Probably the hardest job in footy is picking the best 10 Hawthorn players from the past decade. Well, I gave it a crack!
Hawthorn played in four grand finals from 2012-2015, winning three of them, and made finals in every year apart from 2017 and 2019.
The Hawks have had many ups over the past 10 years and these 10 men have stood out from the rest.
Luke Hodge
Hodge will go down not only as the best player for the Hawks this past decade but one of the best to ever play for the club.
Drafted out of the Geelong Falcons with pick one in the 2001 National Draft, Hodge went on to have a remarkable career at the Hawks.
Now in his second year at the Brisbane Lions, Hodge enjoyed great success from 2010-2017 when he was still at the Hawks. Already winning one premiership in 2008, Hodge went onto captain three more premierships in 2013, 2014 and 2015 including winning the Norm Smith Medal in the 2014 Grand Final.
He played 154 games for the club between 2010-2017 and captained the side for six of those seasons.
His performances in the big finals games will go down in Hawthorn folklore as โThe Generalโ would seamlessly always be in control of the play.
Hodgeโs ability to not only play at a high level but to lead his players will be what he will be remembered for the most.
Hanging up the boots following Brisbane's loss to GWS on Saturday night, Hodge added to his legacy by helping guide the young Lions to their first finals appearance since 2009.
Franklin was there from 2004, debut in 2005, your article is wrong.
He’s referring to the years he played in this decade.
Title of the article is Top 10 of players of last decade, not from when they started. Maybe read before commenting.