2007 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

2007 season
President	Jeff Kennett
Coach	Alastair Clarkson
Captain(s)	Richie Vandenberg
Home ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium
Pre-season competition	Quarter final
AFL season	13–9 (5th)
Finals series	Semi-final (lost to Kangaroos 60–93)
Best and Fairest	Brad Sewell
Leading goalkicker	Lance Franklin (73)
Highest home attendance	55,019 (Round 18 vs. Essendon)
Lowest home attendance	15,264 (Round 20 vs. Port Adelaide)
Average home attendance	33,466
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The 2007 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 83rd season in the Australian Football League and 106th overall.

2006 Draft

Pick	Player	Original Club
6	Mitch Thorp	Tassie Mariners
24	Brent Renouf	Southport
33	Jarryd Morton	Claremont
40	Josh Kennedy	Sandringham Dragons
56	Garry Moss	East Perth

Fixture

NAB Cup

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
1	Sunday, 25 February (6:10 pm)	Melbourne	2.9.14 (86)	3.11.17 (110)	Won by 24 points	Telstra Dome (A)	14,000
Quarter Final	Saturday, 3 March (6:10 pm)	Carlton	2.7.8 (68)	1.9.12 (75)	Lost by 7 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	15,412

Premiership Season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 31 March (7:15 pm)	Brisbane Lions	9.15 (69)	6.8 (44)	Lost by 25 points	The Gabba (A)	27,104	0–1
2	Monday, 9 April (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	17.14 (116)	14.10 (94)	Won by 22 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	43,197	1–1
3	Sunday, 15 April (5:10 pm)	Kangaroos	10.10 (70)	13.13 (91)	Won by 21 points	Telstra Dome (A)	28,481	2–1
4	Sunday, 22 April (1:10 pm)	Geelong	10.16 (76)	9.18 (72)	Won by 4 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	17,120	3–1
5	Sunday, 29 April (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	13.15 (93)	16.14 (110)	Lost by 17 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	31,982	3–2
6	Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm)	Essendon	15.6 (96)	20.11 (131)	Won by 35 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	52,047	4–2
7	Sunday, 13 May (2:40 pm)	Fremantle	14.12 (96)	11.14 (80)	Lost by 16 points	Subiaco Oval (A)	36,481	4–3
8	Saturday, 19 May (7:10 pm)	St Kilda	10.12 (72)	6.8 (44)	Won by 28 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	36,069	5–3
9	Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm)	West Coast	15.9 (99)	8.16 (64)	Won by 25 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	18,112	6–3
10	Sunday, 3 June (1:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	10.15 (75)	17.7 (109)	Won by 34 points	AAMI Stadium (A)	23,945	7–3
11	Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)	Sydney	9.12 (66)	11.9 (75)	Lost by 9 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	48,398	7–4
12	Friday, 15 June (7:40 pm)	Carlton	12.8 (80)	27.18 (180)	Won by 100 points	Telstra Dome (A)	53,459	8–4
13	Sunday, 1 July (5:10 pm)	Collingwood	12.15 (87)	15.5 (95)	Won by 8 points	Telstra Dome (A)	50,248	9–4
14	Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm)	Adelaide	15.12 (102)	4.7 (31)	Lost by 71 points	AAMI Stadium (A)	34,733	9–5
15	Sunday, 15 July (2:10 pm)	Richmond	19.15 (129)	11.10 (76)	Won by 53 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	41,770	10–5
16	Saturday, 21 July (7:10 pm)	St Kilda	14.11 (95)	11.12 (78)	Lost by 17 points	Telstra Dome (A)	37,847	10–6
17	Sunday, 29 July (1:10 pm)	Kangaroos	10.11 (71)	16.12 (108)	Lost by 37 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	19,114	10–7
18	Sunday, 5 August (2:10 pm)	Essendon	17.17 (119)	7.14 (56)	Won by 63 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	55,019	11–7
19	Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	17.13 (115)	13.13 (91)	Won by 24 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	39,007	12–7
20	Sunday, 19 August (1:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	12.10 (82)	12.15 (87)	Lost by 5 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	15,264	12–8
21	Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	10.7 (67)	22.19 (151)	Won by 84 points	Telstra Dome (A)	32,734	13–9
22	Sunday, 2 September (1:10 pm)	Sydney	22.9 (141)	10.9 (69)	Lost by 72 points	Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	27,498	13–10

Finals Series

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
Elimination final	Saturday, 8 September (2:30 pm)	Adelaide	15.15 (105)	15.12 (102)	Won by 3 points	Telstra Dome (H)	36,534
Semi-final	Saturday, 15 September (7:30 pm)	Kangaroos	14.9 (93)	8.12 (60)	Lost by 33 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	74,981

Ladder

2007 AFL ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Geelong (P)	22	18	4	0	2542	1664	152.8	72	Finals series
2	Port Adelaide	22	15	7	0	2314	2038	113.5	60
3	West Coast	22	15	7	0	2162	1935	111.7	60
4	Kangaroos	22	14	8	0	2183	1998	109.3	56
5	Hawthorn	22	13	9	0	2097	1855	113.0	52
6	Collingwood	22	13	9	0	2011	1992	101.0	52
7	Sydney	22	12	9	1	2031	1698	119.6	50
8	Adelaide	22	12	10	0	1881	1712	109.9	48
9	St Kilda	22	11	10	1	1874	1941	96.5	46
10	Brisbane Lions	22	9	11	2	1986	1885	105.4	40
11	Fremantle	22	10	12	0	2254	2198	102.5	40
12	Essendon	22	10	12	0	2184	2394	91.2	40
13	Western Bulldogs	22	9	12	1	2111	2469	85.5	38
14	Melbourne	22	5	17	0	1890	2418	78.2	20
15	Carlton	22	4	18	0	2167	2911	74.4	16
16	Richmond	22	3	18	1	1958	2537	77.2	14

Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References