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.
Jack Gunston
After getting traded from the Crows after the 2011 season, Gunston hasn’t looked back and has become an integral part in the team’s recent success.
Since the start of 2012, he has played 177 games for 345 goals. Like his good mate Luke Breust, he is a very reliable set shot from anywhere inside the forward 50. In big games, you could rely on Gunston to kick a bag as he did in the 2013 and 2015 Grand Finals where he kicked four goals in each.
2014 was his best year as he kicked 58 goals and won the second of his three premierships. Gunston got his first All-Australian nod in 2018 where he kicked 51 goals and led the Hawks to a top-four finish. A classy player who is reliable as they come.
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.