The 2024 Hawthorn Football Club season was the club's 100th season in the
Australian Football League
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and 123rd overall, the 25th season playing home games at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground
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, the 24th season playing home games at the
University of Tasmania Stadium
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and the 3rd season under
head coach
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Sam Mitchell,
and the 2nd season with
James Sicily as
captain
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.
Club summary
The
2024 AFL season
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is the 128th season of the
VFL/AFL
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competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in
1925
Events January
* January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...
, is the 100th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club.
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
,
iiNet
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iiNet also sells mobile pho ...
, and
Nissan
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continue as the club's three major sponsors, as they have done since
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
,
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, and
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
respectively, while
ISC
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Arts and entertainment
* Imperial Space Command, a fictional organization in the books by Catherine Asaro
* Indian Society of Cinematographers, a non-profit cultural and educational organisation
* International Sculpture Center, ...
will continue as the club's manufacturer of its on-and-off field apparel. Hawthorn will continue its
alignment
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* Stone alignment, a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones
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* Struc ...
with the
Box Hill Hawks Football Club
The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW).
Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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, allowing Hawthorn-listed players to play with the Box Hill Hawks when not selected in AFL matches.
Key personnel
Playing list changes
Draft
AFL draft
Retirements and delistings
2024 player squad
Injury list
Pre-season
Home-and-away season
Ladder
Finals
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
AFL awards
*
All-Australian team
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:
Dylan Moore
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Amateur career
Moore attended El Dorado High ...
*
22under22 team:
Massimo D'Ambrosio
Massimo D'Ambrosio (born 5 June 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), after being initially drafted to the Essendon Football Club.
Early life and career
Haili ...
,
Jack Ginnivan
Jack Ginnivan (; born 9 December 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Collingwood Football Club, where he was an List of Australian ...
,
Josh Weddle
Club awards
*
Peter Crimmins Medal
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:
Jai Newcombe
Jai Newcombe (born 2 August 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Newcombe grew up in the small rural town of Poowong in Southern Gippsland, an ...
* Most improved:
Jack Scrimshaw
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Early career
Jack Scrimshaw as a junior played football with the Beaumaris Foo ...
* Most courageous:
James Sicily
* Lethal award:
Dylan Moore
Dylan Scott Moore (born August 2, 1992), nicknamed "Dmoe", is an American professional baseball utility player for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.
Amateur career
Moore attended El Dorado High ...
* Best player in finals:
Jai Newcombe
Jai Newcombe (born 2 August 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Newcombe grew up in the small rural town of Poowong in Southern Gippsland, an ...
* Best clubman:
Sam Frost
* Most promising:
Nick Watson
Nicholas Watson (born 24 February 2005) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Watson grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Croydon South and was educated at ...
* Mackenzie community leadership award:
Changkuoth Jiath
Records
Club records
* Most goal assists:
Luke Breust
Luke Breust (born 11 November 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Breust is a small forward.
Early career
Recruited from Temora, New South Wales, Temora, New ...
– 237
* Most hitouts in a season:
Lloyd Meek – 724
* Most inside 50s in a season:
James Worpel
James Worpel (born 24 January 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
One of nine siblings growing up in the regional town of Bannockburn ...
– 127
* Most goal assists in a season:
Dylan Moore
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Amateur career
Moore attended El Dorado High ...
– 32
Milestones
Round 1
*
Nick Watson
Nicholas Watson (born 24 February 2005) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Watson grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Croydon South and was educated at ...
– AFL debut.
*
Mabior Chol
Mabior Chol (born 29 January 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Richmond Football Club and the Gold Coast Suns. He w ...
– Hawthorn debut, 1st goal for Hawthorn.
*
Jack Ginnivan
Jack Ginnivan (; born 9 December 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Collingwood Football Club, where he was an List of Australian ...
– Hawthorn debut, 1st goal for Hawthorn.
*
Massimo D'Ambrosio
Massimo D'Ambrosio (born 5 June 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), after being initially drafted to the Essendon Football Club.
Early life and career
Haili ...
– Hawthorn debut.
Round 2
*
Nick Watson
Nicholas Watson (born 24 February 2005) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Watson grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Croydon South and was educated at ...
– 1st AFL goal.
Round 3
*
Blake Hardwick – 150th AFL game.
*
Jarman Impey
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Early life ...
– 100th game for Hawthorn.
Round 4
*
Max Ramsden – 1st AFL goal.
Round 5
*
Karl Amon
Karl Amon (born 19 August 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Port Adelaide Football Club from 2014 to 2022.
Early life
Amon was b ...
– 150th AFL game.
*
Sam Mitchell – 50th AFL game as coach.
Round 8
*
Jack Ginnivan
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– 50th AFL game.
*
Calsher Dear
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Early career
The youngest of three brothers, Calsher played ...
– 1st AFL game, 1st AFL goal.
Round 9
*
Connor MacDonald – 50th AFL game.
Round 10
*
Ethan Phillips
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Personal life
Phillips was raised on Long Island, New York. ...
– AFL debut.
Round 12
*
Jack Gunston
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Early lif ...
– 250th AFL game.
Round 14
*
Changkuoth Jiath – 50th AFL game.
Round 16
*
Mabior Chol
Mabior Chol (born 29 January 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Richmond Football Club and the Gold Coast Suns. He w ...
– 100th AFL goal.
Round 17
*
Dylan Moore
Dylan Scott Moore (born August 2, 1992), nicknamed "Dmoe", is an American professional baseball utility player for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.
Amateur career
Moore attended El Dorado High ...
– 100th AFL goal.
*
Massimo D'Ambrosio
Massimo D'Ambrosio (born 5 June 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), after being initially drafted to the Essendon Football Club.
Early life and career
Haili ...
– 1st goal for Hawthorn.
Round 19
*
Jack Scrimshaw
Jack Scrimshaw (born 4 September 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Jack Scrimshaw as a junior played football with the Beaumaris Foo ...
– 100th AFL game.
Round 20
*
James Sicily – 150th AFL game.
Round 23
*
Harry Morrison – 100th AFL game.
*
Jack Scrimshaw
Jack Scrimshaw (born 4 September 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Jack Scrimshaw as a junior played football with the Beaumaris Foo ...
– 100th game for Hawthorn.
Round 24
*
Lloyd Meek – 50th AFL game.
Semi-final
*
Luke Breust
Luke Breust (born 11 November 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Breust is a small forward.
Early career
Recruited from Temora, New South Wales, Temora, New ...
– 300th AFL game.
*
Dylan Moore
Dylan Scott Moore (born August 2, 1992), nicknamed "Dmoe", is an American professional baseball utility player for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.
Amateur career
Moore attended El Dorado High ...
– 100th AFL game.
VFL
Hawthorn continued its
reserves affiliation with the
Box Hill Hawks
The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW).
Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL) in 2024 for the 25th season. This allowed Hawthorn-listed players to play with Box Hill when not selected in AFL matches.
Ethan Phillips
John Ethan Phillips (born February 8, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as Neelix on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and PR man Pete Downey on '' Benson''.
Personal life
Phillips was raised on Long Island, New York. ...
joined Box Hill in December 2023 ahead of the
2024 VFL season
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, but he was signed to Hawthorn's
rookie list
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in the AFL pre-season supplemental selection period (SSP) on 17 February 2024 after defender
James Blanck
James Blanck (born 20 November 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Blanck had spent three seasons at Box Hill, the first year (2020) was wiped ...
suffered an
ACL injury
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.
2024 player squad
References
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