# 2010 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 2010 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 86th season in the Australian Football League and 109th overall.

## Playing list changes

The following lists all player changes between the conclusion of the 2009 season and the beginning of the 2010 season.

### Trades

| 5 October 2009 | To HawthornJosh Gibson Pick 69, 2009 AFL draft | To North MelbournePick 25, 2009 AFL draft Pick 41, 2009 AFL draft |
| 9 October 2009 | To HawthornPick 39, 2009 AFL draft Pick 46, 2009 AFL draft Pick 70, 2009 AFL draft | To SydneyJosh Kennedy Ben McGlynn |
| 9 October 2009 | To HawthornShaun Burgoyne (From Port Adelaide) | To Port AdelaideJay Nash (From Essendon) Pick 9, 2009 AFL draft (From Hawthorn) Pick 16, 2009 AFL draft (From Essendon) Pick 97, 2009 AFL draft (From Geelong) |
| 9 October 2009 | To EssendonMark Williams (From Hawthorn) Pick 24, 2009 AFL draft (From Port Adelaide) Pick 33, 2009 AFL draft (From Geelong) | To GeelongPick 40, 2009 AFL draft (From Port Adelaide) Pick 42, 2009 AFL draft (From Essendon) Pick 56, 2009 AFL draft (From Port Adelaide) |
| 9 October 2009 | To HawthornPick 58, 2009 AFL draft | To EssendonPick 89, 2009 AFL draft |

### Draft
#### AFL draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from |
| 3 | 39 | Sam Grimley | Northern Knights |
| 3 | 46 | Ben Stratton | East Perth |
| 4 | 57 | Jordan Williams | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 4 | 58 | Rhan Hooper | Brisbane Lions |
| 5 | 69 | Taylor Duryea | Murray Bushrangers |
| 5 | 70 | Matt Suckling (Promoted Rookie) | |

#### Rookie draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from |
| 1 | 13 | Wayde Skipper | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 29 | Jarrod Kayler-Thomson | Perth |
| 3 | 42 | Michael Johnston | East Coast Eagles |

### Retirements and delistings

| Date | Player | 2010 team | Reason |
| 11 August 2009 | Stuart Dew | — | Retired |
| 7 September 2009 | Tim Boyle | — | Retired |
| 3 October 2009 | Robert Campbell | — | Retired |
| 28 October 2009 | Mitch Thorp | — | Delisted |
| 28 October 2009 | Tim Walsh | — | Delisted |
| 28 October 2009 | Haydn Kiel | — | Delisted |

## Fixture
### 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, 13 February (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 3.16.12 (135) | 0.9.8 (62) | Won by 73 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 11,217 |
| Quarter final | Friday, 26 February (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 0.7.12 (54) | 1.15.12 (111) | Lost by 57 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 17,222 |

### 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 | TV | Attendance | Record | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | TV | Attendance | Record | Report |
| 1 | Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | 17.15 (117) | Won by 56 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Fox Sports | 45,615 | 1–0 | Report |
| 2 | Monday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 13.13 (91) | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 9 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Ten | 68,628 | 1–1 | Report |
| 3 | Sunday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 14.16 (100) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 16 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | Seven | 35,933 | 1–2 | Report |
| 4 | Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 17.21 (123) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 64 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Ten | 67,688 | 1–3 | Report |
| 5 | Sunday, 25 April (5:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 12 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | Fox Sports | 16,301 | 1–4 | Report |
| 6 | Saturday, 1 May (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 15.16 (106) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 43 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Ten | 61,006 | 1–5 | Report |
| 7 | Saturday, 8 May (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 15.12 (102) | 14.10 (94) | Lost by 8 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | Ten | 35,864 | 1–6 | Report |
| 8 | Sunday, 16 May (1:10 pm) | Richmond | 13.8 (86) | 13.11 (89) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Fox Sports | 41,563 | 2–6 | Report |
| 9 | Sunday, 23 May (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 8.12 (60) | 16.14 (110) | Won by 50 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | Seven | 47,484 | 3–6 | Report |
| 10 | Sunday, 30 May (1:10 pm) | Sydney | 10.19 (79) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 2 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Fox Sports | 36,003 | 4–6 | Report |
| 11 | Sunday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 10.14 (74) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 11 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Seven | 21,287 | 5–6 | Report |
| 12 | Saturday, 12 June (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 19.10 (124) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 47 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | Fox Sports | 16,167 | 6–6 | Report |
| 13 | Friday, 18 June (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 14.18 (102) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 16 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Seven | 54,148 | 7–6 | Report |
| 14 | Friday, 2 July (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 12.7 (79) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Seven | 47,454 | 8–6 | Report |
| 15 | Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 12.13 (85) | 11.17 (83) | Lost by 2 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Ten | 69,220 | 8–7 | Report |
| 16 | Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 17.16 (118) | 7.1 (43) | Won by 75 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | Fox Sports | 16,690 | 9–7 | Report |
| 17 | Friday, 23 July (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 14.3 (87) | 13.9 (87) | Draw | Etihad Stadium (A) | Seven | 49,373 | 9–7–1 | Report |
| 18 | Saturday, 31 July (2:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 13.14 (92) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 8 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | Fox Sports | 22,340 | 9–8–1 | Report |
| 19 | Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 19.15 (129) | 13.7 (85) | Lost by 44 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | Ten | 29,431 | 9–9–1 | Report |
| 20 | Sunday, 15 August (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 15.9 (99) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 21 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Seven | 48,211 | 10–9–1 | Report |
| 21 | Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 24.11 (155) | 5.9 (39) | Won by 116 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | Fox Sports | 15,532 | 11–9–1 | Report |
| 22 | Saturday, 28 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 15.8 (98) | 13.17 (95) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | Ten | 76,218 | 12–9–1 | Report |

### Ladder

2010 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Collingwood (P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2349 | 1658 | 141.7 | 70 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2518 | 1702 | 147.9 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | St Kilda | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1935 | 1591 | 121.6 | 62 | Finals series |
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2174 | 1734 | 125.4 | 56 | Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2017 | 1863 | 108.3 | 52 | Finals series |
| 6 | Fremantle | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2168 | 2087 | 103.9 | 52 | Finals series |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2044 | 1847 | 110.7 | 50 | Finals series |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2143 | 1983 | 108.1 | 44 | Finals series |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1930 | 2208 | 87.4 | 44 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1749 | 2123 | 82.4 | 40 | |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1763 | 1870 | 94.3 | 36 | |
| 12 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1863 | 1971 | 94.5 | 34 | |
| 13 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1775 | 2158 | 82.3 | 28 | |
| 14 | Essendon | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1930 | 2402 | 80.3 | 28 | |
| 15 | Richmond | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1714 | 2348 | 73.0 | 24 | |
| 16 | West Coast | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1773 | 2300 | 77.1 | 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 | TV | Attendance | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | TV | Attendance | Report |
| Elimination final | Saturday, 4 September (1:20 pm) | Fremantle | 14.10 (94) | 8.16 (64) | Lost by 30 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | Ten | 42,719 | Report |