon 12.7 (79) 19.16 (130) Won by 51 points Telstra Dome (A) 46,377 10–1 Report
12 Saturday, 14 June (7:10 pm) Adelaide 10.12 (72) 11.10 (76) Won by 4 points AAMI Stadium (A) 44,559 11–1 Report
13 Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.16 (76) 15.13 (103) Lost by 27 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 42,508 11–2 Report
14 Friday, 27 June (7:40 pm) West Coast 18.18 (126) 9.15 (69) Won by 57 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 29,138 12–2 Report
15 Sunday, 13 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 15.16 (106) 10.15 (75) Won by 31 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 49,529 13–2 Report
16 Saturday, 19 July (7:10 pm) St Kilda 18.11 (119) 13.11 (89) Lost by 30 points Telstra Dome (A) 41,886 13–3 Report
17 Friday, 25 July (7:40 pm) Geelong 11.11 (77) 12.16 (88) Lost by 11 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 86,179 13–4 Report
18 Friday, 1 August (7:40 pm) Collingwood 8.14 (62) 17.14 (116) Won by 54 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 58,307 14–4 Report
19 Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.14 (110) 5.11 (41) Won by 69 points Aurora Stadium (H) 19,929 15–4 Report
20 Sunday, 17 August (1:10 pm) Richmond 16.9 (105) 10.16 (76) Lost by 29 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 44,523 15–5 Report
21 Sunday, 24 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 9.8 (62) 19.19 (133) Won by 71 points Subiaco Oval (A) 37,040 16–5 Report
22 Saturday, 30 August (7:10 pm) Carlton 12.9 (81) 24.15 (159) Won by 78 points Telstra Dome (A) 49,057 17–5 Report

Ladder[edit]

2008 AFL ladder
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Geelong 22 21 1 0 2672 1651 161.8 84 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P) 22 17 5 0 2434 1846 131.9 68
3 Western Bulldogs 22 15 6 1 2506 2112 118.7 62
4 St Kilda 22 13 9 0 2126 1923 110.6 52
5 Adelaide 22 13 9 0 2017 1838 109.7 52
6 Sydney 22 12 9 1 2095 1863 112.5 50
7 North Melbourne 22 12 9 1 2121 2187 97.0 50
8 Collingwood 22 12 10 0 2267 2038 111.2 48
9 Richmond 22 11 10 1 2228 2288 97.4 46
10 Brisbane 22 10 12 0 2156 2200 98.0 40
11 Carlton 22 10 12 0 2217 2354 94.2 40
12 Essendon 22 8 14 0 2130 2608 81.7 32
13 Port Adelaide 22 7 15 0 2118 2208 95.9 28
14 Fremantle 22 6 16 0 1988 2121 93.7 24
15 West Coast 22 4 18 0 1670 2535 65.9 16
16 Melbourne 22 3 19 0 1629 2602 62.6 12
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


Finals series[edit]

See also: 2008 AFL finals series
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Report
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Friday, 5 September (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 18.19 (127) 11.10 (76) Won by 51 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 76,703 Report
Semi-final Advanced to Preliminary final
Preliminary final Saturday, 20 September (7:00 pm) St Kilda 18.10 (118) 9.10 (64) Won by 54 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 77,002 Report
Grand Final Saturday, 27 September (2:30 pm) Geelong 11.23 (89) 18.7 (115) Won by 26 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 100,012 Report


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