1996 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 1996 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 72nd season in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Fixture
Premiership season
| Rd |
Date and local time |
Opponent |
Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) |
Venue |
Attendance |
Ladder position |
| Home |
Away |
Result |
| 1 |
Saturday, 30 March (2:10 pm) |
Fitzroy |
11.5 (71) |
13.14 (92) |
Won by 21 points |
Whitten Oval (A) |
10,239 |
5th |
| 2 |
Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) |
Richmond |
6.15 (51) |
14.14 (98) |
Lost by 47 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
38,263 |
11th |
| 3 |
Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) |
North Melbourne |
12.8 (80) |
22.21 (153) |
Lost by 73 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
20,331 |
12th |
| 4 |
Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) |
Footscray |
8.9 (57) |
8.9 (57) |
Draw |
Whitten Oval (A) |
16,804 |
11th |
| 5 |
Saturday, 27 April (7:40 pm) |
Sydney |
13.10 (88) |
11.10 (76) |
Lost by 12 points |
Sydney Cricket Ground (A) |
20,227 |
12th |
| 6 |
Saturday, 4 May (7:40 pm) |
St Kilda |
9.11 (65) |
13.8 (86) |
Lost by 21 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
30,225 |
13th |
| 7 |
Saturday, 11 May (7:40 pm) |
Brisbane Bears |
15.14 (104) |
5.11 (41) |
Lost by 63 points |
The Gabba (A) |
20,053 |
13th |
| 8 |
Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) |
Melbourne |
19.8 (122) |
10.11 (71) |
Won by 51 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
20,527 |
13th |
| 9 |
Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) |
West Coast |
8.8 (56) |
14.6 (90) |
Lost by 34 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
14,286 |
13th |
| 10 |
Sunday, 9 June (2:10 pm) |
Fremantle |
7.11 (53) |
17.8 (110) |
Won by 57 points |
Subiaco Oval (A) |
19,350 |
13th |
| 11 |
Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) |
Adelaide |
16.12 (108) |
14.15 (99) |
Won by 9 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
16,652 |
10th |
| 12 |
Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) |
Fitzroy |
17.12 (114) |
12.11 (83) |
Won by 31 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
16,217 |
10th |
| 13 |
Saturday, 29 June (2:10 pm) |
Essendon |
18.13 (121) |
15.10 (100) |
Lost by 21 points |
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) |
43,481 |
10th |
| 14 |
Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) |
Collingwood |
17.12 (114) |
11.15 (81) |
Won by 33 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
30,886 |
10th |
| 15 |
Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) |
Geelong |
10.12 (72) |
11.8 (74) |
Won by 2 points |
Kardinia Park (A) |
22,207 |
9th |
| 16 |
Saturday, 20 July (7:40 pm) |
Carlton |
15.8 (98) |
7.7 (49) |
Won by 49 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
28,670 |
8th |
| 17 |
Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) |
Richmond |
17.12 (114) |
11.7 (73) |
Lost by 41 points |
Optus Oval (A) |
19,081 |
9th |
| 18 |
Friday, 2 August (8:10 pm) |
North Melbourne |
19.16 (130) |
15.9 (99) |
Lost by 31 points |
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) |
28,555 |
9th |
| 19 |
Saturday, 10 August (7:40 pm) |
Footscray |
20.12 (132) |
10.5 (65) |
Won by 67 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
14,914 |
8th |
| 20 |
Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm) |
Sydney |
7.7 (49) |
9.18 (62) |
Lost by 23 points |
Waverley Park (H) |
28,897 |
9th |
| 21 |
Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) |
St Kilda |
9.9 (63) |
12.8 (80) |
Won by 17 points |
Waverley Park (A) |
28,118 |
9th |
| 22 |
Saturday, 31 August (7:40 pm) |
Melbourne |
15.11 (101) |
15.12 (102) |
Won by 1 point |
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) |
63,196 |
8th |
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Finals series
| Rd |
Date and local time |
Opponent |
Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) |
Venue |
Attendance |
| Home |
Away |
Result |
| Qualifying final |
Saturday, 7 September (7:45 pm) |
Sydney |
13.12 (90) |
12.12 (84) |
Lost by 6 points |
Sydney Cricket Ground (A) |
37,010 |
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Ladder
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| | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2152 | 1737 | 123.89 | 66 |
| 2 | North Melbourne (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2526 | 1982 | 127.45 | 64 |
| 3 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2174 | 1731 | 125.59 | 62 |
| 4 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2201 | 1758 | 125.20 | 60 |
| 5 | Carlton | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2116 | 1909 | 110.84 | 60 |
| 6 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2209 | 2023 | 109.19 | 58 |
| 7 | Geelong | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2353 | 2047 | 114.95 | 54 |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1893 | 1921 | 98.54 | 46 |
| 9 | Richmond | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2282 | 1944 | 117.39 | 44 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2053 | 2033 | 100.98 | 40 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2203 | 2142 | 102.85 | 36 |
| 12 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2233 | 2327 | 95.96 | 32 |
| 13 | Fremantle | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1830 | 1983 | 92.28 | 28 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1743 | 2463 | 70.77 | 28 |
| 15 | Footscray | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1654 | 2139 | 77.33 | 22 |
| 16 | Fitzroy | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1452 | 2935 | 49.47 | 4 |
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against |
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