Hawthorn Football Club
1996 season
PresidentBrian Coleman
CoachKen Judge
Captain(s)Jason Dunstall
Home groundWaverley Park
AFL season11–10–1 (8th)
Finals seriesQualifying Final
(lost to Sydney 84–90)
Best and FairestPaul Salmon
Leading goalkickerJason Dunstall (101)
Highest home attendance38,263 (Round 2 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance14,286 (Round 9 vs. West Coast)
Average home attendance23,624

The 1996 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 72nd season in the Australian Football League and 95th overall.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
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 1–0
2 Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 6.15 (51) 14.14 (98) Lost by 47 points Waverley Park (H) 38,263 1–1
3 Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.8 (80) 22.21 (153) Lost by 73 points Waverley Park (H) 20,331 1–2
4 Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 8.9 (57) 8.9 (57) Draw Whitten Oval (A) 16,804 1–2–1
5 Saturday, 27 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 13.10 (88) 11.10 (76) Lost by 12 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 20,227 1–3–1
6 Saturday, 4 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 9.11 (65) 13.8 (86) Lost by 21 points Waverley Park (H) 30,225 1–4–1
7 Saturday, 11 May (7:40 pm) Brisbane Bears 15.14 (104) 5.11 (41) Lost by 63 points The Gabba (A) 20,053 1–5–1
8 Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 19.8 (122) 10.11 (71) Won by 51 points Waverley Park (H) 20,527 2–5–1
9 Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 8.8 (56) 14.6 (90) Lost by 34 points Waverley Park (H) 14,286 2–6–1
10 Sunday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Fremantle 7.11 (53) 17.8 (110) Won by 57 points Subiaco Oval (A) 19,350 3–6–1
11 Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Adelaide 16.12 (108) 14.15 (99) Won by 9 points Waverley Park (H) 16,652 4–6–1
12 Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 17.12 (114) 12.11 (83) Won by 31 points Waverley Park (H) 16,217 5–6–1
13 Saturday, 29 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 18.13 (121) 15.10 (100) Lost by 21 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 43,481 5–7–1
14 Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 17.12 (114) 11.15 (81) Won by 33 points Waverley Park (H) 30,886 6–7–1
15 Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 10.12 (72) 11.8 (74) Won by 2 points Kardinia Park (A) 22,207 7–7–1
16 Saturday, 20 July (7:40 pm) Carlton 15.8 (98) 7.7 (49) Won by 49 points Waverley Park (H) 28,670 8–7–1
17 Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 17.12 (114) 11.7 (73) Lost by 41 points Optus Oval (A) 19,081 8–8–1
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 8–9–1
19 Saturday, 10 August (7:40 pm) Footscray 20.12 (132) 10.5 (65) Won by 67 points Waverley Park (H) 14,914 9–9–1
20 Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 7.7 (49) 9.18 (62) Lost by 23 points Waverley Park (H) 28,897 9–10–1
21 Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 9.9 (63) 12.8 (80) Won by 17 points Waverley Park (A) 28,118 10–10–1
22 Saturday, 31 August (7:40 pm) Melbourne 15.11 (101) 15.12 (102) Won by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 63,196 11–10–1
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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

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA  % Pts
1Sydney22165121521737123.966
2North Melbourne (P)22166025261982127.464
3Brisbane Bears22156121741731125.662
4West Coast22157022011758125.260
5Carlton22157021161909110.860
6Essendon22147122092023109.258
7Geelong22138123532047114.954
8Hawthorn22111011893192198.546
9Richmond221111022821944117.444
10St Kilda221012020532033101.040
11Collingwood22913022032142102.836
12Adelaide2281402233232796.032
13Fremantle2271501830198392.328
14Melbourne2271501743246370.828
15Footscray2251611654213977.322
16Fitzroy2212101452293549.54

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 94.0
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1996 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.


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