# 2014 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 2014 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 90th season in the Australian Football League and 113th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending AFL Premiers.

## Overview

Following speculation throughout the 2013 season, Lance Franklin announced on 1 October 2013 that he was going to leave the club to join the Sydney Swans on a nine-year, multimillion-dollar contract as a free agent. Hawthorn subsequently received pick 19 in the AFL Draft as compensation, despite the club requesting a higher draft pick from the AFL. The club also traded Shane Savage to St Kilda, receiving Ben McEvoy in return. In March, draftee Dayle Garlett resigned from the club, citing homesickness and being unable to cope with the demands of AFL football and training.

## Playing list changes

The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2013 season and the beginning of the 2014 season.

### Trades

| 10 October 2013 | To HawthornBen McEvoy | To St KildaShane Savage Pick 17, 2013 AFL draft |
| 22 October 2013 | To HawthornPick 24, 2013 AFL draft Pick 59, 2013 AFL draft | To St KildaPick 19, 2013 AFL draft |

### Free Agency
#### Departures

| Date | Player | Type | 2014 team | Deal | Compensation | Ref |
| 8 October 2013 | Lance Franklin | RFA | Sydney | Signed 9-year, $10 million deal | 1st round pick, 2013 AFL draft | |
| 15 October 2013 | Xavier Ellis | UFA | West Coast | Signed 3-year deal | None | |

### Draft
#### AFL draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from |
| 2 | 24 | Billy Hartung | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 2 | 38 | Dayle Garlett | Swan Districts |
| 3 | 56 | James Sicily | Western Jets |
| 4 | 59 | Jonathon Ceglar (Rookie Elevation) | |
| 4 | 71 | Will Langford (Rookie Elevation) | |

#### Rookie draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from |
| 1 | 17 | Dallas Willsmore | North Ballarat Rebels |
| 2 | 33 | Derick Wanganeen | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 48 | Zac Webster | Glenorchy |
| 4 | 57 | Ben Ross | North Melbourne |
| 5 | 61 | Kurt Heatherley | Sandringham Dragons |
| 6 | 65 | Shem-Kalvin Tatupu | Oakleigh Chargers |
* ↑ Wanganeen was originally delisted by Hawthorn on 3 October 2013 but was re-drafted as a rookie

### Retirements and delistings

| Date | Player | 2014 team | Reason |
| 2 October 2013 | Brent Guerra | — | Retired |
| 3 October 2013 | Andrew Boseley | — | Delisted |
| 3 October 2013 | Amos Frank | — | Delisted |
| 5 October 2013 | Max Bailey | — | Retired |
| 5 October 2013 | Michael Osborne | — | Retired |

## Fixture
### Pre-season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Thursday, 13 February (7:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 1.22.13 (154) | 0.3.5 (23) | Won by 131 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 5,003 |
| 2 | Friday, 21 February (7:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 0.18.10 (118) | 0.7.11 (53) | Won by 65 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 4,000 |

### Premiership season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record | Report |
| 1 | Saturday, 22 March (4:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 21.13 (139) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 48 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 12,430 | 1–0 | Report |
| 2 | Friday, 28 March (7:50 pm) | Essendon | 12.14 (86) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 4 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 44,163 | 2–0 | Report |
| 3 | Friday, 4 April (7:50 pm) | Fremantle | 21.11 (137) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 58 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 43,583 | 3–0 | Report |
| 4 | Saturday, 12 April (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 7.7 (49) | 23.10 (148) | Won by 99 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 17,729 | 4–0 | Report |
| 5 | Monday, 21 April (3:20 pm) | Geelong | 15.16 (106) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 19 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 80,222 | 4–1 | Report |
| 6 | Sunday, 27 April (3:20 pm) | Richmond | 7.10 (52) | 18.10 (118) | Won by 66 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 52,990 | 5–1 | Report |
| 7 | Saturday, 3 May (1:45 pm) | St Kilda | 27.13 (175) | 4.6 (30) | Won by 145 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 32,924 | 6–1 | Report |
| 8 | Friday, 9 May (7:50 pm) | Sydney | 15.17 (107) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 19 points | ANZ Stadium (A) | 34,506 | 6–2 | Report |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | Saturday, 24 May (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 15.10 (100) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 14 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 52,233 | 6–3 | Report |
| 11 | Sunday, 1 June (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 14.10 (94) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 7 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 17,906 | 7–3 | Report |
| 12 | Saturday, 7 June (1:40 pm) | West Coast | 19.9 (123) | 12.7 (79) | Won by 44 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 15,504 | 8–3 | Report |
| 13 | Friday, 13 June (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 13.12 (90) | 18.10 (118) | Won by 28 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 49,624 | 9–3 | Report |
| 14 | Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 17.13 (115) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 29 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 70,516 | 10–3 | Report |
| 15 | Saturday, 28 June (1:45 pm) | Gold Coast | 17.14 (116) | 10.3 (63) | Won by 53 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 13,178 | 11–3 | Report |
| 16 | Friday, 4 July (7:50 pm) | North Melbourne | 16.12 (108) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 20 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 35,025 | 11–4 | Report |
| 17 | Friday, 11 July (7:20 pm) | Adelaide | 14.8 (92) | 15.14 (104) | Won by 12 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 50,321 | 12–4 | Report |
| 18 | Saturday, 26 July (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 15.14 (104) | 13.16 (94) | Won by 10 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 72,768 | 13–4 | Report |
| 19 | Sunday, 3 August (3:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 16.11 (107) | 6.9 (45) | Won by 62 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 14,187 | 14–4 | Report |
| 20 | Saturday, 9 August (4:40 pm) | Melbourne | 17.13 (115) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 50 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 37,088 | 15–4 | Report |
| 21 | Sunday, 17 August (2:40 pm) | Fremantle | 17.8 (110) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 19 points | Patersons Stadium (A) | 38,506 | 15–5 | Report |
| 22 | Saturday, 23 August (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 14.10 (94) | 11.5 (71) | Won by 23 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 72,216 | 16–5 | Report |
| 23 | Friday, 29 August (7:50 pm) | Collingwood | 8.8 (56) | 18.13 (121) | Won by 65 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 48,980 | 17–5 | Report |

### Ladder

2014 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2126 | 1488 | 142.9 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2458 | 1746 | 140.8 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2033 | 1787 | 113.8 | 68 | Finals series |
| 4 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2029 | 1556 | 130.4 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2180 | 1678 | 129.9 | 56 | Finals series |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2026 | 1731 | 117.0 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1828 | 1719 | 106.3 | 50 | Finals series |
| 8 | Richmond | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1887 | 1784 | 105.8 | 48 | Finals series |
| 9 | West Coast | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2045 | 1750 | 116.9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2175 | 1907 | 114.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | Collingwood | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1766 | 1876 | 94.1 | 44 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1917 | 2045 | 93.7 | 40 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1891 | 2107 | 89.7 | 30 | |
| 14 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1784 | 2177 | 81.9 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1532 | 2212 | 69.3 | 28 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1780 | 2320 | 76.7 | 24 | |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1336 | 1954 | 68.4 | 16 | |
| 18 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1480 | 2436 | 60.8 | 16 | |

### Finals series

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Report |
| Qualifying final | Friday, 5 September (7:50 pm) | Geelong | 15.14 (104) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 36 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 74,757 | Report |
| Semi-final | Advanced to Preliminary final | Advanced to Preliminary final | Advanced to Preliminary final | Advanced to Preliminary final | Advanced to Preliminary final | Advanced to Preliminary final | Advanced to Preliminary final | Advanced to Preliminary final |
| Preliminary final | Saturday, 20 September (4:45 pm) | Port Adelaide | 15.7 (97) | 13.16 (94) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 74,856 | Report |
| Grand final | Saturday, 27 September (2:30 pm) | Sydney | 11.8 (74) | 21.11 (137) | Won by 63 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 99,460 | Report |

## Awards, Records & Milestones
### Awards

* J.J. Liston Trophy - Alex Woodward while playing for the Hawthorn affiliate, Box Hill Football Club.
* 2014 All-Australian team selection - Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis & Luke Breust
* Norm Smith Medal - Luke Hodge
* Peter Crimmins Medal - Jordan Lewis

### Records

* Round 3 - Jack Gunston kicks Hawthorn's 24,000th goal in VFL/AFL competition.
* Round 4 - Hawthorn's largest winning margin against Gold Coast (99 points)
* Round 7 - Hawthorn's largest winning margin against St Kilda (145 points)
* Round 13 - Hawthorn's 900th win since joining the VFL/AFL in 1925.

### Milestones

* Round 1 - Ben McEvoy - played first AFL game for Hawthorn.
* Round 1 - Derick Wanganeen - played his first AFL game.
* Round 1 - Tim O'Brien - played his first AFL game.
* Round 2 - Angus Litherland - played his first AFL game.
* Round 2 - Josh Gibson - played his 150th AFL game
* Round 3 - David Hale - played his 200th AFL game.
* Round 5 - Mitch Hallahan - played his first AFL game.
* Round 6 - Shaun Burgoyne - played his 250th AFL game.
* Round 6 - Sam Mitchell - played his 250th AFL game.
* Round 7 - Jordan Lewis - played his 200th AFL game.
* Round 7 - Billy Hartung - played his first AFL game.
* Round 10 - Alastair Clarkson - sets club record of 222 consecutive games as coach.
* Round 11 - Brendon Bolton - first game as senior coach.
* Round 12 - Luke Lowden - played his first AFL game.
* Round 13 - Ben Ross - played first AFL game for Hawthorn.
* Round 14 - Shaun Burgoyne - played his 100th AFL game for Hawthorn.
* Round 14 - Jarryd Roughead - kicked his 400th goal in his AFL career.
* Round 18 - Ben McEvoy - played his 100th AFL game.
* Round 18 - Jarryd Roughead - played his 200th AFL game.
* Round 18 - Alex Woodward - played his first AFL game.
* Round 19 - Jarryd Roughead - kicked his 50th goal for this season.
* Round 21 - Luke Breust - kicked his 50th goal for this season.
* Round 23 - Jack Gunston - kicked his 50th goal for this season.
* Round 23 - David Hale - kicked his 200th career goal.
* Qualifying Final - Brad Sewell - played his 200th AFL game.
* Qualifying Final - Liam Shiels - played his 100th AFL game.
* Preliminary Final - Bradley Hill - played his 50th AFL game.
* Preliminary Final - Matthew Spangher - played his 50th AFL game.
* Grand Final - Luke Hodge - played his 250th AFL game.

## Brownlow Medal
### Results

| Round | 1 vote | 2 votes | 3 votes |
| 1 | Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) | Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) | Liam Shiels (Hawthorn) |
| 2 | Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) | Michael Hibberd (Essendon) | Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn) |
| 3 | Matt Suckling (Hawthorn) | Isaac Smith (Hawthorn) | Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) |
| 4 | Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) | Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) | Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) |
| 5 | Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) | Steve Johnson (Geelong) | Tom Hawkins (Geelong) |
| 6 | Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) | Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) | Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) |
| 7 | Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) | Luke Breust (Hawthorn) | Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) |
| 8 | Lance Franklin (Sydney) | Josh P. Kennedy (Sydney) | Dan Hannebery (Sydney) |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | Jared Polec (Port Adelaide) | Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) | Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) |
| 11 | Devon Smith (Greater Western Sydney) | Isaac Smith (Hawthorn) | Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney) |
| 12 | Matthew Spangher (Hawthorn) | Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) | Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) |
| 13 | Andrew Carrazzo (Carlton) | Bradley Hill (Hawthorn) | Brad Sewell (Hawthorn) |
| 14 | Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) | Brad Sewell (Hawthorn) | Luke Breust (Hawthorn) |
| 15 | Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) | Gary Ablett, Jr. (Gold Coast) | Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) |
| 16 | Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) | Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) | Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne) |
| 17 | Jonathan Simpkin (Hawthorn) | Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) | Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) |
| 18 | Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) | Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) | Ben McGlynn (Sydney) |
| 19 | Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) | Liam Shiels (Hawthorn) | Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) |
| 20 | Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) | Liam Shiels (Hawthorn) | Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) |
| 21 | Stephen Hill (Fremantle) | Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) | David Mundy (Fremantle) |
| 22 | Will Langford (Hawthorn) | Mitch Duncan (Geelong) | Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) |
| 23 | Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) | Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) | Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) |

### Brownlow Medal tally

| Player | 1 vote games | 2 vote games | 3 vote games | Total votes |
| Jordan Lewis | 2 (2) | 2 (4) | 3 (9) | 15 |
| Luke Hodge | 2 (2) | 2 (4) | 2 (6) | 12 |
| Jarryd Roughead | 1 (1) | 2 (4) | 2 (6) | 11 |
| Sam Mitchell | 1 (1) | 2 (4) | 1 (3) | 8 |
| Liam Shiels | | 2 (4) | 1 (3) | 7 |
| Jack Gunston | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 6 |
| Luke Breust | | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 5 |
| Brad Sewell | | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 5 |
| Grant Birchall | 1 (1) | | 1 (3) | 4 |
| Shaun Burgoyne | | | 1 (3) | 3 |
| Josh Gibson | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | | 3 |
| Bradley Hill | | 1 (2) | | 2 |
| Will Langford | 1 (1) | | | 1 |
| Cyril Rioli | 1 (1) | | | 1 |
| Jonathan Simpkin | 1 (1) | | | 1 |
| Matthew Spangher | 1 (1) | | | 1 |
| Matt Suckling | 1 (1) | | | 1 |
| Total | 14 (14) | 10 (30) | 14 (42) | 38 (86) |
* italics denotes ineligible player

## Tribunal cases

| Player | Round | Charge category (Level) | Verdict | Points | Result | Victim | Club |
| Josh Gibson | 6 | Striking (1) | Guilty | 125 (reduced to 70.31 after early guilty plea) | Reprimand | Reece Conca | Richmond |
| Jarryd Roughead | 8 | Rough conduct (1) | Guilty | 125 (increased to 218.75 including 93.75 carry-over points) | One-match ban | Ben McGlynn | Sydney |
| Brian Lake | 16 | Rough conduct (1) | Guilty | 410 | Four-match ban | Drew Petrie | North Melbourne |
| Jarryd Roughead | 20 | Rough conduct (1) | Guilty | 80 (increased to 144.06 including 64.06 carry-over points) | One-match ban | Dom Tyson | Melbourne |