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KEY FACTS

Official name
Hawthorn Football Club

Known as
Hawthorn

Nickname
Hawks (formerly Mayblooms)

Formed
1902

Colours
Brown and gold

Associated clubs
Box Hill; Boroondara; Hawthorn City Rovers; Hawthorn Reserves; Hawthorn WFC; Hawthorn U19s; Hawthorn Wheelchair; Hawthorn Blind

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1925–2025

Affiliations (Historical)
Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) 1902–1913; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1914–1924

Home Ground
M.C.G.

AFL Premierships
1991, 2008, 2013-14-15 (5 total)

VFL Premierships
1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988-9 (8 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia - 1971 (1 total); NFL Championship - 1976 (1 total); VFL/AFL Night Series: 1968-9, 1977, 1985-6, 1988, 1991-2, 1999 (9 total); McClelland Trophy - 1961, 1971, 1984-5-6, 1988, 2012-13 (8 total)

Most Games
426 - Michael Tuck (1972-1991)

Most Goals
1254 - Jason Dunstall (1985-1998)

League Top Goalkickers
John Peck (75) 1963, (68) 1964 & (56) 1965; Peter Hudson (125) 1968, (146) 1970, (150) 1971 & (110) 1977; Leigh Matthews (68) 1975; Jason Dunstall (132) 1988, (138) 1989 & (145) 1992; Lance Franklin (113) 2008, (71) 2011 & (69 - joint winner) 2012; Jarryd Roughead (68) 2013 (6 winners/15 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Col Austen 1949; Robert DiPierdomenico 1986; John Platten 1987; Shane Crawford 1999; Sam Mitchell 2012; Tom Mitchell 2018 (6 total)

Headquarters
Stadium Circuit, Mulgrave, VIC 3170

Postal Address
PO Box 829, Mt Waverley, VIC, 3149

Phone: (03) 9535 3000 

Email
[email protected]

Website
hawthornfc.com.au

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"Under the gruelling commando-style regime, the players reached a pinnacle of physical fitness that had probably never previously achieved in the history of Australian football. There was no finesse about John Kennedy's approach, but no one could deny it was effective ... In terms of pure footballing ability Hawthorn's team in 1961 could only really be described as ordinary, but in spite of this they achieved the ultimate when, on grand final day, they comprehensively outplayed Footscray to the tune of 43 points..."

John Devaney charts the history of the mighty fighting Hawks, most successful V/AFL club over the past 40 years

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2025 Season (AFL) Fixture

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Hawthorn's 2025 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Hawthorn        vs Sydney          SCG Mar 7 (Fri, 7:40)  
1 H Hawthorn        vs Essendon          MCG Mar 14 (Fri, 7:40)  
2 A Hawthorn        vs Carlton          MCG Mar 20 (Thu, 7:30)  
3 H Hawthorn        vs Greater Western Sydney          YOR Mar 29 (Sat, 7:35)  
4 Hawthorn       Bye        
5 A Hawthorn        vs Port Adelaide          ADO Apr 13 (Sun, 6:50)  
6 A Hawthorn        vs Geelong          MCG Apr 21 (Mon, 3:20)  
7 H Hawthorn        vs West Coast          DOC Apr 27 (Sun, 4:40)  
8 H Hawthorn        vs Richmond          MCG May 4 (Sun, 3:20)  
9 A Hawthorn        vs Melbourne          MCG May 10 (Sat, 1:20)  
10 A Hawthorn        vs Gold Coast          MAR May 15 (Thu, 7:00)  
11 H Hawthorn        vs Brisbane          MCG May 24 (Sat, 4:15)  
12 A Hawthorn        vs Collingwood          MCG May 30 (Fri, 7:40)  
13 A Hawthorn        vs Western Bulldogs          DOC Jun 5 (Thu, 7:30)  
14 H Hawthorn        vs Adelaide          YOR Jun 13 (Fri, 7:40)  
15 Hawthorn       Bye        
16 H Hawthorn        vs North Melbourne          YOR Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10)  
17 A Hawthorn        vs St. Kilda          DOC Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 A Hawthorn        vs Fremantle          PER Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 H Hawthorn        vs Port Adelaide          YOR Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 H Hawthorn        vs Carlton          MCG Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 A Hawthorn        vs Adelaide          ADO Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 H Hawthorn        vs Collingwood          MCG Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 H Hawthorn        vs Melbourne          MCG Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10)  
24 A Hawthorn        vs Brisbane          GAB Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10)  
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.