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.
Shaun Burgoyne
Shaun โSilkโ Burgoyne joined the Hawks from Port Adelaide at the end of the 2009 season and has gone onto have a stellar career at the club. Playing 218 games for the Hawks since the start of the decade he has kicked 116 goals and been one of the important players for Alastair Clarkson during the Hawks' great run.
Burgoyne, like most on this list, played in four grand finals from 2012-2015 and won three flags in a row. Just a few weeks ago, Burgoyne became the most capped Indigenous player of all time with 375 and is looking likely to go around next season at the ripe old age of 37.
His ability to play anywhere on the field epitomises his greatness. Many Hawks supporters will remember whenever the game was close, especially in finals games, Clarkson would throw Silk into the midfield and he would deliver over and over again. One of the greats.
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.