# 2009 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 2009 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 85th season in the Australian Football League and 108th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending AFL Premiers

## Playing list changes
### Draft
#### AFL draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from |
| 1 | 16 | Ryan Schoenmakers | Norwood |
| 2 | 34 | Liam Shiels | Eastern Ranges |
| 3 | 50 | Jordan Lisle | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 4 | 63 | Luke Lowden | Sandringham Dragons |
| 5 | 75 | Shane Savage | Dandenong Stingrays |

#### Rookie draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from |
| 1 | 16 | Riley Milne | Murray Bushrangers |
| 2 | 32 | Haydn Kiel | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 47 | Luke Breust | Temora |
| 4 | 61 | Carl Peterson | Richmond |
| 5 | 73 | Garry Moss | Hawthorn |
| 6 | 81 | Matt Suckling | Sandringham Dragons |
| 7 | 85 | Will Sierakowski | NSW AFL Scholarship program |
* ↑ Moss was originally delisted by Hawthorn on 16 October 2008 but was re-drafted as a rookie

### Retirements and delistings

| Date | Player | 2009 team | Reason |
| 12 March 2008 | Danny Jacobs | — | Retired |
| 16 October 2008 | Tim Clarke | — | Delisted |
| 16 October 2008 | Zac Dawson | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 16 October 2008 | Luke McEntee | — | Delisted |
| 8 November 2008 | Shane Crawford | — | Retired |

## Schedule
### NAB Cup

| 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 | Saturday, 21 February (4:10 pm) | Melbourne | 0.11.3 (69) | 1.8.9 (66) | Won by 3 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 8,122 |
| Quarter final | Sunday, 1 March (4:40 pm) | Carlton | 2.13.16 (112) | 2.10.10 (88) | Lost by 24 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 19,111 |

### 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 | Friday, 27 March (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 16.7 (103) | 15.21 (111) | Lost by 8 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 69,593 | 0–1 | Report |
| 2 | Saturday, 4 April (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 22.11 (143) | 15.15 (105) | Lost by 38 points | ANZ Stadium (A) | 36,116 | 0–2 | Report |
| 3 | Sunday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.9 (69) | 19.9 (123) | Won by 54 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 34,983 | 1–2 | Report |
| 4 | Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 12.13 (85) | 17.13 (115) | Lost by 30 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 33,274 | 1–3 | Report |
| 5 | Saturday, 25 April (5:20 pm) | West Coast | 11.8 (74) | 7.14 (56) | Won by 18 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 17,880 | 2–3 | Report |
| 6 | Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 16.10 (106) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 69,014 | 3–3 | Report |
| 7 | Friday, 8 May (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 17.14 (116) | 10.12 (72) | Lost by 44 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 50,475 | 3–4 | Report |
| 8 | Friday, 15 May (6:40 pm) | Fremantle | 9.11 (65) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 22 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 39,135 | 4–4 | Report |
| 9 | Sunday, 24 May (4:40 pm) | Melbourne | 17.12 (114) | 13.14 (92) | Won by 22 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 39,395 | 5–4 | Report |
| 10 | Sunday, 31 May (1:10 pm) | Adelaide | 16.10 (106) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 27 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 40,035 | 5–5 | Report |
| 11 | Sunday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 12.14 (86) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 11 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 44,464 | 6–5 | Report |
| 12 | Sunday, 14 June (1:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 7.9 (51) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 42 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 16,710 | 6–6 | Report |
| 13 | Saturday, 27 June (5:40 pm) | West Coast | 16.11 (107) | 13.9 (87) | Lost by 20 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 31,441 | 6–7 | Report |
| 14 | Saturday, 4 July (7:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 19.19 (133) | 6.9 (45) | Lost by 88 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 36,827 | 6–8 | Report |
| 15 | Sunday, 12 July (1:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.13 (73) | 9.10 (64) | Won by 9 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 15,080 | 7–8 | Report |
| 16 | Saturday, 18 July (7:10 pm) | Collingwood | 11.10 (76) | 18.13 (121) | Won by 45 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 66,149 | 8–8 | Report |
| 17 | Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 15.9 (99) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 1 point | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 64,803 | 8–9 | Report |
| 18 | Sunday, 2 August (2:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 18.13 (121) | 14.19 (103) | Lost by 18 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 25,154 | 8–10 | Report |
| 19 | Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 7.7 (49) | 10.14 (74) | Lost by 25 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 20,011 | 8–11 | Report |
| 20 | Friday, 14 August (7:40 pm) | Adelaide | 9.13 (67) | 13.16 (94) | Lost by 27 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 32,583 | 8–12 | Report |
| 21 | Saturday, 22 August (7:10 pm) | Richmond | 14.9 (93) | 20.15 (135) | Won by 42 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 34,779 | 9–12 | Report |
| 22 | Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 14.15 (99) | 16.20 (116) | Lost by 17 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 77,278 | 9–13 | Report |

## Ladder

2009 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | St Kilda | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2197 | 1411 | 155.7 | 80 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2312 | 1815 | 127.4 | 72 | Finals series |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2378 | 1940 | 122.6 | 60 | Finals series |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2174 | 1778 | 122.3 | 60 | Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2104 | 1789 | 117.6 | 56 | Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2017 | 1890 | 106.7 | 54 | Finals series |
| 7 | Carlton | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2270 | 2055 | 110.5 | 52 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2080 | 2127 | 97.8 | 42 | Finals series |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1962 | 2120 | 92.5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1990 | 2244 | 88.7 | 36 | |
| 11 | West Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1893 | 2029 | 93.3 | 32 | |
| 12 | Sydney | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1888 | 2027 | 93.1 | 32 | |
| 13 | North Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1680 | 2015 | 83.4 | 30 | |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1747 | 2259 | 77.3 | 24 | |
| 15 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1774 | 2388 | 74.3 | 22 | |
| 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1706 | 2285 | 74.7 | 16 | |