Hawthorn Football Club – Records

Hawthorn records 1902-2020

Club Formed 1902

MJFA: 1902 – 1913

VFA: 1914 – 1924

VFL/AFL: 1925 –

 

Official Colours 

Guernsey: Brown and gold vertical stripes with brown number on gold back

Socks: Brown and gold hoops

Shorts: Brown (home) White (away)

 

Home Grounds

St James Park 1902

Richmond Racecourse 1903

Richmond Cricket Ground 1904

East Melbourne Cricket Ground 1905

Glenferrie Oval 1906 – 1973

Princes Park 1974 – 1991

Waverley Park 1990 – 1999

MCG 2000 -

University of Tasmania Stadium

(Previously Aurora Stadium) 2001 –

 

First Home Games VFL/AFL 

Glenferrie Oval – Round 1, 1925 v Richmond

Princes Park – Round 2, 1973 v Collingwood

Waverley Park – Round 9, 1990 v Melbourne

MCG – Round 1, 2000 v Collingwood

York Park / Aurora Stadium / UTAS Stadium – Round 6, 2001, v Adelaide

 

Club Membership

1984 – 8,051, 1985 – 7.713, 1986 – 7,335, 1987 – 6,516, 1988 – 7,099, 1989 – 8,520

1990 – 9,882, 1991 – 10,006, 1992 – 12,338, 1993 – 11,388, 1994 – 11,245, 1995 – 12,728,

1996 – 12,484, 1997 – 27,005, 1998 – 27,649, 1999 – 32,120, 2000 – 26,879, 2001 – 30,140, 2002 – 33,319, 2003 – 31,500, 2004 – 31,255, 2005 – 29,261, 2006 – 28,003, 2007 – 31,064,

2008 – 41,436, 2009 – 52,496, 2010 – 53,978, 2011 – 56,224, 2012 – 60,841, 2013 – 63,353,

2014 – 68,650, 2015 – 72,934, 2016 – 75,351, 2017 – 75,663, 2018 – 80,302, 2019 – 81,211, 2020 - 76,343

 

 

Overall Record 

2015 games – 988 wins, 1016 losses, 11 draws

Head-to-Head             P       W      L     D

Adelaide.                     43      23     20    0

Brisbane Bears           16      13       3    0

Brisbane Lions            35      18     17    0

Carlton                       167     64   103    0

Collingwood               165     68     97    0 

Essendon                   163     65     98    0

Fitzroy                        116     63     52    1

Fremantle                    37      28       9    0                 

Geelong                     167      75     91    1

Gold Coast                  13       11      2    0

Greater W Sydney       10        5      4    1

North Melbourne        177      98    77    2

Melbourne                  165      87    78    0

Port Adelaide               36      16    20    0

Richmond                  160       71    89   0

St Kilda                      157       82    73   2

Sydney                      168       93    73   2

West Coast                 52        24    28   0

Western Bulldogs      162       83    77   2

 

Record at Current Venues

Venue                              P       W      L      D

MCG                              366    211   154     1

Marvel Stadium               80      47     32     1

University of TAS            64      49     14     1

Adelaide Oval                 13        6       7      0

Carrara QLD                   10        6       4      0              

Gabba QLD                    20        6     14      0

GMHBA Stadium            50      16     33      1  

Metricon Stadium GC       9        6       3      0

Perth Stadium WA    3       3        0     0

SCG                                30      16     14     0

Spotless Stadium NSW    6        0       6     0

 

Record at previous Home Grounds

                                                   P       W      L       D

Glenferrie Oval (1925-1973)    443    184   255     4

Princes Park (1974-1991)        153    113     40     0

Waverley Park (1990-1999)     137      82     35     0

 

 

Record Crowd Attendance
Glenferrie Oval - 36,000, R2, 1964 Hawthorn 9. 20. 74 v Carlton 8. 5. 53
Princes Park - 35,042, R9, 1977 Hawthorn 16, 12. 108 v Collingwood 22. 10. 142
Waverley Park - 92,935, R 11, 1981.  Hawthorn 18. 19. 127 v Collingwood 12. 9. 81


Record Crowd Attendance (Any Ground)
MCG – 118,192, VFL Grand Final, 1971, Hawthorn 12. 10. 82 v St Kilda 11. 9. 75

 

Highest Score 

36.15. 231 v Fitzroy, R6, 1991 at North Hobart

 

Lowest Score

1.7.13 v Melbourne, R9, 1926 at MCG

 

Greatest Winning Margin 

165 points v Port Adelaide, R21, 2011, at MCG

 

Best Winning Sequence

12 games, R9 to Grand Final, 1961

12 games, R2 to R14, 2013

 

Worst Losing Sequence

27 games, R16, 1927 to R6, 1929

 

Finals Appearances

 

Seniors

1957, 1961, 1963, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

*HFC holds the AFL record for consecutive finals series appearances 1982-1994

 

Reserves/*Box Hill (Reserves competition ceased 1999 *Box Hill affiliated with HFC, 2000).

1956,1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, *2000, *2001, *2002, *2003, *2004, *2005, *2009, *2010, *2011, *2012, *2013, *2014, *2015, *2017, *2018, *2019

 

Under 19s (ceased 1991)

1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991

 

McClelland Trophy 

(Presented 1951-1990 to the team with most points for wins in senior, reserve and under 19s matches.  From 1991 awarded to the team heading the ladder at the end of the home and away season).

1961, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 2012, 2013

 

Premierships

VFL/AFL:

1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015

 

Runner-Up:

1963, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2012

 

Night/Pre-Season

1968, 1969, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1999

 

Runner-Up

1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1979

 

NFL Championship

1976

 

Reserve Grade/*Box Hill

1958, 1959, 1972, 1985, *2001, *2013, *2018

 

Runner-Up

1960, 1978, 1997, *2003, *2014, *2015

 

Under 19s (years played, 1946-1991)

1972

 

Runner-Up

1969

 

VFLW

2018

 

Most Goals in an AFL Match

Jason Dunstall – 17 goals v Richmond at Waverley, R7, 1992

Peter Hudson – 16 goals v Melbourne at Glenferrie, R5, 1969

Jason Dunstall – 14 goals v Footscray at Waverley, R19, 1996

Lance Franklin – 13 goals v North Melbourne at Aurora Stadium, R10, 2012

Peter Hudson – 13 goals v South Melbourne at Glenferrie, R11, 1969

Peter Hudson – 13 goals v South Melbourne at Glenferrie. R8, 1970

 

 

Most Goals in a Final 

Dermott Brereton – 8 goals v Essendon, GF, 1985

Michael Moncrieff – 8 goals v Collingwood, QF, 1978

Lance Franklin – 8 goals v Western Bulldogs, QF, 2008

 

Most Goals in Finals

Jason Dunstall (78)

Leigh Matthews (72)

Dermott Brereton (53)

Jarryd Roughead (47)

Gary Buckenara (36)

Lance Franklin (31)

Michael Moncrieff (31)

 

Most Games
Michael Tuck (426)
Leigh Matthews (332)
Sam Mitchell (307)
Shane Crawford (305)
Luke Hodge (305)
Chris Langford (303)
Don Scott (302)
Kelvin Moore (300)

 

Most Consecutive Games 

Andy Collins 189

Michael Tuck 138

Kelvin Moore 138

Allan Woodley 110

Shaun Burgoyne 107

 

Most Finals Games

Michael Tuck (39)

Leigh Matthews (29)

Gary Ayres (28)

Chris Mew (28)

Dermott Brereton (26)

 

VFL/ AFL Games records held in Guernsey numbers

  9 Shane Crawford (305)

15 Luke Hodge (305)

17 Michael Tuck (426)

 

Most Games as Captain / Acting Captain

Graham Arthur (153)

Michael Tuck (140)
Luke Hodge (125)

Don Scott (124)

Shane Crawford (121)

Leigh Matthews (114)

 

Most Games as Coach / Acting Coach

Alastair Clarkson (368)

John Kennedy Snr (299)

Allan Jeans (221)

Jack Hale (146)

Peter Schwab (109)

David Parkin (94)

 

Most Best & Fairest Awards / Peter Crimmins Medals

8 – Leigh Matthews (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982)
5 – Sam Mitchell (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016)
4 – John Kennedy Snr (1950, 1951, 1952, 1954)
4 – Jason Dunstall (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993)
4 – Shane Crawford (1998, 1999, 2002, 2003)
3 – Albert ‘Bert’ Mills (1933, 1935, 1939)
3 – Graham Arthur (1955, 1958, 1962)
3 – Ian Law (1961, 1963, 1964)

 

David Parkin Medal (Hawthorn v Carlton)

Shane Crawford (Round 21 - 2003)

Trent Croad (Round 4 - 2006)

Brad Sewell (Round 12 - 2007)

Jarryd Roughead (Round 6 - 2009)

Luke Hodge (Round 9 - 2010)

Jordan Lewis (Round 22 - 2011)

Sam Mitchell (Round 12 - 2012)

Brad Sewell (Round 12 - 2014)

Jordan Lewis (Round 17 - 2015)

Jordan Lewis (Round 19 - 2016)

Tom Mitchell (Round 18 - 2018)

Jaeger O’Meara (Round 6, 2019)

 

Silk – Miller Medal (Hawthorn v St Kilda)

List to come when finalised with St Kilda

 

VFL/AFL Awards

 

Brownlow Medal

1949 Col Austen

(tied with Ron Clegg, South Melbourne)

1986 Robert DiPierdomenico

(tied with Greg Williams Sydney Swans)

1987 John Platten

(tied with Tony Lockett, St. Kilda)

1999 Shane Crawford

2012 Sam Mitchell

(tied with Trent Cotchin, Richmond)

2018 Tom Mitchell

 

Gardiner Medal (Reserve Grade) 

1931 Richard Logan

1932 Edward “Tich” Utting

1954 Neil Pearson

1958 John S. Fisher

1959 William Shelton

1978 Alan Goad

1985 James Bennett and Greg Dear

1995 Simon Crawshay

1997 Brad Lloyd

 

JJ Listen Trophy (VFL Best Player)

2002 Sam Mitchell

2013 Mitch Hallahan tied with Steve Clifton (North Ballarat) and Jordan Schroder (Geelong)

2014 Alex Woodward

 

Morrish Medal

(Under 19s; 1946-1991 – now awarded to best player in the TAC Cup Under 18 competition)

1951 Frank Williams

1956 Gary Rusmussan

 

John Coleman Medal

(AFL’s leading goal kicker during the home-and-away season – introduced 1981, awarded retrospectively)

1963 John Peck (69)

1964 John Peck (68)

1965 John Peck (56)

1968 Peter Hudson (125)

1970 Peter Hudson (146)

1971 Peter Hudson (140)

1975 Leigh Matthews (67)

1977 Peter Hudson (99)

1988 Jason Dunstall (124)

1989 Jason Dunstall (128)

1992 Jason Dunstall (139)

2008 Lance Franklin (102)

2011 Lance Franklin (71)

2013 Jarryd Roughead (66)

 

Jock McHale Award

(Premiership Coach)

1961 John Kennedy Snr

1971 John Kennedy Snr

1978 John Kennedy Snr

1978 David Parkin

1983 Allan Jeans

1986 Allan Jeans

1988 Alan Joyce

1989 Allan Jeans

1991 Alan Joyce

2008 Alastair Clarkson

2013 Alastair Clarkson

2014 Alastair Clarkson

2015 Alastair Clarkson

 

Norm Smith Medal

(Best player in Grand Final – introduced 1979)

1983 Colin Robinson

1986 Gary Ayres

1988 Gary Ayres

1991 Paul Dear

2008 Luke Hodge

2013 Brian Lake

2014 Luke Hodge

2015 Cyril Rioli

 

Michael Tuck Medal

(Best player in pre-season Grand Final introduced 1992)

 

1992 Paul Hudson

1999 Paul Salmon

 

Norm Goss Medal

(Best player in VFL Grand Final)

2001 John Baird

2013 Jonathan Simpkin

2018 David Mirra

 

Lisa Hardeman Medal

(Best player in the VFLW Grand Final)

2018 Chantella Perera

 

Rising Star Award

(Best young player in AFL – introduced 1993)

1995 Nick Holland

2003 Sam Mitchell

 

Debbie Lee Medal

(Rising Star Award VFLW)

2018 Jayde Van Dyk

 

Australian Football Hall of Fame Members

 

Legends: Leigh Matthews (1996), Peter Hudson (1996), John Kennedy Snr (2019)

 

Inductees: Graham Arthur, Gary Ayres, Albert Chadwick, Peter Knights, Dan Minogue, Michael Tuck, Dermott Brereton, Don Scott, Jason Dunstall, John Platten, Gary Ablett, Kelvin Moore, Robert DiPierdomenico, Darren Jarman, Chris Langford, Paul Salmon, Shane Crawford, Terry Wallace

 

Coaches: Allan Jeans, John Kennedy Snr, David Parkin

 

AFL Players Association MVP Award

(Introduced 1982)

1982 Leigh Matthews

1984 Russell Greene

1992 Jason Dunstall

1999 Shane Crawford

2018 Tom Mitchell

 

Australian Football Media Association MVP Award

(Introduced 1973 – last awarded in 2010)

1976 Peter Knights

1977 Don Scott

1982 Leigh Matthews

1987 John Platten

1992 Jason Dunstall

1999 Shane Crawford

 

Carnival All-Australians (1953 -1979)
1969 - Peter Hudson, Robert Keddie
1972 - Leigh Matthews
1979 - Kelvin Moore, Michael Tuck

National All-Australian Team (State of Origin 1980-1988)
1983 - Michael Tuck
1984 - Russell Greene, Michael Tuck
1985 - Dermott Brereton, Russell Greene, Gary Buckenara (WA), Rod Lester-Smith (WA),

           Steve Malaxos (Captain WA)
1986 - John Platten (SA), Gary Buckenara (WA)
1987 - Chris Langford, Russell Morris, John Platten (SA)
1988 - John Platten (SA), 

AFL Teams of the Year (1982-1990)
1982 - Kelvin Moore, David OHalloran, Leigh Matthews, Terry Wallace
1983 - Gary Ayres, Russell Greene, Terry Wallace, Leigh Matthews, Michael Tuck, Allan Jeans
1984 - Chris Mew, Robert DiPierdomenico, Russell Greene
1986 - Gary Ayres, Robert DiPierdomenico, Gary Buckenara, John Platten, Dermott Brereton, Allan Jeans
1987 - Chris Langford, Robert DiPierdomenico, John Platten 
1988 - Gary Ayres, Chris Langford, Gary Buckenara, Jason Dunstall, John Platter, Dermott Brereton
1989 - Chris Langford, Darrin Pritchard, Jason Dunstall, John Platten
1990 - Andy Collins, Michael Tuck

AFL All-Australian Teams (1991- )
1992 - Darren Jarman, Jason Dunstall, John Platten
1993 - Ben Allan
1994 - Chris Langford, Jason Dunstall, Ben Allan
1996 - Shane Crawford
1997 - Paul Salmon
1998 - Shane Crawford
1999 - Shane Crawford
2001 - Jonathan Hay
2002 - Shane Crawford
2003 - Joel Smith
2005 - Luke Hodge, Trent Croad, Peter Everitt
2007 - Campbell Brown
2008 - Luke Hodge, Lance Franklin, Alastair Clarkson
2010 - Luke Hodge (Captain), Lance Franklin
2011 - Sam Mitchell, Lance Franklin
2012 - Grant Birchall, Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli
2013 - Sam Mitchell, Jarryd Roughead, Alastair Clarkson (coach)
2014 - Luke Breust, Jarryd Roughead, Alastair Clarkson (coach)
2015 - Josh Gibson, Cyril Rioli, Sam Mitchell, Alastair Clarkson (coach)
2016 - Cyril Rioli
2017 - Tom Mitchell

2018 – Luke Breust, Jack Gunston, Tom Mitchell


Coached Victoria
1973 - John Kennedy Snr v SA / WA
1979 - David Parkin v SA / WA
1984 - Allan Jeans v SA / WA

State Captain
1926 - Fred Finch v Ballarat Football League
1948 - Alec Albiston v Riverina, Vic
1957 - John Kennedy Snr v Tasmania
1967 - Graham Arthur v Tasmania
1978 - Don Scott v Tasmania / WA
1980 - Leigh Matthews v WA
1984 - Michael Tuck v WA
1985 - Russell Greene v WA
1989 - Gary Ayres v Tasmania
1990 - Gary Ayres v Tasmania, Captained by Darrin Pritchard
1993 - Jason Dunstall QLD/NT v Tasmania, Captained by Darrin Pritchard
1996 - Jason Dunstall, Allies v Victoria

 

VFL/AFL Goals

(Only goals kicked for HFC counted)

1254 Jason Dunstall

915   Leigh Matthews

727   Peter Hudson

629   Michael Moncrieff

580   Lance Franklin

578   Jarryd Roughead*

465   John Peck

427   Dermott Brereton

408   Luke Breust*

397   Jack Gunston*

383   Alec Albiston

320   Michael Tuck

293   Gary Buckenara

282   Ben Dixon

275   Cyril Rioli

269   Albert Hyde

264   Paul Hudson

258   Albert Prior

254   John Hendrie

242   Mark Williams

239   Nick Holland

231   Peter Crimmins

230   Ted Pool

228   John Platten

224   Shane Crawford

211   John Kennedy Jnr

201   Graham Arthur

201   Peter Knights

196   Peter Curran

195   Robert Keddie

193   Luke Hodge

192   Nathan Thompson

185   Paul Puopolo*

167   Jack Green

165   Isaac Smith*

164   Alan Martello

164   Gary Young

160   Isaac Smith*

159   Daniel Chick

158   Ken Judge

145   Jim Bohan

145   Jordan Lewis

144   Tony Hall

142   Jack Ryan

135   Geoff Ablett

133   Don Scott

130   Robert DiPierdomenico

129   Trent Croad

129   Allan Goad

123   Norm J Goss

122   Darren Jarman

120   Angelo Lekkas

120   Richard Loveridge

116   Wally Culpitt

115   Ian Law

114   John Barker

110   Michael Osborne

110   Robert Williams

107   Morton Browne

102   Peter Russo

100   James Morrissey

 

100 VFL/AFL Games for Hawthorn

Name

Years

Games

Michael Tuck

1972-1991

426

Leigh Matthews

1969-1985

332

Sam Mitchell

Shane Crawford                                                                                                                 

2002- 2016

1993-2003

307 

   305              

Luke Hodge                                                                                                           

Chris Langford

2001- 2017

1983-1997

305

303

Don Scott

1967-1981

302

Kelvin Moore

1970-1984

300

Jarryd Roughead

Gary Ayres

2005-2019

1978-1993

283

269

Jason Dunstall

1985-1998

269

Peter Knights

1969-1985

264

Jordan Lewis

2005–2016

264

John Platten

1986-1997

258

Grant Birchall

John Kennedy Jnr

2006-2019

1979-1991

248

241

Robert DiPierdomenico

1975-1991

240

Graham Arthur

Shaun Burgoyne                                                                                                 

1955-1968

2009-present

232

232

Chris Mew

1980-1992

230

Rodney Eade

1976-1987

229

Michael Moncrieff

1971-1983

224

Mark Graham

1993-2004

223

Alan Martello

Liam Shiels

Luke Breust

1970-1980

2009-present

2011-present

223

221

220

Andy Collins

1987-1996

212

David Parkin

1961-1974

211

Darrin Pritchard

Isaac Smith

Ben Dixon

1987-1997

2011-2020

1997-2007

211

210

203

Geoff Ablett

1973-1982

202

Brad Sewell

2004-2014

200

Des Meagher

1966-1976

198

John Hendrie

1972-1982

197

Bert Mills

Paul Puopolo

Jack Gunston

1930-1942

2011-2020

2012-present

196

196

194

Ray Jencke

1986-1997

194

Roy Simmonds

1950-1961

192

Dermott Brereton

1982-1993

189

Cyril Rioli

2008-2018

189

Russell Greene

Trent Croad

Lance Franklin

Angelo Lekkas

Nick Holland

Chance Bateman

Peter Crimmins

1980-1988

1998-01,04-08

2005-2013

1996-2005

1994-2005

2000-2012

1966-1975

184

184

182

180

179

177

176

Terry Wallace

1978-1986

174

Peter Schwab

1980-1991

171

Alec Albiston

1936-42, 45-49

170

Michael Osborne

2001-2013

168

 

 

 

John Kennedy Snr

David Polkinghorne

1950-1959

1975-1984

164

164

Joel Smith

1997-2007

163

Rayden Tallis

1994-2004

163

Peter Russo

1978-1988

162

Josh Gibson

2010 - 2017

160

David O’Halloran

Campbell Brown

1976-1985

2002- 2010

160

159

Brent Guerra

2006-2013

159

Ian Bremner

1967-1976

158

Gary Buckenara

1982-1990

154

Daniel Harford

1995-2003

153

Daniel Chick

1996-2002

149

Jonathan Hay

1997-2005

149

Stephen Lawrence

1988-1998

146

Anthony Condon

1987-1997

145

Richie Vandenberg

1998-2007

145

Ken Beck

1962-1972

143

Stan Spinks

1931-1941

143

Tony Woods

1995-2002

142

Kevin Heath

1968-1975

140

Alan Goad

1972-77, 79-82

138

Luke McCabe

1995-2004

138

Greg Dear

1985-90, 92-93

137

Richard Loveridge

1982-1989

136

Bobby Williams

1932, 1934-44

136

Col Youren

1958-1965

135

Paul Hudson

1990-1996

134

Neil Pearson

1945-1954

133

Leon Rice

1970-1979

133

Bob Keddie

1965-1972

132

Leo Murphy

1930-1940

132

Jim Bohan

1938-1946

131

Scott Maginness

Ben McEvoy

1986-1996

2014-present

131

131

Stuart Stewart

1926-1935

130

Allan Woodley

1954-1959,

130

Ted Fletcher

1944-1954

129

Peter Hudson

1967-74, 1977

129

Bert Hyde

1925-1935

129

Wally Culpitt

1940-1948

125

Rick Ladson

2003 – 2011

125

Paul Dear

1987-1996

123

Ron Nalder

1959-1966

121

Ryan Schoenmakers

Nathan Thompson

Taylor Duryea

2009-2018

1998-2004

2013-2018

   121

   119

   118

Robert Campbell

Jade Rawlings

2002-2009

1996-2003

116

116

Rod Olsson

1962-1969

116

Colin Robertson

1980-1986

116

Clinton Young

2006-2012

116

Lance Wilkinson

1949-1956

116

Jack F Barker

1937-1945

113

John C Barker

1998-2006

113

Norm Bussell

1968-1973

113

John O’Mahony

1951-1960

112

Clive Philp

1948-1955

112

Richard Taylor

1992-2000

112

Brendan Whitecross

Mark Williams

2009-2018

2002-2009

111

111

Peter Curran

1983-1990

109

Brendan Edwards

1956-1961, 63

109

Darren Jarman

1991-1995

109

Clarrie Lonsdale

1927-29, 31-37

109

Peter O’Donohue

1942-43, 46-52

109

Garry Young

1956-1965

108

David Hale

2011- 2015

108

Phil Hay

1960-1966

107

Alf Hughes

1953-1959

107

Ian Law

1960-1968

106

James Morrissey

1984, 1987-93

106

Cam McPherson

1959-1966

104

Les Kaine

1956-1962

103

Albert Prior

1941, 1944-50

103

Kris Barlow

1999-2004

102

Matthew Suckling

2009- 2015

102

Len Crane

1951-1957

102

Ernest Utting

1925-1932                

101

George Dower

1933-1940

100

Bill Pavey

1937-1945

100

Paul Salmon

James Frawley                                                                                                                    

 

1996-2000

2014-2020                   

100

100