2006 Hawthorn Football Club season
Australian rules football club season
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The 2006 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 82nd season in the Australian Football League and their 105th overall.
PresidentJeff Kennett
CoachAlastair Clarkson
CaptainRichie Vandenberg
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
Aurora Stadium
Aurora Stadium
| 2006 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Jeff Kennett |
| Coach | Alastair Clarkson |
| Captain | Richie Vandenberg |
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium |
| AFL season | 9–13 (11th) |
| Finals series | Did not qualify |
| Best and Fairest | Sam Mitchell |
| Leading goalkicker | Mark Williams (60) |
| Highest home attendance | 43,296 (Round 2 vs. Collingwood) |
| Lowest home attendance | 12,315 (Round 7 vs. Brisbane Lions) |
| Average home attendance | 28,019 |
Fixture
Premiership season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Sunday, 2 April (1:10 pm) | Fremantle | 17.7 (109) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 22 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 13,862 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 12.12 (84) | 18.11 (119) | Lost by 35 points | Telstra Dome (H) | 43,296 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 6.13 (49) | 15.11 (101) | Won by 52 points | Skilled Stadium (A) | 24,026 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Friday, 21 April (7:40 pm) | Carlton | 9.14 (68) | 15.10 (100) | Won by 32 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 45,102 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Sunday, 30 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 12.12 (84) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 1 point | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 40,179 | 4–1 |
| 6 | Sunday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 15.12 (102) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 22 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 28,470 | 4–2 |
| 7 | Saturday, 13 May (7:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 9.12 (66) | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 40 points | Carrara Stadium (H) | 12,315 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Friday, 19 May (7:40 pm) | Melbourne | 9.7 (61) | 20.16 (136) | Lost by 75 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 42,985 | 4–4 |
| 9 | Saturday, 27 May (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 7.12 (54) | 19.5 (119) | Lost by 65 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 28,766 | 4–5 |
| 10 | Saturday, 3 June (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 16.13 (109) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 21 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 29,960 | 4–6 |
| 11 | Sunday, 11 June (12:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 22.13 (145) | 7.7 (49) | Lost by 96 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 24,511 | 4–7 |
| 12 | Sunday, 18 June (1:10 pm) | Richmond | 16.9 (105) | 8.16 (64) | Won by 41 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 20,971 | 5–7 |
| 13 | Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 18.17 (125) | 8.7 (55) | Lost by 70 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 33,869 | 5–8 |
| 14 | Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 16.8 (104) | 17.12 (114) | Lost by 10 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 21,989 | 5–9 |
| 15 | Saturday, 15 July (2:40 pm) | Adelaide | 16.13 (109) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 36 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 37,446 | 5–10 |
| 16 | Saturday, 22 July (7:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 11.18 (84) | 11.8 (74) | Lost by 10 points | The Gabba (A) | 26,738 | 5–11 |
| 17 | Friday, 28 July (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | 16.17 (113) | 11.2 (68) | Lost by 45 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 54,306 | 5–12 |
| 18 | Sunday, 6 August (2:40 pm) | Fremantle | 14.20 (104) | 7.9 (51) | Lost by 53 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 35,017 | 5–13 |
| 19 | Sunday, 13 August (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 17.11 (113) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 23 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 36,817 | 6–13 |
| 20 | Saturday, 19 August (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 15.16 (106) | 19.10 (124) | Won by 18 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 44,275 | 7–13 |
| 21 | Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 7.16 (58) | 4.12 (36) | Won by 22 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 18,836 | 8–13 |
| 22 | Sunday, 3 September (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 21.7 (133) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 61 points | Telstra Dome (H) | 28,188 | 9–13 |
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Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2257 | 1874 | 120.4 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2331 | 1640 | 142.1 | 64 | |
| 3 | Fremantle | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2079 | 1893 | 109.8 | 60 | |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2098 | 1630 | 128.7 | 56 | |
| 5 | Collingwood | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2345 | 1965 | 119.3 | 56 | |
| 6 | St Kilda | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2074 | 1752 | 118.4 | 56 | |
| 7 | Melbourne | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2146 | 1957 | 109.7 | 54 | |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2311 | 2173 | 106.4 | 52 | |
| 9 | Richmond | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1934 | 2245 | 86.1 | 44 | |
| 10 | Geelong | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1982 | 2002 | 99.0 | 42 | |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1834 | 2140 | 85.7 | 36 | |
| 12 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1911 | 2151 | 88.8 | 32 | |
| 13 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1844 | 2239 | 82.4 | 28 | |
| 14 | Kangaroos | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1754 | 2167 | 80.9 | 28 | |
| 15 | Essendon | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2021 | 2469 | 81.9 | 14 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1791 | 2415 | 74.2 | 14 |
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
