Since Champion Data became the AFL’s official statistician in 1999, more than 190 different categories of individual single match records have been documented.

Despite being the most successful team of the modern era, Hawthorn holds just nine of the current individual records, compared to the league average of 11.3 (not including Gold Coast or GWS who entered the competition some 12 and 13 respective years later). 

However, not all of these records want to be held. 

While the list included prized achievements such as the most goals or disposals in a single match, it also includes things like clangers, ineffective spoils, missed tackles and marks fumbled. 

While Shaun Burgoyne would be proud of his record six smothers against Adelaide in 2015, Jordan Lewis would probably rather we keep quiet about his five ineffective ground kicks against the Dockers the year prior.


Here is a complete list of the single match records that Hawthorn players hold since 1999.

 

MOST SHOTS AT GOAL

1999

18

Lance Franklin

2012

10

Hawthorn

North Melbourne

MOST BEHINDS

1999

11

Lance Franklin

2007

21

Hawthorn

Western Bulldogs

MARKS FROM OPP KICK

1999

10

Jade Rawlings

2002

6

Hawthorn

North Melbourne

FREES FOR

1999

8

Shane Crawford

2001

17

Hawthorn

Carlton

FREES FOR

1999

8

Sam Mitchell

2006

15

Hawthorn

Adelaide

KICKS BACKWARDS

2005

7

Isaac Smith

2015

26

Hawthorn

Fremantle

SMOTHERS

2002

6

Shaun Burgoyne

2015

25

Hawthorn

Adelaide

INEFFECTIVE GROUND KICKS

2013

5

Jordan Lewis

2014

3

Hawthorn

Fremantle

THROW IN HITOUT SHARK

2005

5

Tom Mitchell

2017

2

Hawthorn

Adelaide