1996 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1996 season
President	Brian Coleman
Coach	Ken Judge
Captain(s)	Jason Dunstall
Home ground	Waverley Park
AFL season	11–10–1 (8th)
Finals series	Qualifying Final (Lost to Sydney 84–90)
Best and Fairest	Paul Salmon
Leading goalkicker	Jason Dunstall (101)
Highest home attendance	38,263 (Round 2 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance	14,286 (Round 9 vs. West Coast)
Average home attendance	23,624
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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

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