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

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