2011 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
2011 season
President Jeff Kennett
Coach Alastair Clarkson
Captain(s) Luke Hodge
Home ground Aurora Stadium (Capacity: 23,000)
MCG (Capacity: 100,018)
Pre-season competition First round
AFL Season 3rd
Finals Series Preliminary Final
Best and Fairest Sam Mitchell
Leading goalkicker Lance Franklin (82)
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Main article: 2011 AFL season

The Hawthorn Football Club's 2011 season is its 87th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Overview

The club recruited David Hale from North Melbourne, Cameron Bruce and Kyle Cheney from Melbourne, and in the national draft selected midfielders with pace.

Player draft

Draftee Pick selection Original Club
Isaac Smith
16
 North Ballarat
Mitch Hallahan
38
 Dandenong Stingrays
Angus Litherland
55
 Claremont
Paul Puopolo
66
 Norwood

Pre-season

NAB Cup

See also: 2011 NAB Cup
Round Opposition Team[1] Venue Result Game Summary
First round West Coast Eagles Patersons Stadium 0.5.1 (31) – 0.4.5 (29) Lost by 2 points
First round Fremantle Dockers Patersons Stadium 1.4.4 (37) – 0.3.5 (23) Won by 14 points

Premiership season

Home and away season

See also: 2011 AFL season
Round Opposition team[2] Venue Result Game summary Report
1 Adelaide Crows AAMI Stadium
Lost
16.9 (105) - 12.13 (85)
 Hawthorn led for much of the first half, at one point by 30 points, before falling away to lose by 20 points Report
2 Melbourne Demons MCG
Won
16.26 (122) – 12.5 (77)
Inaccurate kicking saw the Hawks trail Melbourne by more than three goals at one point during the first half. Report
3 Richmond Tigers MCG
Won
6.16 (52) – 17.13 (115)
Hawthorn beat Richmond by 63 points on a rainswept night at the MCG. Lance Franklin kicking five goals.Report
4 West Coast Eagles Aurora Stadium
Won
10.12 (72) - 9.11 (65)
Hawthorn came from behind to beat West Coast. Lance Franklin kicks six goals, three of which came in a tense final quarter Report
5 Geelong Cats MCG
Lost
15.8 (98) - 17.15 (117)
After scoring the first 26 points of the match, and leading for most of the match, Hawthorn lost a close one by 19 points.

Report

6 Bye
7 Port Adelaide Power AAMI Stadium
Won
10.12 (72) - 15.14 (104)
An out-of-form Port Adelaide started strongly and maintained a two-goal lead until half way into the third quarter. After David Rodan was injured, Hawks dominated until the final siren. Isaac Smith and Paul Puopolo made their debuts.Report
8 St Kilda Saints MCG
Won
14.15 (99) - 10.9 (69)
After trailing five goals to none at quarter time, and losing Stephen Gilham to a season-ending knee injury, the Hawks came back strongly in the second quarter, and eventually won by 30 points. It was their first win over the Saints in a regular season match since 2007. Luke Breust kicked two goals on debut.Report
9 Sydney Swans SCG
Won
8.12 (60) - 15.16 (106)
After a close and tense first half, the Hawks pulled away to record its first win in Sydney since 2003. Lance Franklin kicked 6.6, and Max Bailey played his first game in two years after his third knee reconstruction.Report
10 Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Won
9.8 (62) - 13.13 (91)
Hawthorn's precision kicking helped them to a comfortable lead by half time. Hawthorn survived a late scare from the Bulldogs to win by 29 points.Report
11 Fremantle Dockers MCG
Won
17.9 (111) - 13.11 (89)
Hawthorn won its fifth match in a row, but had to come back from 28 points down early in the final quarter against Fremantle. Hawthorn ended up winning by 22 points. Report
12 Geelong Cats MCG
Lost
13.10 (88) - 13.5 (83)
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.Report
13 Gold Coast Suns Aurora Stadium
Won
19.15 (129) - 8.10 (58)
The Hawks kicked thirteen goals to four after halftime to turn a 17-point halftime lead into a 71-point win against the Suns, who were led by ex-Hawk Campbell Brown. Report
14 Essendon Bombers MCG
Won
23.8 (146) - 12.9 (81)
Hawthorn beat Essendon by 65 points; the goal-scoring shared amongst 11 different Hawks after the mid-week suspension of Lance Franklin and the injury-forced absence of Jarryd Roughead.Report
15 Collingwood Magpies MCG
Lost
15.16 (106) - 9.11 (65)
Hawthorn produced its worst performance of the season, goalless in the first quarter and losing by 41 points against the defending premier Collingwood.Report
16 Brisbane Lions Aurora Stadium
Won
16.9 (105) - 9.9 (63)
Hawthorn beat Brisbane Lions by 42 points.Report
17 Bye
18 Melbourne Demons MCG
Won
12.6 (78) - 20.12 (132)
Cyril Rioli and Lance Franklin kicked eight goals between them as Hawthorn defeated Melbourne.Report
19 Fremantle Dockers Patersons Stadium
Won
6.8 (44) - 13.17 (95)
Hawthorn kept Fremantle goalless in the first quarter and eventually set up a 51-point win. Lance Franklin was held goalless for the first time since Round 2, 2010.Report
20 North Melbourne Kangaroos Aurora Stadium
Won
15.13 (103) - 13.8 (86)
Hawthorn was challenged by the Kangaroos in wet weather. Two late goals from Lance Franklin sealed the win. Report
21 Port Adelaide Power MCG
Won
31.11 (197) - 5.2 (32)
Hawthorn defeated Port Adelaide by 165 points, the greatest winning margin in Hawthorn's history and the greatest losing margin in Port Adelaide's. Lance Franklin kicked eight goals and Cyril Rioli kicked six.Report
22 Carlton Blues Etihad Stadium
Won
8.18 (66) - 10.18 (78)
Hawthorn all but confirmed a top four spot with a 12-point win over a fast finishing Carlton side, which trailed by as much as 45 points in the second quarter. Report
23 Western Bulldogs MCG
Won
16.17 (113) - 10.7 (67)
Lance Franklin kicked five goals as Hawthorn defeated the Western Bulldogs by 46 points.Report
24 Gold Coast Suns Carrara Stadium
Won
14.13 (97) - 16.10 (106)
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 kicked five goals.Report

Finals series

Round Opposition team Venue Result Game summary
2nd Qualifying Final Geelong Cats MCG
Lost
14.14 (98) - 9.13 (67)
 After a dominant first quarter by Hawthorn, Geelong came back to win by 31 points.
2nd Semi-Final Sydney Swans MCG
Won
19.8 (122) – 13.8 (86)
Hawthorn ended Sydney's season with a dominant first half in which it led the Swans by 40 points.
1st Preliminary Final Collingwood Magpies MCG
Lost
10.8 (68) - 9.11 (65)
 Hawthorn's season ended with a narrow preliminary final loss against Collingwood by three points. The Hawks had led Collingwood for most of the game before a lacklustre final quarter saw them lose a thrilling match.

Ladder

2011 AFL Ladder
Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Collingwood 22 20 2 0 2592 1546 167.66 80
2 Geelong (P) 22 19 3 0 2548 1619 157.38 76
3 Hawthorn 22 18 4 0 2355 1634 144.12 72
4 West Coast 22 17 5 0 2235 1715 130.32 68
5 Carlton 22 14 7 1 2225 1700 130.88 58
6 St Kilda 22 12 9 1 1891 1677 112.76 50
7 Sydney 22 12 9 1 1897 1735 109.34 50
8 Essendon 22 11 10 1 2217 2217 100.00 46
9 North Melbourne 22 10 12 0 2106 2082 101.15 40
10 Western Bulldogs 22 9 13 0 2060 2155 95.59 36
11 Fremantle 22 9 13 0 1791 2155 83.11 36
12 Richmond 22 8 13 1 2069 2396 86.35 34
13 Melbourne 22 8 13 1 1974 2315 85.27 34
14 Adelaide 22 7 15 0 1742 2193 79.43 28
15 Brisbane Lions 22 4 18 0 1814 2240 80.98 16
16 Port Adelaide 22 3 19 0 1718 2663 64.51 12
17 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1534 2726 56.27 12
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. ↑ "2011 NAB Cup Fixture". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "2011 AFL Fixture" (PDF). Australian Football League. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

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