2008 Hawthorn Football Club season

Round	Opposition Team	Venue	Result	Game Summary
1	Sydney Swans	Aurora Stadium	Win	Hawthorn won a thrilling two-point verdict in their first round NAB Cup match against the Sydney Swans who rested several big names such as Hall, O'Loughlin, Goodes and Jude and Craig Bolton.
2 - Quarter Final	Carlton Blues	Telstra Dome	Win	Hawthorn opened a strong lead in the first quarter, and cruised to a 34-point victory. Players of note included Cyril Rioli, Luke Hodge, Travis Tuck & Josh Kennedy. Campbell Brown was reported, and consequently suspended for two matches for charging the 2008 Number 1 draft pick, Matthew Kreuzer.
3 - Semi Final	Adelaide Crows	AAMI Stadium	Loss	The Hawks trailed early in the first term but fought back, and took the lead by one point early in the third term, before Adelaide went on to win by 23 points.

Home & Away Season

Round	Opposition Team	Venue	Result	Game Summary	Report
1	Melbourne Demons	MCG	Win 23.16 (154) - 6.14 (50).	The Hawks defeated Melbourne by 104 points, Lance Franklin featured with 6 goals, Sam Mitchell was outstanding in his debut as full-time captain, whilst Cyril Rioli and Cameron Stokes also contributed greatly in their first AFL games. Trent Croad dislocated his wrist after botching a tackle on Dees captain David Neitz in the opening 5 minutes of the game	Report
2	Fremantle	Subiaco Oval	Win 16.16 (112) - 14.13 (97)	Hawthorn defeated Fremantle by 15 points Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead each scored 4 goals, while Sam Mitchell and Brad Sewell collected 27 disposals each. Stuart Dew pulled a hamstring and missed the next month.	Report
3	North Melbourne Football Club	Telstra Dome	Win15.12 (102) - 13.8 (86)	Hawthorn beat North Melbourne by 16 points. Hawthorn led for only nine minutes, but kicked six goals to one in the final quarter. Lance Franklin kicked five goals, and Brad Sewell had 34 disposals. Hawthorn dropped to second on the ladder on percentage.	Report
4	Adelaide Crows	Aurora Stadium	Win 17.12 (114) - 10.10 (70).	Hawthorn continued its unbeaten season with a 44-point victory over the Crows, The Hawks won every quarter. Franklin kicked 6 goals, and Mark Williams kicked 3 goals. Hawthorn returned to the top of the ladder.	Report
5	Brisbane Lions	The Gabba	Win19.16 (130) - 17.16 (118)	Hawthorn recorded its first win in Brisbane since 2000, and recorded its best start to a season since 2001. Lance Franklin kicked eight goals.	Report
6	Richmond Tigers	MCG	Win14.22 (106) - 15.4 (94	Despite highly inaccurate goalkicking, including 1.7 from Lance Franklin, Hawthorn picked up its sixth win of the season. Jarryd Roughead scored 5 goals. ).	Report
7	Collingwood	MCG	Win 24.10 (154) - 13.11(89)	Hawthorn beat Collingwood by 65 points, Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead kicked six goals each and Mark Williams kicked five.	Report
8	Port Adelaide	Aurora Stadium	Win17.15 (117) - 15.12( 102)	Hawthorn fell as far as 38 points behind, but fought back to defeat Port Adelaide by 15 points. Lance Franklin kicked six goals.	Report
9	Melbourne	MCG	Win 14.13 (97) - 12.6 (78)	Hawthorn fended off an unexpected challenge by the last-placed Melbourne Demons and remained the final undefeated team after Geelong and the Western Bulldogs lost. It was Hawthorn's best start to a season ever.	Report
10	Western Bulldogs	Aurora Stadium	Loss 12.2 (74) - 15.16 (106)	The Hawks lost their first game of the season against the Western Bulldogs in Launceston. Despite this, the Hawks held top spot on the ladder.	Report
11	Essendon	Telstra Dome	Win 19.16 (130) - 12.7 (79)	Hawthorn maintained top spot on the ladder with a 51-point win against Essendon. Lance Franklin kicked 9 goals. Essendon was competitive for the first half of the match, but Hawthorn dominated the second half.	Report
12	Adelaide Crows	AAMI Stadium	Win11.10 (76) - 10.12 (72)	Hawthorn won a four-point verdict for its first win over Adelaide at AAMI Stadium since 1994. Lance Franklin was reported in the second quarter for rough conduct and kicked one goal and six behinds.	Report
13	Kangaroos	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Loss 10.16 (76) - 15.13 (103)	Hawthorn produced one of its worst performances for the year, losing 10.16.(76) - 15.13.(103), and dropped to third on the ladder.	Report
14	West Coast Eagles	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Win18.18.(126) - 9.15.(69)	The Hawks comprehensively defeated West Coast by 57 points, with Jarryd Roughead kicking six goals and Lance Franklin kicking five.	Report
15	Sydney Swans	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Win 15.16.(106) - 10.15.(75)	Hawthorn ended a six-match losing streak against the Sydney Swans, and Lance Franklin and Mark Williams each kicked four goals leading Hawthorn to a victory. Brad Sewell was influential through the midfiend upon return from injury.	Report
16	St Kilda	Telstra Dome	Loss13.11 (89) - 18.11 (119)	The Hawks led St. Kilda by 28 points at halftime before the Saints turned the game around in the second half, kicking twelve goals to three, and cruised to a five-goal victory. This was St. Kilda's fourth win in a row.	AFL.com.au
17	Geelong	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Loss 11.11 (77) - 12.16 (88)	Hawthorn lost by 11 points.	AFL.com.au
18	Collingwood	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Win 17.12 (114) - 8.14 (62)	Hawthorn ended a two-match losing streak with a 54-point win against Collingwood at the MCG. Lance Franklin kicked 8.6.	AFL.com.au
19	Brisbane Lions	Aurora Stadium	Win 16.14 (110) - 5.11 (41)	Hawthorn celebrated Shane Crawford's 300th game by beating Brisbane Lions by 69 points in Launceston, after only a combined five goals were kicked in the first half.	AFL.com.au
20	Richmond Football Club	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Loss 10.16 (76) - 16.9 (105)	Hawthorn lost to Richmond, mathematically ending any chance at winning the Minor Premiership.	AFL.com.au
21	West Coast Eagles	Subiaco Oval	Win 19.19 (133) - 9.8 (62)	Hawthorn comfortably beat West Coast. Lance Franklin kicked 4.5.	AFL.com.au
22	Carlton Football Club	Telstra Dome	Win 24.15 (159) - 12.9 (81)	Hawthorn defeated Carlton by 78 points. Lance Franklin kicked four goals, including his 100th for the season late in the first quarter, sparking a massive crowd invasion. Jarryd Roughead kicked five goals.	AFL.com.au

2008 Finals Series

Second Qualifying Final


	Second Qualifying Final
Friday, 5 September 7:50pm	Hawthorn	def.	Western Bulldogs	MCG (Crowd: 76,703)
	4.5 (29) 10.12 (72) 15.17 (107) 18.19 (127)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.1 (13) 4.4 (28) 7.7 (49) 11.10 (76)	Television broadcast: Seven Network






Hawthorn defeated the Western Bulldogs by 51 points, with Lance Franklin kicking eight goals, to earn a bye and progress to the preliminary finals.

Second Preliminary Final


	Second Preliminary Final
Saturday, 20 September 7:00pm	Hawthorn	def.	St Kilda	MCG (Crowd: 77,002)
	4.4 (28) 11.5 (71) 15.8 (98) 18.10 (118)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 3.6 (24) 7.7 (49) 9.10 (64)	Television broadcast: Network Ten






Hawthorn beat St Kilda by 54 points. Mark Williams scored 5.4.

Grand Final


	Grand Final
Saturday, 27 September 2:30pm	Geelong	def. by	Hawthorn	MCG (Crowd: 100,012)
	5.3 (33) 6.12 (48) 9.18 (72) 11.23 (89)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.2 (32) 8.3 (51) 14.5 (89) 18.7 (115)	Norm Smith Medal: Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) Television broadcast: Seven Network






Hawthorn's achieved an upset 26-point victory in front of 100,012 at the MCG. Luke Hodge was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for Best on Ground.

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Hawthorn Football Club 2008 AFL premiers

Hawthorn 18.7 (115) defeated Geelong Cats 11.23 (89), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

2. Roughead 3. Lewis 4. Ladson 5. Mitchell (c) 6. Williams 7. Osborne 8. Ellis 9. Crawford 10. Bateman 11. Young 12. Sewell 14. Birchall 15. Hodge 18. Guerra 23. Franklin 24. Croad 27. Gilham 30. Brown 31. Dew 33. Rioli 34. Renouf 39. Campbell

Coach: Clarkson

2008 AFL season

Events	NAB Cup Premiership season AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match Finals series Grand Final International Rules Series

Awards	AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Army Award Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Michael Tuck Medal Norm Smith Medal Rising Star

Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs

Player changes	Debuts Retirements and delistings Trades

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