1992 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1992 season
President	Trevor Coote
Coach	Alan Joyce
Captain(s)	Gary Ayres
Home ground	Waverley Park
AFL season	14–8 (5th)
Finals series	Elimination final (Lost to West Coast 87–100)
Best and Fairest	Jason Dunstall
Leading goalkicker	Jason Dunstall (145)
Highest home attendance	53,369 (Round 21 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance	17,096 (Round 18 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance	32,045
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The 1992 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 68th season in the Australian Football League and 91st overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending AFL Premiers.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 21 March (2:10 pm)	Geelong	21.15 (141)	18.13 (121)	Won by 20 points	Waverley Park (H)	34,677	1–0
2	Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm)	Carlton	17.13 (115)	12.17 (89)	Lost by 26 points	Princes Park (A)	25,689	1–1
3	Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	10.15 (75)	14.17 (101)	Won by 26 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	25,323	2–1
4	Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	16.12 (108)	14.14 (98)	Lost by 10 points	Moorabbin Oval (A)	27,350	2–2
5	Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm)	Essendon	16.18 (114)	22.9 (141)	Lost by 27 points	Waverley Park (H)	32,509	2–3
6	Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	17.9 (111)	20.15 (135)	Won by 24 points	Waverley Park (A)	72,765	3–3
7	Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm)	Richmond	25.22 (172)	14.9 (93)	Won by 79 points	Waverley Park (H)	26,789	4–3
8	Bye
9	Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	18.12 (120)	7.6 (48)	Won by 72 points	Waverley Park (H)	22,686	5–3
10	Sunday, 24 May (2:10 pm)	Sydney	12.13 (85)	21.20 (146)	Won by 61 points	Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	12,217	6–3
11	Sunday, 31 May (2:10 pm)	Footscray	16.13 (109)	11.9 (75)	Lost by 34 points	Whitten Oval (A)	25,829	6–4
12	Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm)	Adelaide	15.12 (102)	15.13 (103)	Lost by 1 point	Waverley Park (H)	21,119	6–5
13	Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	22.13 (145)	13.11 (89)	Won by 56 points	Waverley Park (H)	22,289	7–5
14	Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm)	West Coast	8.12 (60)	11.8 (74)	Lost by 14 points	Waverley Park (H)	26,346	7–6
15	Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm)	Brisbane Bears	15.14 (104)	16.12 (108)	Won by 4 points	Carrara Stadium (A)	7,573	8–6
16	Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm)	Geelong	14.11 (95)	16.18 (114)	Won by 19 points	Kardinia Park (A)	26,257	9–6
17	Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm)	Carlton	7.12 (54)	9.12 (66)	Lost by 12 points	Waverley Park (H)	52,481	9–7
18	Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	20.13 (133)	14.12 (96)	Won by 37 points	Waverley Park (H)	17,096	10–7
19	Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	7.13 (55)	19.16 (130)	Lost by 75 points	Waverley Park (H)	43,132	10–8
20	Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm)	Essendon	8.8 (56)	32.24 (216)	Won by 160 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	41,070	11–8
21	Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	11.16 (82)	8.15 (63)	Won by 19 points	Waverley Park (H)	53,369	12–8
22	Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm)	Richmond	13.8 (86)	25.20 (170)	Won by 84 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	20,423	13–8
23	Bye
24	Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	20.10 (130)	22.17 (149)	Won by 19 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	42,549	14–8

Finals series

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
1st Elimination Final	Sunday, 6 September (2:30 pm)	West Coast	14.16 (100)	12.15 (87)	Lost by 13 points	Subiaco Oval (A)	40,237