What's in store for the Hawks in 2016?
We've broken down the fixture to pull out some of the key facts and figures.
Key facts
- Play twice: West Coast Eagles (2015 runner-up), North Melbourne (2015 preliminary finalist), Sydney Swans (2015 finalist), Richmond (2015 finalist), Melbourne
- Play once: Adelaide Crows, Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong, Gold Coast Suns, GWS Giants, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs
- Interstate trips to Launceston (four matches), Sydney (two matches), Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth
- Play Melbourne twice for the first time since 2010
- Play at The Gabba for the first time since 2008
- Travel away from Melbourne in consecutive weeks once (Round 16 and Round 17)
- Bye in Round 15
- Play West Coast Eagles in a home-and-away match at the MCG for the first time since 2012
- Play Carlton at Aurora Stadium for the first time
- Play St Kilda at Aurora Stadium for the first time since 2009
VIEW THE FIXTURE: Every Hawks game in 2016
Hawks by venue
- Ten games at the MCG (seven home games)
- Four games at Aurora Stadium
- Three games at Etihad Stadium (all away games)
- One game at the Gabba
- One game at the SCG
- One game at Spotless Stadium
- One game at Adelaide Oval
- One game at Domain Stadium
Hawks by day
- Two games on Thursday
- Six games on Friday
- Eight games on Saturday
- Four games on Sunday
- One game on Monday
Hawks by timeslot
- Seven Saturday afternoon games
- Six Friday night games
- Four Sunday afternoon games
- Two Thursday night games
- One Monday afternoon game
- One Saturday twilight game
TOUGH START: Hawks face six 2015 finalists in first nine rounds of 2016
TV coverage
- Fifteen games on Channel 7
- Six games on Fox
Breaks
- Eight six-day breaks
- Six seven-day breaks
- Three eight-day breaks
- One nine-day break
- One ten-day break
- One eleven-day break
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