2022 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 2022 Hawthorn Football Club season will be the club's 98th season in the Australian Football League and 121st overall, the 23rd season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 22nd season playing home games at the University of Tasmania Stadium, the 1st season under head coach Sam Mitchell,[1] and the 2nd season with Ben McEvoy as captain.[2] This will be the first season without Alastair Clarkson as coach since 2004.

Hawthorn Football Club
2022 season
PresidentJeff Kennett
CoachSam Mitchell
Captain(s)Ben McEvoy
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
University of Tasmania Stadium
Record3–4 (11th)
Leading goalkickerMitchell Lewis (15)
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Club summary

The 2022 AFL season will be the 126th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it will be the 98th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania, iiNet, and Nissan will continue as the club's three major sponsors, as they have done since 2006, 2013, and 2019 respectively,[3][4] while Adidas will continue to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they have done since 2013.[5] 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

26 August 2021 – Adrian Hickmott joins the club as an assistant coach.[6] Hickmott had previously spent 10 years with West Coast serving a number of roles most recently being the midfield coach, alongside Mitchell the pair helped lead West Coast to the 2018 AFL premiership. While Chris Newman re-signed with the club until the end of the 2023 season.

1 September 2021 – Craig McRae departs the club after 1 season having been appointed as the next senior coach of Collingwood.[7]

8 September 2021 – Lachlan Bramble signs a two-year deal to remain at the club until the end of the 2023 season.[8]

9 September 2021 – Dylan Moore signs a two-year deal to remain at the club until the end of the 2023 season.[9] Andrew Collins joins as the new head of development coach.[10] Collins was previously an assistant coach working alongside Mitchell with Box Hill.

13 September 2021 – David Hale joins the club as an assistant coach.[11] Hale had spent the previous 6 seasons as an assistant coach with Fremantle, and was also an interim coach for 1 game in 2019. While Brendon Bolton departed the club to join McRae at Collingwood.[12]

16 September 2021 – Hawthorn announces that they've extended their deal to play at University of Tasmania Stadium until the end of 2022.

23 September 2021 – Robert Harvey joins the club as an assistant coach.[13] Harvey had spent the previous 10 seasons with Collingwood as an assistant, and was the interim coach for 9 games during the 2021 season.

7 October 2021 – Daniel Howe signs a one–year deal to remain at the club until the end of 2022. Finn Maginness signs a two–year deal remaining at the club until the end of 2023.[14]

14 October 2021 – Hawthorn signs a three-year deal to extend their partnership with iiNet until the end of 2024.[15]

20 October 2021 – Jackson Callow and Jack Saunders sign one–year deals to remain at Hawthorn until the end of 2022.

7 February 2022 – Denver Grainger-Barras signs a two–year deal to remain at Hawthorn until the end of 2024.

8 February 2022 – Jack Scrimshaw signs a two–year deal to remain at Hawthorn until the end of 2024.

9 February 2022 – Changkuoth Jiath signs a two–year deal to remain at Hawthorn until the end of 2024.

16 February 2022 – Hawthorn signs a five–year deal to extend their partnership with Nissan until the end of 2027.

Playing list changes

Trades
13 October 2021 To Hawthorn
3rd round pick, 2022 AFL draft (via Brisbane Lions)		 To Geelong
Jonathon Ceglar
4th round pick, 2022 AFL draft		 [16]
13 October 2021 To Hawthorn
Max Lynch
3rd round pick, 2022 AFL draft (via Fremantle)
4th round pick, 2022 AFL draft (via Gold Coast)		 To Collingwood
3rd round pick, 2022 AFL draft (via Brisbane Lions)
3rd round pick, 2022 AFL draft		 [17]

Additions
Date Player Type Old club Deal Ref
26 October 2021Fionn O'HaraCategory B-rookieN/ASigned a two–year deal[18]

Departures
Date Player Type New club Deal Compensation Ref
7 October 2021Tim O'BrienUnrestrictedWestern BulldogsSigned a two–year dealNone[19]

Draft
See also: 2021 AFL draft

AFL draft
Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
17Josh WardNorthern Knights[20]
223Sam ButlerGreater Western Victoria Rebels
226Connor MacDonaldDandenong Stingrays
453Jai SerongGippsland Power

Rookie draft
Round Overall pick Player Recruited from ref
15Ned LongNorthern Knights

Retirements and delistings
Date Player 2022 team Reason Ref
2 February 2021Tom ScullyN/ARetired[21]
16 April 2021Jonathon PattonN/ARetired[22]
19 August 2021Shaun BurgoyneN/ARetired[23]
7 September 2021Keegan BrooksbyN/ADelisted[24]
7 September 2021James CousinsN/ADelisted[24]
7 September 2021Damon GreavesN/ADelisted[24]
7 September 2021Michael HartleyN/ADelisted[24]
7 September 2021Harry PepperN/ADelisted[24]
15 October 2021Oliver HanrahanN/ADelisted[25]

2022 player squad
2022 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: 28 April 2022
Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches

Community series
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Report
Home Away Result
1 Friday, 25 February (3:00 pm) Collingwood 22.9 (141) 19.27 (141) Draw Morwell Recreation Reserve Report
2 Sunday, 5 March (1:10 pm) Richmond 9.15 (69) 14.10 (94) Lost by 25 points Devonport Oval Report

Home & Away season
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Record Report
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 20 March (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 11.12 (78) 8.10 (58) Won by 20 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 1–0 Report
2 Saturday, 26 March (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.14 (56) 19.6 (120) Won by 64 points Adelaide Oval 2–0 Report
3 Sunday, 3 April (1:10 pm) Carlton 11.8 (74) 11.7 (73) Lost by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground 2–1 Report
4 Sunday, 10 April (3:20 pm) St Kilda 10.13 (73) 22.10 (142) Lost by 69 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 2–2 Report
5 Monday, 18 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 14.8 (92) 11.14 (80) Won by 12 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 3–2 Report
6 Monday, 25 April (12:30 pm) Sydney 10.8 (68) 16.13 (109) Lost by 41 points University of Tasmania Stadium 3–3 Report
7 Saturday, 30 April (4:35 pm) Melbourne 13.13 (91) 11.15 (81) Lost by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 3–4 Report
8 Saturday, 7 May (7:25 pm) Essendon Marvel Stadium
9 Saturday, 14 May (1:45 pm) Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
10 TBA Brisbane Lions University of Tasmania Stadium
11 TBA Gold Coast TIO Stadium
12 TBA Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
13 TBA Fremantle Optus Stadium
14 Bye
15 TBA Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium
16 TBA Greater Western Sydney GIANTS Stadium
17 TBA Adelaide Marvel Stadium
18 TBA West Coast Melbourne Cricket Ground
19 TBA North Melbourne Blundstone Arena
20 TBA St Kilda Marvel Stadium
21 TBA Gold Coast University of Tasmania Stadium
22 TBA Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
23 TBA Western Bulldogs University of Tasmania Stadium

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne 7 7 0 0 633 434 145.9 28 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 7 6 1 0 746 532 140.2 24
3 Fremantle 7 6 1 0 601 435 138.2 24
4 St Kilda 7 5 2 0 615 478 128.7 20
5 Sydney 7 5 2 0 684 554 123.5 20
6 Carlton 7 5 2 0 609 583 104.5 20
7 Geelong 7 4 3 0 666 562 118.5 16
8 Collingwood 7 4 3 0 666 604 110.3 16
9 Richmond 7 3 4 0 669 585 114.4 12
10 Western Bulldogs 7 3 4 0 597 563 106.0 12
11 Hawthorn 7 3 4 0 585 610 95.9 12
12 Adelaide 7 3 4 0 553 635 87.1 12
13 Port Adelaide 7 2 5 0 504 533 94.6 8
14 Gold Coast 7 2 5 0 556 641 86.7 8
15 Greater Western Sydney 7 2 5 0 528 617 85.6 8
16 Essendon 7 1 6 0 532 736 72.3 4
17 North Melbourne 7 1 6 0 451 753 59.9 4
18 West Coast 7 1 6 0 420 760 55.3 4
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Awards, records and milestones

Club records

Milestones

Round 1

Round 2

  • Connor MacDonald – 1st AFL goal.
  • Josh Ward – 1st AFL goal.

Round 3

Round 5

Round 7

References
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  2. Zita, David (29 January 2021). "Hawthorn announce Ben McEvoy as new captain, intent on 'making amends' for 'disappointing' 2020". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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  4. "iiNet". Hawthorn Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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