2026 Hawthorn Football Club season

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PresidentAndrew Gowers
CoachSam Mitchell
CaptainsJai Newcombe
James Sicily
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
University of Tasmania Stadium
Hawthorn Football Club
2026 season
PresidentAndrew Gowers
CoachSam Mitchell
CaptainsJai Newcombe
James Sicily
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
University of Tasmania Stadium
Home and away3rd
Leading goalkickerJack Gunston (24)
Highest home attendance84,712 (Round 4 vs. Geelong)
Lowest home attendance8,263 (Round 7 vs. Gold Coast)
Average home attendance45,288
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The 2026 Hawthorn Football Club season is the club's 102nd season in the Australian Football League and 125th overall.

Manufacturer: ISC,[1][2] Under Armour[3]
Sponsors: Tasmania,[4] Nissan,[5] KFC,[6] Superhero,[7]

Home
Away

Playing list changes

Additions

Date Player Type From Ref
19 November 2025Cameron NairnDraftCentral District[8]
Aidan SchubertCentral District[9]
20 November 2025Jack DaltonSandringham Dragons[10]
Matt LeRayCentral District[11]
21 November 2025Ollie GreevesEastern Ranges[12]
2 March 2026Flynn PerezPreseason Supplemental SelectionSturt Football Club[13]

Departures

Date Player Type To Ref
14 August 2025Luke BreustRetired—[14][15]
24 September 2025Sam FrostDelisted—[16]
Jasper Scaife—[16]
3 October 2025James WorpelFree agentGeelong[17][18]
15 October 2025Changkuoth JiathTradeMelbourne[19][20]
Jai SerongSydney[21][22]
21 October 2025Seamus MitchellDelisted—[23][24]

Contract extensions

Date Player Contract length Contract ends Ref
1 October 2025Sam ButlerTwo years2027[25]
10 October 2025Connor MacdonaldThree years2029[26]
22 October 2025Bodie RyanOne year2026[27]
Jaime Uhr-HenryOne year2026
27 November 2025Ned ReevesThree years2029[28]
18 February 2026Josh WeddleFour years2030[29][30]

2026 player squad

2026 Hawthorn Football Club squad
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Injured
  • Upgraded rookie(s)
  • (ret) Retired
  • (B) Category B rookie
  • (FA) Free agent

Updated: 10 March 2026
Source(s): HFC Website; Coaches

Season

Pre–season

Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref.
Home Away Result
Monday, 16 February (1:45 pm) Geelong 16.15 (111) 14.10 (94) Won by 17 points Kennedy Community Centre — Recap
Friday, 27 February (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 18.9 (117) 11.7 (73) Lost by 44 points Mission Whitten Oval — Recap

Home and Away

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record Position Report
Home Away Result
OR Saturday, 7 March (4:15 pm) Greater Western Sydney 19.8 (122) 14.11 (95) Lost by 27 points ENGIE Stadium 16,157 0–1 8th Report
1 Friday, 13 March (7:40 pm) Essendon 13.5 (83) 21.19 (145) Won by 62 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 71,384 1–1 6th Report
2 Thursday, 19 March (7:30 pm) Sydney 14.15 (99) 13.4 (82) Won by 17 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 47,945 2–1 4th Report
3 Bye
4 Monday, 6 April (3:15 pm) Geelong 13.14 (92) 14.7 (91) Won by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground 84,712 3–1 6th Report
5 Saturday, 11 April (7:05 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104) 8.16 (64) Won by 40 points Adelaide Oval 48,451 4–1 3rd Report
6 Saturday, 18 April (4:15 pm) Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) 13.8 (86) Won by 3 points Marvel Stadium 37,070 5–1 3rd Report
7 Saturday, 25 April (12:30 pm) Gold Coast 16.16 (112) 9.9 (63) Won by 49 points University of Tasmania Stadium 8,263 6–1 3rd Report
8 Thursday, 30 April (7:30 pm) Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
9 Thursday, 7 May (6:10 pm) Fremantle Optus Stadium
10 Saturday, 16 May (4:15 pm) Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
11 Thursday, 21 May (7:30 pm) Adelaide University of Tasmania Stadium
12 Thursday, 28 May (7:30 pm) St Kilda Marvel Stadium
13 Friday, 5 June (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs Melbourne Cricket Ground
14 Bye
15 Friday, 19 June (7:40 pm) Gold Coast People First Stadium
16 TBC Greater Western Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground
17 TBC Melbourne University of Tasmania Stadium
18 TBC Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground
19 TBC Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
20 TBC Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground
21 TBC North Melbourne University of Tasmania Stadium
22 TBC Brisbane Lions The Gabba
23 TBC Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
24 TBC West Coast Optus Stadium

Ladder

Updated to end of round 7.

Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney 7 6 1 0 814 457 178.1 24 Finals series
2 Fremantle 7 6 1 0 644 468 137.6 24
3 Hawthorn 7 6 1 0 736 591 124.5 24
4 Melbourne 7 5 2 0 697 678 102.8 20
5 Brisbane Lions 7 4 3 0 719 605 118.8 16
6 North Melbourne 7 4 3 0 678 585 115.9 16
7 Gold Coast 7 4 3 0 723 632 114.4 16
8 Collingwood 7 4 3 0 573 520 110.2 16
9 Geelong 7 4 3 0 656 604 108.6 16
10 Western Bulldogs 7 4 3 0 618 673 91.8 16
11 Port Adelaide 7 3 4 0 628 558 112.5 12
12 St Kilda 7 3 4 0 657 597 110.1 12
13 Adelaide 7 3 4 0 609 634 96.1 12
14 Greater Western Sydney 7 3 4 0 605 674 89.8 12
15 West Coast 7 2 5 0 469 840 55.8 8
16 Carlton 7 1 6 0 565 704 80.3 4
17 Essendon 7 1 6 0 570 782 72.9 4
18 Richmond 7 0 7 0 424 783 54.2 0
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Statistics

As of round 7
No. Name Pos. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Hitouts
1Harry MorrisonMF 2002116371060
2Mitchell LewisFW 711866269251130
3Jai NewcombeMF 732869918524300
4Jarman ImpeyDF 7101065716354140
5Nick WatsonFW 616755359016160
6James SicilyDF 600884513346140
7Ned ReevesRU 632232548517154
8Dylan MooreFW 676635511824140
9Connor MacdonaldFW 747995115036250
10Karl AmonDF 602893712630120
11Conor NashMF 721548113517410
13Calsher DearFW 22213922770
14Jack ScrimshawDF 5004847952790
15Blake HardwickDF 700913812943190
16Massimo D'AmbrosioMF 722844512937200
17Lloyd MeekRU 7203347801924167
18Mabior CholFW 579348422086
19Jack GunstonFW 624165611673740
20Finn MaginnessFW 22082432650
23Josh WeddleDF 749635311631150
24Josh BattleDF 701974914654100
25Josh WardMF 701767214825230
27Will McCabeFW 111426400
28Cameron MackenzieMF 51246459114220
30Sam ButlerMF 63250217122200
33Jack GinnivanFW 786994314247140
34Jack DaltonMF 20281220470
37Tom BarrassDF 7105129803790
39Flynn PerezDF 3001718355130

Goalkickers

As of round 7
Name Goals Games Average
Jack Gunston2464.0
Nick Watson1872.6
Mitchell Lewis1171.6
Jack Ginnivan871.1
Mabior Chol751.4
Dylan Moore761.2
Connor Macdonald470.6
Josh Weddle460.7
Sam Butler360.5
Jai Newcombe370.4
Ned Reeves360.5
Massimo D'Ambrosio270.3
Calsher Dear221.0
Finn Maginness221.0
Lloyd Meek270.3
Conor Nash270.3
Tom Barrass170.1
Jarman Impey170.1
Cameron Mackenzie150.2
Will McCabe111.0

Disciplinary record

Milestones

References

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