2007 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

2007 season
President	Jeff Kennett
Coach	Alastair Clarkson
Captain(s)	Sam Mitchell
Home ground	MCG
Pre-season competition	Quarter final
AFL season	5th
Finals series	Semi final
Best and Fairest	Brad Sewell
Leading goalkicker	Lance Franklin (73)
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2006 Draft

Pick	Player	Original Club
6	Mitchell Thorp	Tassie Mariners
24	Brent Renouf	Southport
33	Jarryd Morton	Claremont
40F/S	Josh P. Kennedy	Sandringham Dragons
56	Garry Moss	East Perth

Preseason Cup

Round	Opposition team	Venue	Result	Game summary
1	Melbourne	Telstra Dome	Win	The Hawks won 3.11.17 (110) to Melbourne 2.9.14 (86)
QF	Carlton	Aurora Stadium	Loss	The Hawks preseason came to close when Carlton outplayed them by 1.9.12 (75) to 2.7.8 (68)

Premiership Season

Round	Opposition team	Venue	Result	Game summary	Ladder position
1	Brisbane Lions	Gabba	Loss	The Hawks played a style of game described as wasteful and over possessive. Lions by 25 points - 9.15.69 to 6.8.44 [1]	16th
2	Melbourne Demons	MCG	Win	On Easter Monday, Hawthorn defeated Melbourne. Following the match, Luke Hodge signed a two-year deal with the Hawks. Hawks by 22 points - 17.14.116 to 14.10.94	8th
3	Kangaroos	Telstra Dome	Win	Hawthorn defeated the Kangaroos. The Kangaroos led by 10 points at half time, before Hawthorn controlled the second half, leading by as much as five goals. Hawks by 21 points - 13.13.91 to 10.10.70	8th
4	Geelong Cats	Aurora Stadium	Win	In windy and scrappy conditions, Hawthorn came from behind to defeat Geelong, after the Cats led at every break. Hawks by 4 points - 10.16.76 to 9.18.72	5th
5	Western Bulldogs	MCG	Loss	Hawthorn trailed by as much by 38 points, before a small comeback fell short. Bulldogs by 17 points - 16.14.110 to 13.15.93	8th
6	Essendon Bombers	MCG	Win	Lance Franklin kicked 9 goals in Hawthorn's defeat of Essendon, the first Hawthorn player to kick nine goals since Jason Dunstall in 1996. Hawks by 35 points - 20.11.131 to 15.6.96	5th
7	Fremantle Dockers	Subiaco	Loss	Hawthorn led by 28 points early in the second quarter before Fremantle fought back into the game. Hawthorn still led at the 11 minute mark of the final term, but Fremantle overran them. Dockers by 15 points - 14.12.96 to 11.14.80	8th
8	St Kilda Saints	MCG	Win	Both clubs were accused of flooding and playing a poor standard of football, and only seven goals were kicked between the teams in the first three quarters. Hawthorn dominated in the last quarter. Hawks by 28 points - 10.12.72 to 6.8.44	5th
9	West Coast Eagles	Aurora Stadium	Win	Hawks by 35 points - 15.9.99 to 8.16.64	4th
10	Port Adelaide Power	AAMI Stadium	Win	After a slow start, Hawthorn went on to win by 34 points - 17.7.109 to 10.15.75	3rd
11	Sydney Swans	MCG	Loss	Peter Everitt's first game against Hawthorn. Lance Franklin kicked six of Hawthorn's nine goals. Swans by 9 points - 11.9.75 to 9.12.66	3rd
12	Carlton Blues	Telstra Dome	Win	Hawthorn was strong all night against Carlton beating them by 100 points, Hawthorn's largest winning margin since 1992. Roughhead kicked 5 goals and Hodge kicked 4. 27.18.180 to 12.8.80	2nd
13	Collingwood Magpies	Telstra Dome	Win	Hawthorn held onto a narrow lead all day, aided by their own goalkicking accuracy and Collingwood's lack of it. Collingwood took the lead at the 17 minute mark of the final quarter, late goals to Osborne and Roughead saw Hawthorn win by 8 points - 15.5.95 to 12.15.87	2nd
14	Adelaide Crows	AAMI Stadium	Loss	Hawthorn scored only 4.7 (31), their lowest score since 1975. Crows by 71 points - 15.12.102 to 4.7.31	3rd
15	Richmond Tigers	MCG	Win	After trailing early in the match, the Hawks won comfortably. Jarryd Roughead kicked five, Lance Franklin four. Hawks by 53 points - 19.15.129 to 11.10.76	2nd
16	St Kilda Saints	Telstra Dome	Loss	Saints by 17 points - 14.11.95 to 11.12.78	3rd
17	Kangaroos	Aurora Stadium	Loss	Kangaroos by 37 points - 16.12.108 to 10.11.71	5th
18	Essendon Bombers	MCG	Win	Hawthorn comfortably defeated Essendon, in doing so reclaiming a spot in the top four. Franklin kicked four goals. Hawks by 63 points - 17.17.119 to 7.14.56	3rd
19	Brisbane Lions	MCG	Win	Hawthorn clinched a finals position for the first time since 2001. Hawks by 24 points - 17.13.115 to 13.13.91	2nd
20	Port Adelaide Power	Aurora Stadium	Loss	Hawthorn suffered a narrow loss, with a goal to Port Adelaide in the final seconds of the match putting Port Adelaide in front after Hawthorn had held a narrow lead through most of the final term. Power by 5 points - 12.15.87 to 12.10.82	4th
21	Western Bulldogs	Telstra Dome	Win	Hawthorn came back from a five-goal deficit to win comfortably in what ended up being a 115-point turnaround. Luke Hodge recorded 34 possessions and 6 goals. Hawks by 84 points - 22.19.151 to 10.7.67	4th
22	Sydney Swans	SCG	Loss	Hawthorn was comfortably beaten by the struggling Sydney Swans, trailing 14 goals to 3 at half time. The loss saw Hawthorn drop out of the top four. Swans by 72 points - 22.9.141 to 10.9.69	5th
EF1	Adelaide Crows	Telstra Dome	Win	Hawthorn narrowly won its first finals match since 2001. Adelaide pulled away a few times in the match, but the Hawks were able to close the gap on multiple occasions. Lance Franklin kicked seven goals, including the winning goal with seven seconds remaining in the match. Hawks by 3 points - 15.15.105 to 15.12.102
SF1	Kangaroos	MCG	Loss	Hawthorn was unimpressive in its semi-final loss against the Kangaroos, with a comparatively high error rate. It was the last game for veterans Joel Smith, Ben Dixon and Vandenberg. Kangaroos by 33 points. 14.9.93 to 8.12.60.

Ladder

2007 AFL Ladder
	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Geelong (P)	22	18	4	0	2542	1664	152.76	72
2	Port Adelaide	22	15	7	0	2314	2038	113.54	60
3	West Coast	22	15	7	0	2162	1935	111.73	60
4	Kangaroos	22	14	8	0	2183	1998	109.26	56
5	Hawthorn	22	13	9	0	2097	1855	113.05	52
6	Collingwood	22	13	9	0	2011	1992	100.95	52
7	Sydney	22	12	9	1	2031	1698	119.61	50
8	Adelaide	22	12	10	0	1881	1712	109.87	48
9	St Kilda	22	11	10	1	1874	1941	96.55	46
10	Brisbane Lions	22	9	11	2	1986	1885	105.36	40
11	Fremantle	22	10	12	0	2254	2198	102.55	40
12	Essendon	22	10	12	0	2184	2394	91.23	40
13	Western Bulldogs	22	9	12	1	2111	2469	85.50	38
14	Melbourne	22	5	17	0	1890	2418	78.16	20
15	Carlton	22	4	18	0	2167	2911	74.44	16
16	Richmond	22	3	18	1	1958	2537	77.18	14
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

1. AAP, AAP (2007-04-02). "Hawthorn 'shellshocked' against Lions". SMH.