1997 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1997 season
President	Ian Dicker
Coach	Ken Judge
Captain(s)	Jason Dunstall
Home ground	Waverley Park
AFL season	15th
Finals series	Did not qualify
Best and Fairest	Paul Salmon
Leading goalkicker	Nick Holland (29)
Highest home attendance	51,494 (Round 10 vs. Collingwood)
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Main article: 1997 AFL season

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