Hawthorn Hawks
Updated
AFL 2024
Hawthorn settle Federal Court case with Indigenous players
The Hawks have settled their Federal Court case with Indigenous former players and their families, apologising for their experiences at the club and reaching a financial settlement.
- by Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall
Latest
Reality bites as crisis in the number of Indigenous AFL players gathers pace
The number of Indigenous players on AFL lists will continue its alarming decline in 2025 as few players are considered for selection in the national draft.
- by Peter Ryan
One sleep to go: The latest mail on who your club will pick in this year’s AFL draft
The best and brightest prospects in the land will learn their fate on Wednesday and Thursday in the AFL draft. We’ve studied the form and the needs of the clubs to devise our final phantom draft for the first round.
- by Marc McGowan
The Hawks won TikTok this year. Now they’re cashing in
After their breakout year, the Hawks are back as a prime-time AFL team, and their fans are getting swept up in the excitement with membership and merchandise sales soaring.
- by Michael Gleeson
Call for McClelland Trophy rethink; Where the Hawks went wrong; Grand final planning underway
What makes a champion? That’s the question being asked of the AFL’s all-club award as Hawthorn lament their heartbreaking loss to Port Adelaide and the AFLW starts planning where to play its grand final.
- by Roy Ward, Steve Barrett and Hannah Kennelly
Opinion
AFL 2025
The fix-ture is in: Why handicapping teams flies in the face of AFL’s integrity
The fixture should not be another lever for equalisation. The premiership race should be run at even weights, like the Derby – not weighted in the manner of the Melbourne Cup.
- by Jake Niall
The big fix: Revealing the secret formula that goes into making the most-read list in Australian sport
If you thought footy fans were obsessed with the AFL fixture, spare a thought for the man whose job it is to balance the interests of all 18 clubs and the broadcasters, while accommodating the league’s traditions and quirks.
- by Jon Pierik
AFL Briefing
AFL 2025
Clayton Oliver returns early for Melbourne pre-season training
Oliver, 27, joined several senior teammates including vice captain Jack Viney and utility Harrison Petty – along with Melbourne’s first-to-fourth-year players at Gosch’s Paddock on Friday.
- by Jon Pierik and Hannah Kennelly
Analysis
AFL 2025
The good, the bad and who you play twice: Club-by-club look at the 2025 fixture
We have broken down next year’s AFL fixture to reveal the good and the bad for your club, including who your team plays twice and how many top-four and bottom-four games are on the agenda.
- by Andrew Wu, Marc McGowan and Michael Gleeson
Updated
AFL 2025
See the full 2025 fixture: AFL banks on Blues, Magpies, as Dreamtime at the ’G moves to Friday night
The full 2025 AFL fixture has been released, and the league is banking on Carlton and Collingwood being big drawcards.
- by Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Analysis
AFL 2025
Winners, losers and an AFL first: Unpacking the 2025 fixture
A double-header at Marvel Stadium will be a first, and we take a look at what it will mean for footy fans as we enter an era of a new broadcast deal.
- by Peter Ryan
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