AFL SuperCoach 2026 | Hawthorn Hawks | Season Preview

Your 2026 AFL SuperCoach season starts here.

In this series, we break down every AFL club to help you build the ultimate SuperCoach team for 2026. Today we're previewing the Hawthorn Football Club.

Whether you’re chasing premiums, hunting mid-price value, or trying to uncover the best rookies, we’ve got you covered.

Each team preview includes:

• Must-have SuperCoach premiums
• Mid-priced breakouts and traps
• Rookie cash cows to target
• Players to fade early
• 2025 Snapshot and Season structure thoughts

If you want to start 2026 ahead of the pack, these team previews are essential viewing.

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00:00 Intro and why Hawthorn talk needs extra caffeine
00:35 Hawks game style for SuperCoach: pressure, tackle, score
02:55 2025 SC profile: high scorers, but hard to score against
05:37 Premiums: why it’s thin, and the Lloyd Meek case
06:17 New ruck rules: does it help or hurt Meek?
08:14 Jai Newcombe: ceiling, floor, and the classic trap
09:25 Mid-pricers: Will Day injury update and why it’s a safe fade
11:04 Breakout call: Josh Ward as Hawthorn’s 2025 SC guy
12:39 Rookies: Jack Dalton deep dive and why he matters
14:03 Cheapies: Bailey Macdonald role watch and cash-gen angle
15:25 Players to fade: Dylan Moore and the role problem
16:53 James Sicily fade: role roulette and price risk
17:23 Rapid fire: best pick, best value, best rookie, hardest fade
19:31 “Stepping stones” strategy for building a SuperCoach side
19:56 Closing debate: Ward breakout vs Day return vs Newcombe consistency