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| 2008 season | |||
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| President | Jeff Kennett | ||
| Coach | Alastair Clarkson | ||
| Captain(s) | Sam Mitchell | ||
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium | ||
| Pre-season competition | Semi final | ||
| AFL season | 17–5 (2nd) | ||
| Finals series | Premiers (Defeated Geelong 115–89) | ||
| Best and Fairest | Lance Franklin | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Lance Franklin (113) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 86,179 (Round 16 vs. Geelong) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,124 (Round 4 vs. Adelaide) | ||
| Average home attendance | 45,649 | ||
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The 2008 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 84th season in the Australian Football League and 107th overall.
One of the most prominent Hawthorn players in 2008 was teenager Lance Franklin.[1]
- ^ Wilson, Caroline (4 June 2008). "Hawks' Franklin strategy fails to fly: FOOTBALL". The Age. Melbourne. ProQuest 364055913. Retrieved 26 May 2024 – via ProQuest.