List of Hawthorn captains

Players who have played in, and who were nominated as captain for, at least one match for Hawthorn in a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the elected leaders (e.g. captains-elect).

Captain List

No. Captain Season(s) Guernsey(s) Match(es) (W-D-L) Premiership(s)
1 Jim Jackson 1925 #1 12 2 -0- 10
2 Cyril Nott 1925-1926 #2, #4 2 0 -0- 2
3 Jim McCashney 1925-1927 #8 8 1 -0- 7
4 Dan Minogue 1926 1 0 -0- 1
5 Paddy Burke 1926 #6 15 3 -1- 11
6 Clarrie Lethlean 1927 #16 14 1 -0- 13
7 Bert Sutton 1928 #1 15 0 -0- 15
8 Bob Sellers 1928 #8 3 0 -0- 3
9 Bert Chadwick 1929 #1 17 4 -0- 13
10 Bert Hyde 1929 #2 1 0 -0- 1
11 John Harris 1930-1931 #1 34 9 -0- 25
12 Ernie Utting 1931-1932 #28 4 0 -0- 4
13 Bert Mills 1932-1941 #12 79 19 -0- 60
14 Bill Twomey 1933 #1 9 1 -0- 8
15 Wally Williamson 1934 #1 5 1 -0- 4
16 Ivan McAlpine 1935-1937 #1 50 16 -0- 34
17 Ted Pool 1937 #19 4 2 -0- 2
18 Tom Byrne 1938 #2 2 0 -0- 2
19 Len Thomas 1939 #1 16 5 -1- 10
20 Stan Spinks 1940 #8 2 0 -0- 2
21 Jack Carmody 1942-1944 #1, #11 13 1 -0- 12
22 Jack Barker 1942 #6 2 0 -0- 2
23 Bob Williams 1943 #3 15 9 -0- 6
24 Jim Bohan 1944-1946 #15 46 9 -1- 36
25 Keith Shea 1945 #1 8 1 -0- 7
26 Jack Blackman 1946 #17 1 0 -0- 1
27 Alec Albiston 1947-1949 #1 56 12 -0- 44
28 Neil Pearson 1949 #7 1 0 -0- 1
29 Kevin Curran 1950-1951 #1 23 2 -0- 21
30 Peter O'Donohue 1950-1952 #14 29 6 -0- 23
31 Ted Fletcher 1952-1954 #23, #1 35 9 -0- 26
32 John Kennedy 1954-1959 #10 81 42 -0- 39
33 Roy Simmonds 1955-1956 #27 10 4 -1- 5
34 Graham Arthur 1959-1968 #2 140 74 -1- 65 1961
35 John Peck 1960-1966 #23 27 7 -1- 19
36 David Parkin 1968-1973 #27 95 59 -0- 36 1971
37 Rod Olsson 1969 #25 6 4 -0- 2
38 Peter Crimmins 1970-1975 #5 42 27 -0- 15
39 Don Scott 1974-1980 #23 124 80 -0- 44 1976, 1978
40 Leigh Matthews 1976-1985 #3 113 77 -1- 35 1983
41 Peter Knights 1981-1985 #24 8 5 -0- 3
42 Michael Tuck 1986-1991 #17 138 108 -0- 30 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991
43 Terry Wallace 1986 #16 1 1 -0- 0
44 Gary Ayres 1988-1993 #7 39 24 -0- 15
45 Dermott Brereton 1992 #23 3 1 -0- 2
46 Chris Langford 1993-1994 #24 22 13 -0- 9
47 Jason Dunstall 1994-1998 #19 64 23 -1- 40
48 John Platten 1995-1997 #44 18 7 -0- 11
49 Shane Crawford 1998-2004 #9 119 61 -1- 57
50 Paul Salmon 1998-2000 #4 4 2 -0- 2
51 Mark Graham 2001 #34 3 0 -0- 3
52 Daniel Chick 2001 #17 1 0 -0- 1
53 Nathan Thompson 2004 #23 10 1 -0- 9
54 Peter Everitt 2004 #1 2 1 -0- 1
55 Richie Vandenberg 2005-2007 #21 45 18 -0- 27
56 Sam Mitchell 2006-2012 #5 87 50 -1- 36 2008
57 Luke Hodge 2007-2016 #15 122 92 -0- 30 2013, 2014, 2015
58 Jarryd Roughead 2011-2018 #2 63 36 -1- 26
59 Jordan Lewis 2011-2012 #3 5 3 -0- 2
60 Ben Stratton 2019-2020 #24 33 16 -0- 17
61 Jack Gunston 2019 #19 3 0 -0- 3
62 Tom Mitchell 2020 #3 3 0 -0- 3
63 Ben McEvoy 2021-2022 #7 30 12 -2- 16

Season List

Season Captain(s) Match(es) Final(s) Round(s)
1925 VFL Season Jim Jackson 12 0 R01-R05, R07-R12, R17
Cyril Nott 1 0 R06
Jim McCashney 4 0 R13-R16
1926 VFL Season Dan Minogue 1 0 R01
Paddy Burke 15 0 R02-R09, R11, R13-R18
Cyril Nott 1 0 R12
1927 VFL Season Clarrie Lethlean 14 0 R01-R09, R14-R18
Jim McCashney 4 0 R10-R13
1928 VFL Season Bert Sutton 15 0 R01-R14, R16
Bob Sellers 3 0 R15, R17-R18
1929 VFL Season Bert Chadwick 17 0 R01-R05, R07-R18
Bert Hyde 1 0 R06
1930 VFL Season John Harris 18 0 R01-R18
1931 VFL Season John Harris 16 0 R01-R15, R17
Ernie Utting 2 0 R16, R18
1932 VFL Season Bert Mills 15 0 R01-R09, R11-R16
Ernie Utting 2 0 R10, R17
1933 VFL Season Bill Twomey 9 0 R05-R06, R11, R13-R18
1934 VFL Season Bert Mills 13 0 R01-R03, R05-R09, R12-R16
Wally Williamson 5 0 R04, R10-R11, R17-R18
1935 VFL Season Ivan McAlpine 18 0 R01-R18
1936 VFL Season Ivan McAlpine 18 0 R01-R18
1937 VFL Season Ivan McAlpine 14 0 R01-R14
Ted Pool 4 0 R15-R18
1938 VFL Season Bert Mills 16 0 R01-R10, R12-R15, R17-R18
Tom Byrne 2 0 R11, R16
1939 VFL Season Len Thomas 16 0 R01-R09, R12-R18
Bert Mills 1 0 R10
1940 VFL Season Bert Mills 16 0 R01-R02, R05-R18
Stan Spinks 2 0 R03-R04
1941 VFL Season Bert Mills 18 0 R01-R18
1942 VFL Season Jack Carmody 12 0 R01-R05, R07-R13
Jack Barker 2 0 R14-R15
1943 VFL Season Bob Williams 15 0 R01-R05, R07-R16
1944 VFL Season Jim Bohan 17 0 R01-R11, R13-R18
Jack Carmody 1 0 R12
1945 VFL Season Keith Shea 8 0 R01-R07, R09
Jim Bohan 11 0 R08, R10-R11, R13-R20
1946 VFL Season Jim Bohan 18 0 R01-R13, R15-R19
Jack Blackman 1 0 R14
1947 VFL Season Alec Albiston 19 0 R01-R19
1948 VFL Season Alec Albiston 19 0 R01-R19
1949 VFL Season Alec Albiston 18 0 R01-R12, R14-R19
Neil Pearson 1 0 R13
1950 VFL Season Kevin Curran 7 0 R01-R03, R08, R13-R15
Peter O'Donohue 11 0 R04-R07, R09-R12, R16-R18
1951 VFL Season Kevin Curran 16 0 R01-R09, R12-R18
Peter O'Donohue 2 0 R10-R11
1952 VFL Season Peter O'Donohue 16 0 R01-R15, R19
Ted Fletcher 3 0 R16-R18
1953 VFL Season Ted Fletcher 18 0 R01-R18
1954 VFL Season Ted Fletcher 14 0 R01, R06-R18
John Kennedy 4 0 R02-R05
1955 VFL Season Roy Simmonds 3 0 R01-R02, R12
John Kennedy 15 0 R03-R11, R13-R18
1956 VFL Season John Kennedy 10 0 R01-R09, R11
Roy Simmonds 7 0 R12-R18
1957 VFL Season John Kennedy 20 2 R01-R18, SF, PF
1958 VFL Season John Kennedy 18 0 R01-R18
1959 VFL Season John Kennedy 14 0 R01-R06, R08, R12-R18
Graham Arthur 4 0 R07, R09-R11
1960 VFL Season Graham Arthur 13 0 R01-R03, R08-R09, R11-R18
John Peck 5 0 R04-R07, R10
1961 VFL Season Graham Arthur 20 2 R01-R18, SF, GF
1962 VFL Season Graham Arthur 17 0 R01-R11, R13-R18
John Peck 1 0 R12
1963 VFL Season Graham Arthur 20 3 R01-R06, R08-R18, SF, PF, GF
John Peck 1 0 R07
1964 VFL Season Graham Arthur 18 0 R01-R18
1965 VFL Season John Peck 18 0 R01-R18
1966 VFL Season John Peck 2 0 R01, R13
Graham Arthur 16 0 R02-R12, R14-R18
1967 VFL Season Graham Arthur 17 0 R01-R13, R15-R18
1968 VFL Season Graham Arthur 15 0 R01-R04, R07, R10-R17, R19-R20
David Parkin 5 0 R05-R06, R08-R09, R18
1969 VFL Season David Parkin 14 0 R01-R09, R13-R15, R19-R20
Rod Olsson 6 0 R10-R12, R16-R18
1970 VFL Season Peter Crimmins 3 0 R01-R02, R18
David Parkin 19 0 R03-R17, R19-R22
1971 VFL Season David Parkin 22 2 R01-R02, R04-R16, R18-R22, SF, GF
Peter Crimmins 2 0 R03, R17
1972 VFL Season David Parkin 20 0 R01-R02, R04-R12, R14-R22
Peter Crimmins 2 0 R03, R13
1973 VFL Season David Parkin 15 0 R01, R06-R10, R12-R18, R20, R22
Peter Crimmins 7 0 R02-R05, R11, R19, R21
1974 VFL Season Peter Crimmins 21 0 R01-R03, R05-R22
Don Scott 4 3 R04, QF, SF, PF
1975 VFL Season Peter Crimmins 7 0 R01-R07
Don Scott 15 2 R08-R13, R15, R17-R22, SF, GF
1976 VFL Season Don Scott 23 3 R01-R18, R21-R22, QF, SF, GF
Leigh Matthews 2 0 R19-R20
1977 VFL Season Don Scott 23 3 R01-R06, R09-R22, QF, SF, PF
Leigh Matthews 2 0 R07-R08
1978 VFL Season Don Scott 24 3 R02-R22, QF, SF, GF
1979 VFL Season Don Scott 14 0 R01, R03-R12, R18-R19, R22
Leigh Matthews 3 0 R02, R16-R17
1980 VFL Season Don Scott 21 0 R01-R13, R15-R22
Leigh Matthews 1 0 R14
1981 VFL Season Leigh Matthews 16 0 R01-R02, R06, R09-R15, R17-R22
Peter Knights 1 0 R03
1982 VFL Season Peter Knights 2 0 R01, R17
Leigh Matthews 22 3 R02-R08, R10-R16, R18-R22, QF, SF, PF
1983 VFL Season Leigh Matthews 22 3 R02-R05, R07-R21, QF, SF, GF
Peter Knights 2 0 R06, R22
1984 VFL Season Leigh Matthews 24 3 R01-R20, R22, QF, SF, GF
1985 VFL Season Leigh Matthews 21 4 R01, R03-R12, R14-R15, R19-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF
Peter Knights 3 0 R13, R17-R18
1986 VFL Season Michael Tuck 24 3 R01-R02, R04-R22, SF, PF, GF
Terry Wallace 1 0 R03
1987 VFL Season Michael Tuck 26 4 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF
1988 VFL Season Michael Tuck 22 2 R01-R09, R11-R21, SF, GF
Gary Ayres 2 0 R10, R22
1989 VFL Season Michael Tuck 23 2 R01-R09, R11-R22, SF, GF
Gary Ayres 1 0 R10
1990 AFL Season Michael Tuck 22 1 R01-R11, R13-R22, EF
Gary Ayres 1 0 R12
1991 AFL Season Gary Ayres 4 0 R01, R07, R13, R21
Michael Tuck 21 3 R02-R03, R05-R06, R08-R12, R14-R18, R20, R22-R24, QF, SF, GF
1992 AFL Season Gary Ayres 14 1 R01-R07, R09-R14, EF
Dermott Brereton 3 0 R17-R19
1993 AFL Season Gary Ayres 17 1 R01-R02, R04, R06-R13, R16-R18, R21-R22, EF
Chris Langford 4 0 R03, R15, R19-R20
1994 AFL Season Chris Langford 18 1 R01-R02, R05, R07-R09, R11-R13, R15, R18-R24, QF
Jason Dunstall 3 0 R10, R16-R17
1995 AFL Season Jason Dunstall 17 0 R01-R06, R08-R11, R16-R22
John Platten 4 0 R12-R15
1996 AFL Season Jason Dunstall 23 1 R01-R22, QF
1997 AFL Season Jason Dunstall 8 0 R01-R08
John Platten 14 0 R09-R22
1998 AFL Season Jason Dunstall 13 0 R01, R04-R14, R22
Shane Crawford 1 0 R03
Paul Salmon 1 0 R17
1999 AFL Season Shane Crawford 22 0 R01-R22
2000 AFL Season Shane Crawford 21 2 R01-R08, R11-R20, R22, EF, SF
Paul Salmon 3 0 R09-R10, R21
2001 AFL Season Shane Crawford 21 3 R01-R09, R12-R20, EF, SF, PF
Mark Graham 3 0 R10-R11, R21
Daniel Chick 1 0 R22
2002 AFL Season Shane Crawford 22 0 R01-R22
2003 AFL Season Shane Crawford 22 0 R01-R22
2004 AFL Season Shane Crawford 10 0 R01-R10
Nathan Thompson 10 0 R11-R12, R14-R20, R22
Peter Everitt 2 0 R13, R21
2005 AFL Season Richie Vandenberg 22 0 R01-R22
2006 AFL Season Richie Vandenberg 16 0 R01-R08, R13-R14, R16, R18-R22
Sam Mitchell 6 0 R09-R12, R15, R17
2007 AFL Season Sam Mitchell 14 0 R01-R05, R07-R09, R11-R14, R16, R20
Richie Vandenberg 7 2 R06, R18-R19, R21-R22, EF, SF
Luke Hodge 3 0 R10, R15, R17
2008 AFL Season Sam Mitchell 24 3 R01-R03, R05-R22, QF, PF, GF
Luke Hodge 1 0 R04
2009 AFL Season Sam Mitchell 21 0 R01-R20, R22
Luke Hodge 1 0 R21
2010 AFL Season Sam Mitchell 19 1 R01-R04, R08-R14, R16-R22, EF
Luke Hodge 4 0 R05-R07, R15
2011 AFL Season Jarryd Roughead 1 0 R01
Luke Hodge 22 3 R02-R05, R07-R16, R18, R20-R23, QF, SF, PF
Jordan Lewis 1 0 R19
2012 AFL Season Jordan Lewis 4 0 R01-R02, R04, R17
Jarryd Roughead 8 1 R03, R07-R09, R11, R15-R16, PF
Luke Hodge 10 2 R05-R06, R18-R23, QF, GF
Sam Mitchell 3 0 R10, R12, R14
2013 AFL Season Jarryd Roughead 2 0 R01, R20
Luke Hodge 23 3 R02-R10, R12-R19, R21-R23, QF, PF, GF
2014 AFL Season Luke Hodge 22 3 R01-R02, R04-R07, R10-R22, QF, PF, GF
Jarryd Roughead 3 0 R03, R08, R23
2015 AFL Season Luke Hodge 21 4 R01-R05, R09-R10, R12-R21, QF, SF, PF, GF
Jarryd Roughead 5 0 R06-R08, R22-R23
2016 AFL Season Luke Hodge 15 2 R01, R04-R06, R14, R16-R23, QF, SF
2017 AFL Season Jarryd Roughead 22 0 R01-R12, R14-R23
2018 AFL Season Jarryd Roughead 22 2 R01-R11, R13-R20, R23, QF, SF
2019 AFL Season Ben Stratton 19 0 R01-R04, R06-R11, R13, R16-R23
Jack Gunston 3 0 R05, R14-R15
2020 AFL Season Ben Stratton 14 0 R01-R09, R11-R13, R15, R18
Tom Mitchell 3 0 R14, R16-R17
2021 AFL Season Ben McEvoy 22 0 R01-R11, R13-R23
2022 AFL Season Ben McEvoy 8 0 R02, R17-R23

Missing List

This is a list of matches for which the (sole) nominated captain for Hawthorn is unknown/undetermined.

Season Round Opponent Date H/A Result
1926 VFL Season Round 10 South Melbourne 03/07/1926 HOME LOSS SOU by 24
1932 VFL Season Round 18 Essendon 03/09/1932 AWAY LOSS ESS by 47
1933 VFL Season Round 1 St Kilda 29/04/1933 AWAY WIN HAW by 2
Round 2 Carlton 06/05/1933 HOME LOSS CAR by 8
Round 3 North Melbourne 13/05/1933 AWAY LOSS NOR by 8
Round 4 Footscray 20/05/1933 HOME LOSS FOO by 37
Round 7 Essendon 10/06/1933 AWAY WIN HAW by 9
Round 8 Fitzroy 17/06/1933 HOME LOSS FIT by 11
Round 9 Geelong 24/06/1933 AWAY LOSS GEE by 109
Round 10 Collingwood 01/07/1933 HOME LOSS COL by 52
Round 12 St Kilda 15/07/1933 HOME LOSS STK by 12
1939 VFL Season Round 11 Melbourne 01/07/1939 HOME LOSS MEL by 2
1942 VFL Season Round 16 Collingwood 22/08/1942 AWAY LOSS COL by 14
1945 VFL Season Round 12 Essendon 07/07/1945 HOME WIN HAW by 53
1956 VFL Season Round 10 Essendon 23/06/1956 AWAY LOSS ESS by 21
1967 VFL Season Round 14 Geelong 29/07/1967 HOME WIN HAW by 20
1975 VFL Season Round 14 South Melbourne 05/07/1975 HOME WIN HAW by 25
Round 16 Melbourne 19/07/1975 AWAY WIN HAW by 12
1978 VFL Season Round 1 Melbourne 01/04/1978 HOME WIN HAW by 79
1979 VFL Season Round 13 Collingwood 30/06/1979 AWAY LOSS COL by 105
Round 14 South Melbourne 07/07/1979 AWAY LOSS SOU by 15
Round 15 Geelong 14/07/1979 AWAY WIN HAW by 1
Round 20 Essendon 18/08/1979 AWAY WIN HAW by 4
Round 21 North Melbourne 25/08/1979 HOME LOSS NOR by 105
1981 VFL Season Round 4 Essendon 20/04/1981 AWAY WIN HAW by 15
Round 5 North Melbourne 25/04/1981 HOME WIN HAW by 35
Round 7 Geelong 09/05/1981 HOME LOSS GEE by 3
Round 8 Fitzroy 16/05/1981 HOME WIN HAW by 29
Round 16 Richmond 18/07/1981 HOME LOSS RIC by 45
1982 VFL Season Round 9 Collingwood 22/05/1982 AWAY WIN HAW by 22
1983 VFL Season Round 1 Fitzroy 26/03/1983 AWAY WIN HAW by 19
1984 VFL Season Round 21 Collingwood 25/08/1984 HOME WIN HAW by 15
1985 VFL Season Round 2 Melbourne 08/04/1985 HOME WIN HAW by 68
Round 16 Richmond 13/07/1985 AWAY WIN HAW by 67
1992 AFL Season Round 15 Brisbane Bears 28/06/1992 AWAY WIN HAW by 4
Round 16 Geelong 04/07/1992 AWAY WIN HAW by 19
Round 20 Essendon 01/08/1992 AWAY WIN HAW by 160
Round 21 Collingwood 08/08/1992 HOME WIN HAW by 19
Round 22 Richmond 15/08/1992 AWAY WIN HAW by 84
Round 24 Melbourne 29/08/1992 AWAY WIN HAW by 19
1994 AFL Season Round 3 North Melbourne 08/04/1994 AWAY LOSS NOR by 127
Round 4 Carlton 16/04/1994 HOME LOSS CAR by 87
1995 AFL Season Round 7 Geelong 13/05/1995 AWAY WIN HAW by 5
1998 AFL Season Round 2 Port Adelaide 04/04/1998 HOME LOSS POR by 45
Round 15 Adelaide 05/07/1998 AWAY LOSS ADE by 33
Round 16 Collingwood 18/07/1998 HOME LOSS COL by 86
Round 18 Richmond 02/08/1998 HOME WIN HAW by 36
Round 19 St Kilda 08/08/1998 AWAY WIN HAW by 59
Round 20 Brisbane Lions 15/08/1998 AWAY WIN HAW by 35
Round 21 Geelong 23/08/1998 HOME WIN HAW by 21
2011 AFL Season Round 24 Gold Coast 03/09/2011 AWAY WIN HAW by 9
2016 AFL Season Round 2 West Coast 03/04/2016 HOME WIN HAW by 46
Round 3 Western Bulldogs 10/04/2016 AWAY WIN HAW by 3
Round 7 Richmond 06/05/2016 AWAY WIN HAW by 46
Round 8 Fremantle 14/05/2016 HOME WIN HAW by 41
Round 9 Sydney 20/05/2016 HOME LOSS SYD by 14
Round 10 Brisbane Lions 28/05/2016 AWAY WIN HAW by 48
Round 11 Melbourne 04/06/2016 HOME WIN HAW by 18
Round 12 Essendon 10/06/2016 AWAY WIN HAW by 108
Round 13 North Melbourne 17/06/2016 AWAY WIN HAW by 9
2018 AFL Season Round 21 Geelong 11/08/2018 HOME WIN HAW by 11
Round 22 St Kilda 18/08/2018 AWAY WIN HAW by 4
2022 AFL Season Round 1 North Melbourne 20/03/2022 HOME WIN HAW by 20
Round 3 Carlton 03/04/2022 AWAY LOSS CAR by 1
Round 4 St Kilda 10/04/2022 HOME LOSS STK by 69
Round 5 Geelong 18/04/2022 HOME WIN HAW by 12
Round 6 Sydney 25/04/2022 HOME LOSS SYD by 41
Round 7 Melbourne 30/04/2022 AWAY LOSS MEL by 10
Round 8 Essendon 07/05/2022 AWAY LOSS ESS by 27
Round 9 Richmond 14/05/2022 HOME LOSS RIC by 23
Round 10 Brisbane Lions 22/05/2022 HOME WIN HAW by 5
Round 11 Gold Coast 28/05/2022 AWAY LOSS GCS by 67
Round 12 Collingwood 05/06/2022 HOME LOSS COL by 4
Round 13 Fremantle 11/06/2022 AWAY LOSS FRE by 13
Round 15 Western Bulldogs 24/06/2022 AWAY LOSS BUL by 42
Round 16 Greater Western Sydney 03/07/2022 AWAY LOSS GWS by 22