Well, the 2020 season may not have reached the heights Hawthorn fans may have wanted but a look back through some of the best moments of the year shows there was still plenty to smile about.
Take a look at the top five moments and get your vote in for which is number one!
Day finishes fifth in Rising Star voting
The return of Tom
After spending the entirety of the 2019 season on the sidelines, Tom Mitchell made his much-anticipated return to the field against the Lions. The 2018 Brownlow Medallist didn’t take long to rediscover his typical ball-getting ways, collecting a team-high 25 touches.
Speedy Smith
Isaac Smith was unstoppable against the Tigers, especially in the opening half where he helped the Hawks put a gap on their opposition. He had a number of good moments throughout the night, but this goal was indisputably the cream of the crop.
Day lights up the Hawks
This young man can do no wrong. When all looked dire with the Blues booting the first five goals of the match, a 19-year-old fourth-gamer stepped up to steady the ship. After marking on the 50 arc on a tight angle, Day sidestepped around the man on the mark, put it on the boot, and sent through an absolute beauty. One would be forgiven for not realising this was his first AFL goal, such was its class. It may have been the Hawks' first goal for the night, but it set the standard for what was to come.
Guess who's back, back again!
It's impossible not to love Jarman Impey. His dash out of the backline, his courageous style of play and his infectious grin have captured the hearts of the brown and gold faithful. It has been a difficult 12 months for the Hawks' number four, but on Friday night it was as though those 12 months had never happened; Jarman was back bringing as much excitement as ever, and this goal (along with the celebrations that followed) was the icing on the cake.
"The perfect way to finish for one of the all-time greats"
As exciting as it was to see Poppy kick his goal, the reality is he has spent a career kicking goals, 185 to be exact! Whereas his fellow retiree Ben Stratton hadn't had the same level of prevalence around the big sticks - kicking just one goal in his career prior to Sunday. But, as the Hawks held a comfortable lead midway through the final term, Clarko shifted his reliable defender to that foreign other end of the ground and, as they say, the rest is history...
