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.

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Jarryd Roughead

Roughead's final game was perfect. Six goals in a farewell match is no less than he deserved. Emotions were at an all-time high in round 22 as the Hawks farewelled not only one of their greatest ever players, but one of the greatest ever people to ever walk through the front door at the club.

Being a one-club player will be something that Roughy will love the most as he stuck fat during the early years of his career when times werenโ€™t as good as they have been these past few years.

Playing 283 games and kicking 578 goals, Roughead deservedly makes the top four in this list. Some of his career highlights include: four-time premiership winner, Coleman Medal 2013, All-Australian 2013-2014, Hawks goal kicking leader 2013, 2014, 2017 and captaining the 2017-2018 seasons.

His five- and six-goal hauls in the 2014 Grand Final and 2014 Preliminary Final respectively will always be remembered by the Hawthorn faithful, as when we needed Roughy the most he delivered in spades.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 18: Jarryd Roughead of the Hawks celebrates a goal during the 2019 AFL round 22 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium on August 18, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
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3 COMMENTS

  1. Title of the article is Top 10 of players of last decade, not from when they started. Maybe read before commenting.

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