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Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

's 2011 season is its 86th season in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

(AFL).

Overview

After the Hawthorn Football Club endured an up-and-down season in 2010, the club recruited David Hale

David Hale (footballer)

David Hale is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...

from North Melbourne, Cameron Bruce

Cameron Bruce

Cameron Bruce is a professional Australian rules football player, who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club after being selected by the Hawks in the Pre-season Draft, as was widely speculated to occur after he quit playing for the Melbourne Football Club, with whom he had played for 11 seasons, and...

and Kyle Cheney

Kyle Cheney

Kyle Cheney is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Taken by the Melbourne Demons with the 53rd selection in the 2007 AFL National Draft, Cheney plays as a medium defender. He was recruited from North Ballarat, finishing second in their 2007 best and fairest count...

from Melbourne, and in the national draft selected midfielders with pace.

Player draft

Draftee	Pick selection	Original Club
Isaac Smith Isaac Smith -People:* Isaac Smith , Royal Navy officer and the first European to set foot in eastern Australia* Isaac Smith , United States Representative from New Jersey...	16	North Ballarat North Ballarat Football Club North Ballarat Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne...
Mitch Hallahan	38	Dandenong Stingrays Dandenong Stingrays The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup.1992 saw the birth of the ‘Southern Stingrays’ and they were developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy and Ron Roach with the home base located at the Ben Kavanagh Reserve,...
Angus Litherland	55	Claremont Claremont Football Club The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . Its official colours are navy blue and gold....
Paul Puopolo Paul Puopolo Paul Puopolo is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Norwood:Puopolo made his debut for Norwood in 2007 and started out as a small forward/midfielder...	66	Norwood Norwood Football Club Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...

NAB Cup

Round	Opposition Team	Venue	Result	Game Summary
First round	West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...	Patersons Stadium Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...	0.5.1 (31) – 0.4.5 (29)	Lost by 2 points
First round	Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...	Patersons Stadium Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...	1.4.4 (37) – 0.3.5 (23)	Won by 14 points

Home and away season

Round	Opposition team	Venue	Result	Game summary
1	Adelaide Crows	AAMI Stadium AAMI Stadium Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...	Lost	Hawthorn led for much of the first half, at one point by 30 points, before falling away to lose by 20 points.
2	Melbourne Demons Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....	MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...	Won	The game was dubbed the "game of halves". Inaccurate kicking saw the Hawks trail Melbourne by more than three goals at one point during the first half; this is despite Melbourne only having one third of Hawthorn's 46 shots at goal. Undeterred, the Hawks rallied in the second half to win by 45 points. 26 behinds were scored by Hawthorn in the match.
3	Richmond Tigers Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...	MCG	Won	Hawthorn handed Richmond a 63-point hiding on a rainswept night at the MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... . Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... kicking five goals in his best performance for the season so far.
4	West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...	Aurora Stadium Aurora Stadium York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 people—more than any other stadium in Tasmania—York Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004...	Won	Hawthorn came from behind to hand West Coast its second straight defeat this season as well as notch up their third win in succession. Lance Franklin kicks six goals, half of which came in a tense final quarter.
5	Geelong Cats Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...	MCG	Lost	After scoring the first 26 points of the match, and leading for most of the match, Hawthorn lost a close one by 19 points. A crucial moment in the final quarter where a Hawthorn defender was deemed to have deliberately put the ball out of play proved costly with James Podsiadly James Podsiadly James Podsiadly is an Australian rules footballer for Geelong in the Australian Football League . He was drafted as a mature-aged rookie in the 2010 Rookie Draft.-Early life:... kicking the match winning goal for the Cats.
6	Bye
7	Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Football Club The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...	AAMI Stadium AAMI Stadium Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...	Won	An out of form Port Adelaide got the jump on the hawks and maintained a two goal lead until half way into the third quarter. After David Rodan David Rodan David Rodan is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club.Rodan is the first Fijian-born player to reach 100 AFL games.-Early life:... was injured Port lost their drive then Hawks dominated until the final siren. Isaac Smith Isaac Smith (footballer) Isaac Smith is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League .... and Paul Puopolo Paul Puopolo Paul Puopolo is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Norwood:Puopolo made his debut for Norwood in 2007 and started out as a small forward/midfielder... made their debuts.
8	St Kilda Saints	MCG	Won	After an inept first quarter where the Hawks had five goals scored against them (and the Hawks kicking none themselves) and lost Stephen Gilham Stephen Gilham Stephen Gilham is an Australian rules football player with the Hawthorn Football Club.Gilham's junior career was distinguished, playing for Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup and in 2002 he was chosen to captain the Victoria Metro under 18 side in the national carnival... to a season ending knee injury, the Hawks came back with a huge second quarter to eventually win by 30 points. It was their first win over the Saints in a regular season match since 2007. Luke Breust Luke Breust Luke Breust is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League .... kicked two goals on debut.
9	Sydney Swans Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...	SCG Sydney Cricket Ground The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...	Won	After a close and tense first half, the Hawks pulled away to record its' first win in Sydney in five attempts, having not won in the Harbour City since 2003. Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... was back to his best kicking 6.6 (42). Max Bailey Max Bailey Max Bailey is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club of the Australian Football League.Drafted 18th overall by the Hawks in the 2005 AFL Draft, the ruckman from West Perth made his AFL debut in Round 18 of the 2006 season... played his first game in two years after his third knee reconstruction.
10	Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...	Etihad Stadium	Won	The doggies were determined to put on a show after a 20 goal thrashing by the Eagles the week before. Hawthorn precision kicking helped them to a comfortable lead by half time. Hawthorn survived a late scare from the Bulldogs to win by 29 points. Hawks defender Josh Gibson did a superb job on Barry Hall Barry Hall Barry Hall is a former Australian rules footballer. Hall is considered to be one of the best forwards of the modern era, being named All-Australian, leading his club's goalkicking on nine occasions and captaining the Sydney Swans to their 2005 AFL Grand Final victory... limiting his impact on the game.
11	Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...	MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...	Won	Hawthorn won its fifth match in a row, but had to come back from 28 points down early in the final quarter against an injury-ravaged Fremantle side. Hawthorn ended up winning by 22 points.
12	Geelong Cats Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...	MCG	Lost	After a slow start, the Hawks fought back to lead by 17 points at three-quarter-time. However, a scoreless final quarter resulted in Hawthorn losing for the third time this season and the second time against Geelong this season. The loss ensures Hawthorn have not beaten Geelong since the 2008 AFL Grand Final 2008 AFL Grand Final The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on the 27th of September 2008... .
13	Gold Coast Suns	Aurora Stadium Aurora Stadium York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 people—more than any other stadium in Tasmania—York Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004...	Won	The Hawks put the Suns to the sword kicking 13 goals to four after halftime to turn a 17-point halftime lead into a 71-point thrashing of the Suns who were led by ex-Hawk Campbell Brown.
14	Essendon Bombers Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	MCG	Won	Hawthorn sentenced Essendon to their fifth straight loss with a 65-point thumping; the goal-scoring shared amongst 11 different Hawks after the mid-week suspension of Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... and the injury-forced absence of Jarryd Roughead Jarryd Roughead Jarryd Roughead is an Australian rules footballer playing for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League .-Early life:Born in Leongatha in southern Gippsland, Roughead played Gippsland Power... . But their forward stocks have lost yet another player in Cyril Rioli Cyril Rioli Cyril Rioli is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League... , forced off in the third quarter with an injured hamstring.
15	Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	MCG	Lost	Hawthorn produced its worst performance of the season, losing by 41 points against the defending premier Collingwood. A goal-less first quarter set the scene for a dirty day for the Hawks.
16	Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...	Aurora Stadium Aurora Stadium York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 people—more than any other stadium in Tasmania—York Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004...	Won	Hawthorn put last week's diabolical performance against Collingwood behind them, as they eased to a 42-point victory over the Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996... . Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... kicks a treble after having been in doubt for the match with a niggling ankle injury suffered last week.
17	Bye
18	Melbourne Demons Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....	MCG	Won	Cyril Rioli Cyril Rioli Cyril Rioli is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League... and Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... kicked eight goals between them as Hawthorn hammered Melbourne for the second time this season.
19	Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...	Patersons Stadium Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...	Won	Hawthorn destroyed Fremantle on its home ground, keeping the hosts goalless in the first quarter and eventually setting up a 51-point win. This win, however, was achieved without captain Luke Hodge Luke Hodge Luke Hodge is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League... who was ruled out with injury a day before the match. Also, Lance Franklin was held goalless for the first time since Round 2, 2010.
20	North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...	Aurora Stadium Aurora Stadium York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 people—more than any other stadium in Tasmania—York Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004...	Won	Hawthorn were challenged by the Kangaroos all day but two monster goals from Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... helped to get the Hawks home in the wet.
21	Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Football Club The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...	MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...	Won	Hawthorn handed Port Adelaide its worst ever defeat in the AFL, whilst achieving their highest marginal victory ever with the 165-point margin. Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... kicks eight goals and Cyril Rioli Cyril Rioli Cyril Rioli is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League... kicked a personal-best six as Hawthorn totally dominated from the outset with a destructive eight-goal first quarter.
22	Carlton Blues Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...	Etihad Stadium	Won	Hawthorn all but confirmed a top four spot and the double chance with a 12-point win over a fast finishing Carlton side, which trailed by as much as 45 points in the second quarter. The crowd of more than 52,000 were on hand to witness a thrilling match between the two top-quality sides in the competition. Hawthorn will now finish either 3rd or 4th, on percentage.
23	Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...	MCG	Won	Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... booted five goals and Brad Sewell Brad Sewell Brad Sewell is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was selected with pick number 6 in the Rookie Draft in 2003... picked up 30 disposals as Hawthorn handed the Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... a 46-point defeat, to all but lock up third place on the AFL ladder. An intriguing qualifying final meeting against AFL nemesis looms in a fortnight's time.
24	Gold Coast Suns	Carrara Stadium Carrara Stadium Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....	Won	Hawthorn rested Franklin and Hodge for this dead rubber against the Suns, which led Hawthorn for small parts of the game before the Hawks went on to record a small nine-point victory. Luke Breust Luke Breust Luke Breust is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League .... kicked five goals in an impressive display up front in Franklin's absence.

Finals series

Round	Opposition team	Venue	Result	Game summary
2nd Qualifying Final	Geelong Cats Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...	MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...	Lost	After a dominant first quarter the Hawks fell apart and ultimately inaccurate goalkicking saw them go down to the Cats by 31 points. Lance Franklin Lance Franklin Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing... went down in the final quarter with a serious leg injury which could end his season. Hawthorn must now play sudden death next week against , a team that Hawthorn beat convincingly this season.
2nd Semi-Final	Sydney Swans Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...	MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...	Won	Hawthorn ended Sydney's season with a dominant first half in which it led the Swans by 40 points. Despite a scare in the third quarter, Hawthorn went on with the job in the final quarter, and will now meet in the preliminary final next week.
1st Preliminary Final	Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	MCG	Lost	Hawthorn's season ended in heartbreak when it lost the preliminary final to Collingwood by just three points. The Hawks had led Collingwood for most of the game before a lacklustre final quarter, which Luke Hodge Luke Hodge Luke Hodge is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League... labelled as "pathetic", saw them go down in a thrilling match. Hawthorn equalled its own score from their last meeting against the Pies, back in Round 15.

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