# 2024 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 2024 Hawthorn Football Club season is the club's 100th season in the Australian Football League and 123rd overall, the 25th season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 24th season playing home games at the University of Tasmania Stadium and the 3rd season under head coach Sam Mitchell, and the 2nd season with James Sicily as captain.

## Club summary

The 2024 AFL season is the 128th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, is the 100th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania, iiNet, and Nissan continue as the club's three major sponsors, as they have done since 2006, 2013, and 2019 respectively, while ISC will continue as the club's manufacturer of its on-and-off field apparel. 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.

## Key personnel

| Position | Name |
| Board members ||
| President | Andrew Gowers |
| Director | Anne-Marie Pellizzer |
| Director | Ian Silk |
| Director | James Merlino |
| Director | Katie Hudson |
| Director | Luke Stambolis |
| Director | Owen Wilson |
| Director | Tim Shearer |
| Director | Luke McCabe |
| Coaches ||
| Senior coach | Sam Mitchell |
| Backline coach | Kade Simpson |
| Midfield coach | David Hale |
| Contest coach | Adrian Hickmott |
| Head of coaching performance & development | Brett Ratten |
| Head of development | Andrew Collins |
| Development coach | Zane Littejohn |
| Leadership group ||
| Captain | James Sicily |
| Vice–captain | Luke Breust |
| Vice–captain | Dylan Moore |
| Leadership group member | Sam Frost |
| Leadership group member | Jarman Impey |
| Leadership group member | Mitchell Lewis |
| Leadership group member | Will Day |

## Playing list changes

| 11 October 2022 | To Hawthorn Pick 44, 2023 AFL draft Pick 63, 2023 AFL draft | To West Coast Tyler Brockman |
| 18 October 2022 | To Hawthorn Jack Ginnivan Pick 39, 2023 AFL draft 2nd round pick, 2024 AFL draft 4th round pick, 2024 AFL draft | To Collingwood Pick 33, 2023 AFL draft 2nd round pick, 2024 AFL draft 3rd round pick, 2024 AFL draft |
| 18 October 2022 | To Hawthorn Pick 49, 2023 AFL draft | To Richmond Jacob Koschitzke |
| 18 October 2022 | To Hawthorn Jack Gunston Pick 47, 2023 AFL draft Pick 61, 2023 AFL draft 2nd round pick, 2024 AFL draft | To Brisbane Lions Brandon Ryan Pick 39, 2023 AFL draft Pick 54, 2023 AFL draft 4th round pick, 2024 AFL draft |
| 18 October 2022 | To Hawthorn Mabior Chol Pick 62, 2023 AFL draft | To Gold Coast 2nd round pick, 2024 AFL draft (via Brisbane Lions) |
| 18 October 2022 | To Hawthorn Massimo D'Ambrosio | To Essendon Pick 61, 2023 AFL draft 4th round pick, 2024 AFL draft (via Collingwood) |
| 21 November 2023 | To Hawthorn 4th round pick, 2024 AFL draft | To Port Adelaide Pick 52, 2023 AFL draft |
| 21 November 2023 | To Hawthorn Pick 59, 2023 AFL draft 4th round pick, 2024 AFL draft | To Sydney Pick 53, 2023 AFL draft |

### Draft
#### AFL draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from |
| 1 | 5 | Nick Watson | Eastern Rangers |
| 1 | 19 | Will McCabe (F/S) | Hamley Bridge |
| 3 | 46 | Bodie Ryan | Glenelg |
| 4 | 56 | Calsher Dear (F/S) | Sandringham Dragons |

### Retirements and delistings

| Date | Player | Reason |
| 1 August 2023 | Max Lynch | Retired |
| 26 September 2023 | Emerson Jeka | Delisted |
| 26 September 2023 | Josh Morris | Delisted |
| 26 September 2023 | Fionn O'Hara | Delisted |
| 19 October 2023 | Lachlan Bramble | Delisted |
| 19 October 2023 | Fergus Greene | Delisted |
| 19 October 2023 | Ned Long | Delisted |

## 2024 player squad
### Injury list

    As of 4 September 2024
| Name | Injury | Timeframe |
| Will Day | SC joint | TBC |
| Josh Bennetts | Shoulder | Season |
| James Blanck | Knee | Season |
| Sam Butler | Leg | Season |
| Mitchell Lewis | Knee | Season |

## 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 | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Report |
| – | Friday, 23 February (11:00 am) | Western Bulldogs | 16.12 (108) | 12.11 (83) | Lost by 25 points | VU Whitten Oval | – | Report |
| – | Saturday, 2 March (6:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 9.8 (62) | 17.17 (119) | Lost by 57 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | – | Report |

## Home-and-away 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, 16 March (1:45 pm) | Essendon | 17.5 (107) | 11.17 (83) | Lost by 24 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 73,805 | 0–1 | Report |
| 2 | Saturday, 23 March (4:35 pm) | Melbourne | 5.8 (38) | 14.9 (93) | Lost by 55 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 43,960 | 0–2 | Report |
| 3 | Monday, 1 April (3:20 pm) | Geelong | 10.10 (70) | 17.4 (106) | Lost by 36 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 67,020 | 0–3 | Report |
| 4 | Sunday, 7 April (4:40 pm) | Collingwood | 11.11 (77) | 11.6 (72) | Lost by 5 points | Adelaide Oval | 43,198 | 0–4 | Report |
| 5 | Saturday, 13 April (7:30 pm) | Gold Coast | 16.13 (109) | 8.8 (56) | Lost by 53 points | People First Stadium | 13,900 | 0–5 | Report |
| 6 | Sunday, 21 April (4:00 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | 17.11 (113) | Won by 45 points | Marvel Stadium | 30,648 | 1–5 | Report |
| 7 | Sunday, 28 April (4:00 pm) | Sydney | 5.12 (42) | 18.10 (118) | Lost by 76 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 38,052 | 1–6 | Report |
| 8 | Sunday, 5 May (4:00 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 14.7 (91) | 14.14 (98) | Won by 7 points | Marvel Stadium | 29,555 | 2–6 | Report |
| 9 | Saturday, 11 May (1:45 pm) | St Kilda | 8.10 (58) | 7.11 (53) | Won by 5 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 15,112 | 3–6 | Report |
| 10 | Sunday, 19 May (2:50 pm) | Port Adelaide | 11.14 (80) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 1 point | Adelaide Oval | 36,190 | 3–7 | Report |
| 11 | Sunday, 26 May (1:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 15.10 (100) | 10.15 (75) | Won by 25 points | Marvel Stadium | 29,664 | 4–7 | Report |
| 12 | Saturday, 1 June (1:45 pm) | Adelaide | 16.11 (107) | 12.8 (80) | Won by 27 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 36,086 | 5–7 | Report |
| 13 | Saturday, 8 June (1:45 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 12.13 (85) | 12.7 (79) | Won by 6 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 11,568 | 6–7 | Report |
| 14 | Saturday, 15 June (4:35 pm) | Richmond | 6.13 (49) | 14.13 (97) | Won by 48 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 92,311 | 7–7 | Report |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | Sunday, 30 June (2:40 pm) | West Coast | 4.9 (33) | 14.10 (94) | Won by 61 points | Optus Stadium | 49,454 | 8–7 | Report |
| 17 | Saturday, 6 July (4:35 pm) | Geelong | 16.14 (110) | 9.5 (59) | Lost by 51 points | GMHBA Stadium | 33,188 | 8–8 | Report |
| 18 | Saturday, 13 July (1:45 pm) | Fremantle | 13.9 (87) | 10.14 (74) | Won by 13 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 11,146 | 9–8 | Report |
| 19 | Saturday, 20 July (4:35 pm) | Collingwood | 20.13 (133) | 9.17 (67) | Won by 66 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 74,171 | 10–8 | Report |
| 20 | Sunday, 28 July (3:40 pm) | Adelaide | 8.10 (58) | 19.10 (124) | Won by 66 points | Adelaide Oval | 41,823 | 11–8 | Report |
| 21 | Sunday, 4 August (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 12.12 (84) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 2 points | Manuka Oval | 13,268 | 11–9 | Report |
| 22 | Sunday, 11 August (1:10 pm) | Carlton | 5.8 (38) | 16.16 (112) | Won by 74 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 84,773 | 12–9 | Report |
| 23 | Sunday, 18 August (3:20 pm) | Richmond | 19.17 (131) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 63 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 58,231 | 13–9 | Report |
| 24 | Saturday, 24 August (4:35 pm) | North Melbourne | 26.14 (170) | 7.4 (46) | Won by 124 points | University of Tasmania Stadium | 11,392 | 14–9 | Report |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2242 | 1769 | 126.7 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2011 | 1752 | 114.8 | 64 | Finals series |
| 3 | Geelong | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2164 | 1928 | 112.2 | 60 | Finals series |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2034 | 1864 | 109.1 | 60 | Finals series |
| 5 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2130 | 1747 | 121.9 | 58 | Finals series |
| 6 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2171 | 1736 | 125.1 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2090 | 1763 | 118.5 | 56 | Finals series |
| 8 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2151 | 1952 | 110.2 | 52 | Finals series |
| 9 | Collingwood | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1991 | 1943 | 102.5 | 52 | |
| 10 | Fremantle | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1964 | 1755 | 111.9 | 50 | |
| 11 | Essendon | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1892 | 2024 | 93.5 | 46 | |
| 12 | St Kilda | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1748 | 1758 | 99.4 | 44 | |
| 13 | Gold Coast | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1925 | 1943 | 99.1 | 44 | |
| 14 | Melbourne | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1785 | 1812 | 98.5 | 44 | |
| 15 | Adelaide | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1906 | 1923 | 99.1 | 34 | |
| 16 | West Coast | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1594 | 2339 | 68.1 | 20 | |
| 17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1619 | 2550 | 63.5 | 12 | |
| 18 | Richmond | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1505 | 2364 | 63.7 | 8 | |

## Finals

| 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 |
| Elimination final | Friday, 6 September (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 9.8 (62) | 14.15 (99) | Won by 37 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 97,828 | Report |
| Semi-final | Friday, 13 September (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 11.9 (75) | 11.6 (72) | Lost by 3 points | Adelaide Oval | 52,012 | Report |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards
#### AFL awards

* All-Australian team: Dylan Moore
* 22under22 team: Massimo D'Ambrosio, Jack Ginnivan, Josh Weddle

#### Club awards

* Peter Crimmins Medal: Jai Newcombe
* Most improved: Jack Scrimshaw
* Most courageous: James Sicily
* Lethal award: Dylan Moore
* Best player in finals: Jai Newcombe
* Best clubman: Sam Frost
* Most promising: Nick Watson
* Mackenzie community leadership award: Changkuoth Jiath

### Records
#### Club records

* Most goal assists: Luke Breust – 237
* Most hitouts in a season: Lloyd Meek – 724
* Most inside 50s in a season: James Worpel – 127
* Most goal assists in a season: Dylan Moore – 32

### Milestones
#### Round 1

* Nick Watson – AFL debut.
* Mabior Chol – Hawthorn debut, 1st goal for Hawthorn.
* Jack Ginnivan – Hawthorn debut, 1st goal for Hawthorn.
* Massimo D'Ambrosio – Hawthorn debut.

#### Round 2

* Nick Watson – 1st AFL goal.

#### Round 3

* Blake Hardwick – 150th AFL game.
* Jarman Impey – 100th game for Hawthorn.

#### Round 4

* Max Ramsden – 1st AFL goal.

#### Round 5

* Karl Amon – 150th AFL game.
* Sam Mitchell – 50th AFL game as coach.

#### Round 8

* Jack Ginnivan – 50th AFL game.
* Calsher Dear – 1st AFL game, 1st AFL goal.

#### Round 9

* Connor MacDonald – 50th AFL game.

#### Round 10

* Ethan Phillips – AFL debut.

#### Round 12

* Jack Gunston – 250th AFL game.

#### Round 14

* Changkuoth Jiath – 50th AFL game.

#### Round 16

* Mabior Chol – 100th AFL goal.

#### Round 17

* Dylan Moore – 100th AFL goal.
* Massimo D'Ambrosio – 1st goal for Hawthorn.

#### Round 19

* Jack Scrimshaw – 100th AFL game.

#### Round 20

* James Sicily – 150th AFL game.

#### Round 23

* Harry Morrison – 100th AFL game.
* Jack Scrimshaw – 100th game for Hawthorn.

#### Round 24

* Lloyd Meek – 50th AFL game.

#### Semi-final

* Luke Breust – 300th AFL game.
* Dylan Moore – 100th AFL game.

## VFL

Hawthorn continued its reserves affiliation with the Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League (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 joined Box Hill in December 2023 ahead of the 2024 VFL season, but he was signed to Hawthorn's rookie list in the AFL pre-season supplemental selection period (SSP) on 17 February 2024 after defender James Blanck suffered an ACL injury.