2012 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 2012 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 88th season in the Australian Football League and 111th overall.

Hawthorn Football Club
2012 season
PresidentAndrew Newbold
CoachAlastair Clarkson
Captain(s)Luke Hodge
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
Aurora Stadium
Pre-season competition3rd
AFL season17–5 (1st)
Finals SeriesGrand Final
(lost to Sydney 81–91)
Best and FairestSam Mitchell
Leading goalkickerLance Franklin (69)
Highest home attendance99,683 (Grand Final vs. Sydney)
Lowest home attendance12,959 (Round 8 vs. Fremantle)
Average home attendance44,973

The season would prove to be Hawthorn's most dominant season in the 2012-2015 run of consecutive successful years, only to be denied the ultimate success in the 2012 AFL Grand Final due to inaccurate kicking.

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