1997 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1997 season
PresidentIan Dicker
CoachKen Judge
CaptainJason Dunstall
Home groundWaverley Park
AFL season8–14 (15th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestPaul Salmon
Leading goalkickerNick Holland (29)
Highest home attendance51,494 (Round 10 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance15,989 (Round 17 vs. Fremantle)
Average home attendance32,380

The 1997 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's season 73rd season in the Australian Football League and 96th 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, 29 March (7:40 pm) St Kilda 10.11 (71) 11.11 (77) Won by 6 points Waverley Park (A) 35,732 1–0
2 Sunday, 6 April (2:10 pm) Fremantle 13.9 (87) 10.13 (73) Lost by 14 points Subiaco Oval (A) 19,057 1–1
3 Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) 11.9 (75) Won by 12 points Waverley Park (H) 27,947 2–1
4 Saturday, 19 April (6:40 pm) West Coast 17.10 (112) 13.10 (88) Lost by 24 points Subiaco Oval (A) 38,222 2–2
5 Saturday, 26 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 15.9 (99) 11.8 (74) Won by 25 points Waverley Park (H) 37,576 3–2
6 Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 14.9 (93) 16.7 (103) Lost by 10 points Waverley Park (H) 38,953 3–3
7 Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 19.19 (133) 13.10 (88) Lost by 45 points Optus Oval (A) 18,860 3–4
8 Sunday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.16 (106) 12.9 (81) Lost by 25 points Optus Oval (A) 29,783 3–5
9 Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) Adelaide 13.10 (88) 14.18 (102) Lost by 14 points Waverley Park (H) 23,463 3–6
10 Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.12 (108) 8.7 (55) Won by 53 points Waverley Park (H) 51,494 4–6
11 Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 13.13 (91) 17.22 (124) Won by 33 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 60,594 5–6
12 Saturday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.10 (82) 13.10 (88) Won by 6 points Kardinia Park (A) 22,871 6–6
13 Sunday, 29 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.16 (118) 7.13 (55) Won by 63 points Waverley Park (H) 31,517 7–6
14 Sunday, 6 July (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 18.16 (124) 13.14 (92) Won by 32 points Waverley Park (H) 29,886 8–6
15 Sunday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 22.13 (145) 10.9 (69) Lost by 76 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 49,217 8–7
16 Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm) St Kilda 9.8 (62) 20.21 (141) Lost by 79 points Waverley Park (H) 43,181 8–8
17 Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm) Fremantle 9.8 (62) 10.11 (71) Lost by 9 points Waverley Park (H) 15,939 8–9
18 Saturday, 2 August (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 21.15 (141) 11.5 (71) Lost by 70 points The Gabba (A) 19,635 8–10
19 Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) West Coast 10.6 (66) 13.9 (87) Lost by 21 points Waverley Park (H) 20,517 8–11
20 Sunday, 17 August (2:45 pm) Sydney 20.15 (135) 11.11 (77) Lost by 58 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 34,111 8–12
21 Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.21 (81) 6.7 (43) Lost by 38 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 26,393 8–13
22 Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.9 (87) 15.15 (105) Lost by 18 points Waverley Park (H) 35,706 8–14
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Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 St Kilda 22 15 7 0 2294 1918 119.6 60
2 Geelong 22 15 7 0 2111 1791 117.9 60
3 Western Bulldogs 22 14 8 0 2100 2062 101.8 56
4 Adelaide (P) 22 13 9 0 2151 1769 121.6 52
5 West Coast 22 13 9 0 1969 1770 111.2 52
6 Sydney 22 12 10 0 2093 1801 116.2 48
7 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2051 1835 111.8 48
8 Brisbane Lions 22 10 11 1 2076 1973 105.2 42
9 Port Adelaide 22 10 11 1 1852 2017 91.8 42
10 Collingwood 22 10 12 0 2138 1919 111.4 40
11 Carlton 22 10 12 0 1978 2045 96.7 40
12 Fremantle 22 10 12 0 1748 1902 91.9 40
13 Richmond 22 10 12 0 1883 2253 83.6 40
14 Essendon 22 9 13 0 2004 2170 92.4 36
15 Hawthorn 22 8 14 0 1873 2144 87.4 32
16 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1477 2429 60.8 16

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 90.3
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1997 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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