List of Hawthorn leaders

Players who were elected as a leader for Hawthorn for a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the nominated captains.

Captain List

No. Captain Season(s)
1 Jim Jackson 1925
2 Paddy Burke 1926
3 Dan Minogue 1926
4 Clarrie Lethlean 1927
5 Bert Sutton 1928
6 Bert Chadwick 1929
7 John Harris 1930-1931
8 Bert Mills 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940-1941
9 Bill Twomey 1933
10 Ivan McAlpine 1935-1937
11 Len Thomas 1939
12 Jack Carmody 1942
13 Bob Williams 1943
14 Jim Bohan 1944, 1946
15 Keith Shea 1945
16 Alec Albiston 1947-1949
17 Kevin Curran 1950-1951
18 Peter O'Donohue 1952
19 Ted Fletcher 1953-1954
20 John Kennedy 1955-1959
21 Graham Arthur 1960-1968
22 John Peck 1965
23 David Parkin 1969-1973
24 Peter Crimmins 1974-1975
25 Don Scott 1976-1980
26 Leigh Matthews 1981-1985
27 Michael Tuck 1986-1991
28 Gary Ayres 1992-1993
29 Chris Langford 1994
30 Jason Dunstall 1995-1998
31 Shane Crawford 1999-2004
32 Richie Vandenberg 2005-2007
33 Sam Mitchell 2008-2010
34 Luke Hodge 2011-2016
35 Jarryd Roughead 2017-2018
36 Ben Stratton 2019-2020
37 Ben McEvoy 2021-2022

Vice-Captain List

No. Vice-Captain Season(s)
1 Cyril Nott 1925
2 Clem Splatt 1926
3 Sam Mitchell 2006-2007
4 Luke Hodge 2008-2010
5 Jarryd Roughead 2013-2016
6 Jack Gunston 2019
7 Tom Mitchell 2020

Season List

Season Role(s) Player(s)
1925 VFL Season Captain Jim Jackson
Vice-Captain Cyril Nott
1926 VFL Season Captain Paddy Burke
Dan Minogue
Vice-Captain Clem Splatt
1927 VFL Season Captain Clarrie Lethlean
1928 VFL Season Captain Bert Sutton
1929 VFL Season Captain Bert Chadwick
1930 VFL Season Captain John Harris
1931 VFL Season Captain John Harris
1932 VFL Season Captain Bert Mills
1933 VFL Season Captain Bill Twomey
1934 VFL Season Captain Bert Mills
1935 VFL Season Captain Ivan McAlpine
1936 VFL Season Captain Ivan McAlpine
1937 VFL Season Captain Ivan McAlpine
1938 VFL Season Captain Bert Mills
1939 VFL Season Captain Len Thomas
1940 VFL Season Captain Bert Mills
1941 VFL Season Captain Bert Mills
1942 VFL Season Captain Jack Carmody
1943 VFL Season Captain Bob Williams
1944 VFL Season Captain Jim Bohan
1945 VFL Season Captain Keith Shea
1946 VFL Season Captain Jim Bohan
1947 VFL Season Captain Alec Albiston
1948 VFL Season Captain Alec Albiston
1949 VFL Season Captain Alec Albiston
1950 VFL Season Captain Kevin Curran
1951 VFL Season Captain Kevin Curran
1952 VFL Season Captain Peter O'Donohue
1953 VFL Season Captain Ted Fletcher
1954 VFL Season Captain Ted Fletcher
1955 VFL Season Captain John Kennedy
1956 VFL Season Captain John Kennedy
1957 VFL Season Captain John Kennedy
1958 VFL Season Captain John Kennedy
1959 VFL Season Captain John Kennedy
1960 VFL Season Captain Graham Arthur
1961 VFL Season Captain Graham Arthur
1962 VFL Season Captain Graham Arthur
1963 VFL Season Captain Graham Arthur
1964 VFL Season Captain Graham Arthur
1965 VFL Season Captain Graham Arthur
John Peck
1966 VFL Season Captain Graham Arthur
1967 VFL Season Captain Graham Arthur
1968 VFL Season Captain Graham Arthur
1969 VFL Season Captain David Parkin
1970 VFL Season Captain David Parkin
1971 VFL Season Captain David Parkin
1972 VFL Season Captain David Parkin
1973 VFL Season Captain David Parkin
1974 VFL Season Captain Peter Crimmins
1975 VFL Season Captain Peter Crimmins
1976 VFL Season Captain Don Scott
1977 VFL Season Captain Don Scott
1978 VFL Season Captain Don Scott
1979 VFL Season Captain Don Scott
1980 VFL Season Captain Don Scott
1981 VFL Season Captain Leigh Matthews
1982 VFL Season Captain Leigh Matthews
1983 VFL Season Captain Leigh Matthews
1984 VFL Season Captain Leigh Matthews
1985 VFL Season Captain Leigh Matthews
1986 VFL Season Captain Michael Tuck
1987 VFL Season Captain Michael Tuck
1988 VFL Season Captain Michael Tuck
1989 VFL Season Captain Michael Tuck
1990 AFL Season Captain Michael Tuck
1991 AFL Season Captain Michael Tuck
1992 AFL Season Captain Gary Ayres
1993 AFL Season Captain Gary Ayres
1994 AFL Season Captain Chris Langford
1995 AFL Season Captain Jason Dunstall
1996 AFL Season Captain Jason Dunstall
1997 AFL Season Captain Jason Dunstall
1998 AFL Season Captain Jason Dunstall
1999 AFL Season Captain Shane Crawford
2000 AFL Season Captain Shane Crawford
2001 AFL Season Captain Shane Crawford
2002 AFL Season Captain Shane Crawford
2003 AFL Season Captain Shane Crawford
2004 AFL Season Captain Shane Crawford
2005 AFL Season Captain Richie Vandenberg
2006 AFL Season Captain Richie Vandenberg
Vice-Captain Sam Mitchell
2007 AFL Season Captain Richie Vandenberg
Vice-Captain Sam Mitchell
2008 AFL Season Captain Sam Mitchell
Vice-Captain Luke Hodge
2009 AFL Season Captain Sam Mitchell
Vice-Captain Luke Hodge
2010 AFL Season Captain Sam Mitchell
Vice-Captain Luke Hodge
2011 AFL Season Captain Luke Hodge
2012 AFL Season Captain Luke Hodge
2013 AFL Season Captain Luke Hodge
Vice-Captain Jarryd Roughead
2014 AFL Season Captain Luke Hodge
Vice-Captain Jarryd Roughead
2015 AFL Season Captain Luke Hodge
Vice-Captain Jarryd Roughead
2016 AFL Season Captain Luke Hodge
Vice-Captain Jarryd Roughead
2017 AFL Season Captain Jarryd Roughead
2018 AFL Season Captain Jarryd Roughead
2019 AFL Season Captain Ben Stratton
Vice-Captain Jack Gunston
2020 AFL Season Captain Ben Stratton
Vice-Captain Tom Mitchell
2021 AFL Season Captain Ben McEvoy
2022 AFL Season Captain Ben McEvoy