Alastair Clarkson is the most decorated coach in Hawthorn history

The Hawthorn Football Club are a professional Australian rules football team based in Mulgrave, Victoria, playing in the Australian Football League. The team began as the Mayblooms before changing their nickname to the Hawks in 1942.

Since joining the VFA in 1914, Hawthorn have had 33 coaches. The current coach of the club is Sam Mitchell, who took over from Alastair Clarkson ahead of the 2022 season. Clarkson is the most successful coach in the club's history having led the team for more games coached, home and away games coached, games won, home and away wins, finals games, finals wins, and VFL/AFL premierships.

# Number of coaches
G Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
D Draws
Win% Winning percentage
† Interim Coach
‡ Fill–in coach
* Player–coach
^ Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame

VFA/VFL/AFL Mens coaches

Bronze statue of Kennedy in front of Waverley Park
Sam Mitchell current Hawthorn coach
As of the end of 2023
# Name Season(s) Total Achievements
G W L D Win%
1Alf Gough1914–1915 31426112.90
2Jack McKenzie1919 18810044.44
3Ted Alley1920 413025.00
4Arthur Rademacher1920–1921 351322037.14
1933‡
5Bill Walton1922–1924 543122157.41
6Alec Hall1925 17314017.65
7Dan Minogue*1926–1927 36431111.11
8Bert Sutton*1928 1801800.00
9Albert Chadwick*1929 18414022.22
10John Harris*1930–1931 36927025.00
11Jim Jackson1932 18315016.67
12Fred Phillips1933 00000.00
13Bill Twomey Sr.*1933–1934 32527015.63
14Ivan McAlpine*1935–1938 722250030.56
15Len Thomas*1939 18512127.78
16Bert Mills*1940–1941 361026027.78
17Roy Cazaly1942–1943 301020033.33
18Tommy Lahiff*1944 18215111.11
19Keith Shea*1945–1946 39930023.08
20Alec Albiston*1947–1949 571245021.05
21Bob McCaskill1950–1951 36432011.11
22Jack Hale1952–1959 1466184141.78
23John Kennedy Sr.^1957‡ 299181116260.54

3× VFL premiership (1961, 1971, 1976)
3× Jock McHale Medal (1961, 1971, 1976)
5× VFL Grand Final (1961, 1963, 1971, 1975, 1976)
4× Minor premiership (1961, 1963, 1971, 1975)
2× McClelland Trophy (1961, 1971)
2× Pre-season premiership (1968, 1969)

1960–1963
1967–1976
24Graham Arthur*1964–1965 361719047.22
25Peter O'Donohue1966 18513027.78
26David Parkin^1977–1980 945737060.64

VFL premiership (1978)
Jock McHale Medal (1978)
VFL Grand Final (1978)
Pre-season premiership (1977)
NFL Championship (1976)

27Allan Jeans^1981–1987
1989–1990		 22115961171.95

3× VFL premiership (1983, 1986, 1989)
3× Jock McHale Medal (1983, 1986, 1989)
6× VFL Grand Final (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989)
2× Minor premiership (1986, 1989)
3× McClelland Trophy (1984, 1985, 1986)
2× Pre-season premiership (1985, 1986)
2× VFL Team of the Year (1983, 1986)

28Alan Joyce1988
1991–1993		 936726072.04

2× VFL/AFL premiership (1988, 1991)
2× Jock McHale Medal (1988, 1991)
2× VFL/AFL Grand Final (1988, 1991)
Minor premiership (1988)
McClelland Trophy (1988)
3× Pre-season premiership (1988, 1991, 1992)

29Peter Knights^1994–1995 452025044.44
30Ken Judge1996–1999 893750141.57

Pre-season premiership (1999)

31Peter Schwab2000–2004 1095257047.71
–Chris Connolly‡2001 1100100.00
–Donald McDonald†2004 532060.00
32Alastair Clarkson2005–2021 390228158458.46

4× AFL premiership (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)
4× Jock McHale Medal (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)
5× AFL Grand Final (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
2× Minor premiership (2012, 2013)
2× McClelland Trophy (2012, 2013)
4× All-Australian team (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015)

–Brendon Bolton‡2014 5500100.00
33Sam Mitchell2022–present 451530033.33

AFL Women's coaches

On 12 August 2021, Hawthorn was granted a license to join the AFL Women's league for the 2022/23 season.[1] Bec Goddard who was in charge of the club's VFL women's side was immediately appointed as the club's first ever AFLW coach. [2]

As of the end of 2023
# Name Season(s) Total Awards
GWLDWin%
1Bec Goddard2022 (S7)–2023 20614030.00

References

  1. ↑ "AFLW will expand to 18 teams from the 2022/23 season". ABC news. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Black, Sarah (12 August 2021). "Hawks unveil premiership mastermind as inaugural AFLW coach". womens.afl. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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