2007 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

2007 season
File:Hawthorn Hawks Jumper.svg Hawthorn's guernsey for the 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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Match results and information for the Hawthorn Football Club in 2007.

Round	Opposition Team	Venue	Result	Game Summary
1	Brisbane Lions	Gabba	Loss	The Hawks had a disastrous start to season 2007, hammered by the Brisbane Lions after the Hawks played a style of game described as wasteful and over possessive. Lions by 25 points - 9.15.69 to 6.8.44
2	Melbourne Demons	MCG	Win	On Easter Monday, they bounced back and defeated Melbourne, in a game which saw Brad Sewell restricting key Demon Travis Johnstone to just eight touches of the ball. Following the match, Luke Hodge signed a two-year deal with the Hawks. Hawks by 22 points - 17.14.116 to 14.10.94
3	Kangaroos	Telstra Dome	Win	Round 3 saw the Hawks manage an un-pretty win against the Kangaroos. The Hawks struggled in the first half and went into the second half down by 10 points. The Hawks broke free from the Kangaroos in the second half, with their lead at one point blowing out to 5 goals. Late goals to the Kangaroos bought it back to 21 points by the final siren, best players were Sam Mitchell with 33 disposals, Mark Williams with 4 goals and for the second week running Brad Sewell. Hawks by 21 points - 13.13.91 to 10.10.70
4	Geelong Cats	Aurora Stadium	Win	Round 4 in Tasmania hosted a windy and scrappy game, with Hawthorn coming from behind to defeat Geelong, after the Cats led at every break. Hawks by 4 points - 10.16.76 to 9.18.72
5	Western Bulldogs	MCG	Loss	Hawthorn waste golden opportunites all day, eventually going down to the Bulldogs. Trailed by as much by 38 points, but a spirited comeback just falls short. Bulldogs by 17 points - 16.14.110 to 13.15.93
6	Essendon Bombers	MCG	Win	Round 6 was memorable for emerging star forward Lance Franklin, who kicked 9 goals in Hawthorn's defeat of Essendon. This was considered a remarkable feat, and had not been achieved by a Hawthorn player since Jason Dunstall in 1996. Hawks by 35 points - 20.11.131 to 15.6.96
7	Fremantle Dockers	Subiaco	Loss	Hawthorn, 28 points up early in the second term, looked to be cruising, before a Docker barrage of goals. Hawthorn, still in front at the 11 minute mark of the final term could not hold out the Dockers, who ran out winners. Dockers by 15 points - 14.12.96 to 11.14.80
8	St Kilda Saints	MCG	Win	Both clubs accused of flooding and playing a poor standard of football, only 7 goals are kicked to 3/4 time, before Hawthorn power away in the last quarter. Hawks by 28 points - 10.12.72 to 6.8.44
9	West Coast Eagles	Aurora Stadium	Win	Big coming of age win over the reigning premiers in Tassie. Another thrilling match up between Brad Sewell and Chris Judd, who was accused of eye-gouging Campbell Brown. Judd was cleared. Hawks by 35 points - 15.9.99 to 8.16.64
10	Port Adelaide Power	AAMI Stadium	Win	After a slow start, a formidable Hawthorn deconstructed several strong Port Adelaide charges in the third quarter to stride to their 3rd straight win. Hawks by 34 points - 17.7.109 to 10.15.75
11	Sydney Swans	MCG	Loss	Peter Everitt's first game against his old club. Lance Franklin starred with six goals out of a total of 9, but that wasn't enough as the Swans emerged victors. Swans by 9 points - 11.9.75 to 9.12.66
12	Carlton Blues	Telstra Dome	Win	Hawks were strong all night against the Blues beating them by an even 100 points (the first time the Hawks have done this since 1992). Roughhead kicked 5 goals, Hodge 4, while Boyle, R Ladson, T Croad scored 3 goals each. Hawks by 100 points - 27.18.180 to 12.8.80
13	Collingwood Magpies	Telstra Dome	Win	A tough, tight match - the game was billed as being a potential prelude to the finals. Hawthorn held onto a narrow lead all day, aided by their own accuracy and Collingwood's lack of it. The Hawks were challenged when the Pies kicked three quick goals to steal the lead at the 17 minute mark of the final term, but Osborne and Roughead steadied the ship. Hawks by 8 points - 15.5.95 to 12.15.87
14	Adelaide Crows	AAMI Stadium	Loss	The Hawks were smashed, kicking a total of 4.7 (31), their lowest score since 1975. Crows by 71 points - 15.12.102 to 4.7.31
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
16	St Kilda Saints	Telstra Dome	Loss	Hawthorn lost by 17 points in what was Saints captain Luke Ball's 100th game. The Hawks never looked capable of taking the points despite Franklin kicking the last 3 goals of the match in time on. Saints by 17 points - 14.11.95 to 11.12.78
17	Kangaroos	Aurora Stadium	Loss	Hawthorn lost a rare game in Tassie, their inaccurate kicking proving costly against the superior Kangaroos outfit. Missing key players (Franklin and Mitchell), also proved severely costly. Beau Dowler played his first match for season 2007, and kicked his first two goals in his AFL career. Travis Tuck, son of Hawthorn legend Michael Tuck, debuted and it seemed like a good decision to reveal a new player to AFL football. Kangaroos by 37 points - 16.12.108 to 10.11.71
18	Essendon Bombers	MCG	Win	Hawthorn answered their critics with a thrashing of Essendon, in doing so reclaiming a spot in the top four. Franklin's four goals raised his hopes of a rare Coleman Medal win. Hawks by 63 points - 17.17.119 to 7.14.56
19	Brisbane Lions	MCG	Win	A determined Hawthorn outplayed and outran a competitive Brisbane Lions team, to avenge their round 1 defeat, with a convincing victory, cementing a finals birth for 2007 - their first since 2001. Hawks by 24 points - 17.13.115 to 13.13.91
20	Port Adelaide Power	Aurora Stadium	Loss	Hawthorn suffered undoubtedly its most shattering loss of the season, going down to Port in the final seconds of the match after holding on to a narrow lead through most of the final term. Power by 5 points - 12.15.87 to 12.10.82
21	Western Bulldogs	Telstra Dome	Win	This was a great team effort by the Hawks, coming back from a 5 goal deficit to win comfortably in what ended up being a 115 point turnaround. Luke Hodge starred with 34 possessions and 6 goals. Hawks by 84 points - 22.19.151 to 10.7.67
22	Sydney Swans	SCG	Loss	Hawthorn left their biggest and most disappointing loss to the end of the season, going down in embarrassing circumstances to a struggling Sydney Swans outfit. Trailing 14 goals to 3 at half time, the Hawks were never in the contest, with only a little burst in the 3rd quarter avoiding a complete white wash. A costly loss for the Hawks, as it denied them a spot in the top 4. The Hawks must now play an in-form Adelaide Crows in an Elimination Final at the Telstra Dome. Swans by 72 points - 22.9.141 to 10.9.69
EF1	Adelaide Crows	Telstra Dome	Win	The Hawks, playing in their first finals series since 2001, were in for a hard game against Adelaide who were favourites to win. Adelaide pulled away a few times in the match, but the Hawks were able to close the gap on multiple occasions. In the last term they stepped it up a notch, with Lance 'Buddy' Franklin kicking the winning goal with 7 seconds left to finish with 7 goals for the day. Shane Crawford had a standout game and Luke Hodge was very courageous, playing a terrific game with a knee injury. They now play the Kangaroos next week at the MCG. Hawks by 3 points - 15.15.105 to 15.12.102
SF1	Kangaroos	MCG	Loss	In the last games for Veterans Joel Smith, Ben Dixon and Vandenberg, Hawthorn had a worse than average performance, with a comparatively high error rate, not at all helped by young star Lance Franklin's 5 free kicks against him. Failing to bring the ball to the forwards they allowed the more skilled Roos to run out victors. Kangaroos by 33 points. 14.9.93 to 8.12.60.