2008 AFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
2008 AFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 131.9)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bateman, Chance | #10 | 21 | 9 | R01-06, R08-12, R16-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Birchall, Grant | #14 | 25 | 2 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Boyle, Tim | #20 | 6 | 6 | R01-03, R11-13 |
| Brown, Campbell | #30 | 24 | 14 | R02-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Campbell, Robert | #39 | 24 | 7 | R01-20, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| Clarke, Tim | #25 | 8 | 3 | R01, R04-05, R09-12, R14 |
| Crawford, Shane | #9 | 14 | 5 | R04-08, R14-15, R18-21, QF, PF, GF |
| Croad, Trent | #24 | 20 | 0 | R01, R05-11, R14-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Dew, Stuart | #31 | 15 | 7 | R01-02, R07-09, R12-13, R18-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Ellis, Xavier | #8 | 23 | 3 | R01-20, R22, PF, GF |
| Franklin, Lance | #23 | 25 | 113 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Gilham, Stephen | #27 | 24 | 1 | R01-22, PF, GF |
| Guerra, Brent | #18 | 21 | 0 | R01-08, R13-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Hodge, Luke | #15 | 20 | 20 | R02-07, R11-20, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| Kennedy, Josh | #36 | 3 | 0 | R09-11 |
| Ladson, Rick | #4 | 25 | 3 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Lewis, Jordan | #3 | 20 | 6 | R03, R05-08, R10-14, R16-22, QF, PF, GF |
| McGlynn, Ben | #21 | 3 | 2 | R06-08 |
| Mitchell, Sam | #5 | 24 | 4 | R01-03, R05-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Morton, Jarryd | #35 | 8 | 0 | R09-16 |
| Murphy, Tom | #29 | 18 | 0 | R01-04, R09-10, R12-22, QF |
| Osborne, Michael | #7 | 23 | 27 | R01-17, R20-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Renouf, Brent | #34 | 8 | 0 | R12-14, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Rioli, Cyril | #33 | 25 | 24 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Roughead, Jarryd | #2 | 25 | 75 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Sewell, Brad | #12 | 21 | 7 | R01-10, R15-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Stokes, Cameron | #44 | 9 | 6 | R01-04, R17-19, R21, QF |
| Taylor, Simon | #13 | 18 | 3 | R01-11, R15-21 |
| Tuck, Travis | #22 | 8 | 1 | R01-04, R13, R15-17 |
| Williams, Mark | #6 | 22 | 46 | R04-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Young, Clinton | #11 | 20 | 14 | R01-15, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson, Alastair | 25 | 20 | -0- | 5 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Brent Guerra | Stephen Gilham | Campbell Brown |
| Half-Back: | Rick Ladson | Trent Croad | Grant Birchall |
| Centre: | Clinton Young | Sam Mitchell | Chance Bateman |
| Half-Forward: | Michael Osborne | Lance Franklin | Shane Crawford |
| Forward: | Cyril Rioli | Jarryd Roughead | Mark Williams |
| Follower: | Robert Campbell | Brad Sewell | Luke Hodge |
| Interchange: | Xavier Ellis | Jordan Lewis | Tom Murphy |
| Simon Taylor |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 25 out of 25 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/03/2008 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 104 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 29/03/2008 | Round 2 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 15 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 05/04/2008 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 16 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 13/04/2008 | Round 4 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 44 | Alastair Clarkson | Luke Hodge |
| 19/04/2008 | Round 5 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 12 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 27/04/2008 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 12 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 03/05/2008 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 65 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 17/05/2008 | Round 8 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 15 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 25/05/2008 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 19 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 31/05/2008 | Round 10 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 32 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 07/06/2008 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 51 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 14/06/2008 | Round 12 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 4 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 21/06/2008 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 27 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 27/06/2008 | Round 14 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 57 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 13/07/2008 | Round 15 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 31 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 19/07/2008 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 30 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 25/07/2008 | Round 17 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 01/08/2008 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 54 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 09/08/2008 | Round 19 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 69 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 17/08/2008 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 24/08/2008 | Round 21 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 71 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 30/08/2008 | Round 22 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 78 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 05/09/2008 | Qualifying Final | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 51 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 20/09/2008 | Preliminary Final | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 54 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |
| 27/09/2008 | Grand Final | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 26 | Alastair Clarkson | Sam Mitchell |