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Senior Coach: Alastair Clarkson


Coaching Career:
Clarkson withstood considerable pressure to steer Hawthorn into the finals in 2010 for the third time in the past four years.

On one hand, a seventh place finish was a disappointment when you consider the abundance of talent on the Hawthorn list. On the other hand, to have become the first team to make finials after a 1-6 start was a fine achievement and Hawthorn’s form line over the last two thirds of the season provides great encouragement for the year ahead.

Even when the Club was under siege in  2010, Clarkson helped some players produce breakthrough seasons, gave valuable game time to other youngsters and found a few surprise packets, increasing the Club’s depth coming into the 2011 campaign.

Assistant Coach: Brendon Bolton


Coaching career:
The former Tasmanian, highly regarded for his three years of coaching at the Box Hill Hawks, gets his chance as a full-time Hawthorn assistant coach working with the midfielders in 2011.

Bolton held several coaching positions in Tasmania, where he led North Hobart to the Southern Football League premiership in 2003.











 

Assistant Coach: Leon Cameron


Coaching career: Leon Cameron joins the Hawks as Alastair Clarkson's senior assistant after seven seasons at the Western Bulldogs (six working under Rodney Eade).

Cameron has been a finalist for several AFL senior coaching positions and brings exeperience and credentials to the Hawthorn coaching box. Cameron played 256 games for the Bulldogs and Richmond between 1990 and 2003.

Assistant Coach: Chris Fagan


Coaching career:
In his fourth season as head of coaching and development, with the mentoring of coaches one of his key roles in 2011.

Fagan worked previously as Football Operations Manager at Melbourne and was an assistant to Neale Daniher at the Demons.






 

Assistant Coach: David Flood


Coaching career:
In his third season as the Hawks’ Development Coach responsible for fast-tracking first, second and third-year players.

Flood played 58 games for Essendon from 1986-95, was development coach for the Bombers from 1999-2003, and coached the Coburg Tigers in the VFL in 2004-05 and the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup in 2007-08.




 

High Performance Coach: David Rath


Coaching career:

Industry leader in sports science, biomechanics, skill development and information technology.

High-performance Coach who previously worked at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.











 

Assistant Coach: Adam Simpson


Coaching career:
Learned much in his first season under Alastair Clarkson in 2010, where he had joint responsibility for the Hawthorn midfield.

Ended his distinguished playing career in 2008, finishing with 306 games, equal second on North Melbourne’s all-time list.

A best and fairest winner (with four other top-three placings), All-Australian and dual premiership player, he captained the club for five seasons.

Opposition Analyst: John Wardrop


Professional career:
Highly regarded opposition analyst, having performed the role for the past 15 seasons, including stints with West Coast (1994-99) and Collingwood (2000-07).

One of the pioneers of modern tactical analysis, Wardrop was the first full-time opposition analyst employed in AFL ranks.
 

Ruck Coach: Damian Monkhorst


Coaching career:
At the start of the 2010 pre-season, Monkhorst was appointed head ruck coach of the Club to help impart his ruck knowledge onto developing ruckmen.

Following his stellar career at the Collingwood Football Club, Damian Monkhorst returned to Woori Yallock to continue his playing career.

 

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