With Hawthorn claiming the one-point victory over Geelong in Round 2, we thought we would take a look at the club’s history in matches decided by a single point.

Here are some fun facts about Hawthorn’s one-point games…

Read: Five talking points - Hawthorn v Geelong

 The Hawks have had 13 one-point wins in their history and 18 one-point losses

 After their Easter Monday clash, Geelong became the stand-alone most common victim of a Hawthorn one-point victory 

 Geelong have also beaten the Hawks by one point on two occasions, making the five games in which the two sides have been separated by a point the highest amount of any rivalry

 Melbourne, Richmond and the Western Bulldogs have all beaten the Hawks by a point on three occasions, but the Hawks are yet to defeat the Dogs or the Tigers by the same margin

 Of the five sides that joined the AFL from 1995 onwards, Fremantle, Port Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast and GWS, Brisbane is the only team to have played a game with Hawthorn decided by a single point

 Before Monday’s result, the Hawks’ most recent one-point win was over Collingwood in Round 23, 2016. This game is now remembered for former Hawk Jack Fitzpatrick's inspiring last minute goal from the centre square 

 The most recent one-point loss dates back to Round 17 2009 against Geelong. It was the two sides’ second encounter since the 2008 Grand Final.

 In the 2004 season, the Hawks suffered two one-point losses. To make matters worse, these heartbreaks were separated by only three weeks, in Round 6 against Richmond and Round 9 against Sydney.

 

Opposition team

Number of one-point wins

Number of one-point losses

Total games

Adelaide

0

1

40

Brisbane

1

0

46

Carlton

1

0

165

Collingwood

2

1

164

Essendon

1

1

160

Fremantle

0

0

34

Geelong

3

2

163

Gold Coast

0

0

10

GWS

0

0

6

Melbourne

1

3

161

North Melbourne

2

2

173

Port Adelaide

0

0

33

Richmond

0

3

156

St Kilda

1

0

154

Sydney (incl. SM)

1

1

164

West Coast

0

1

49

Western Bulldogs

0

3

160