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 Breust
For someone who was picked at 47 in the 2009 rookie draft, Luke Breust has proved the list managers got it very, very wrong.
He made his debut in 2011 and has since played 206 games, kicking 389 goals and has been apart of one of the best eras in AFL/VFL history.
Known as โPunkyโ by his peers, Breust has had one hell of a career and heโs only 28 and not looking like he is slowing down anytime soon.
In 2014, Breust began a streak of 29 consecutive goals without scoring a behind, tying the record set by Tony Lockett in the 1995 season. His dead-eye set shot and his ability to win the one-on-one contests have seen him recognised as one of the best small forwards of the last decade in the AFL.
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.