1996 Hawthorn Football Club season

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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 seriesQualifying Final
(lost to Sydney 84–90)
Best and Fairest Paul Salmon
Leading goalkicker Jason 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.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 30 March (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 11.5 (71)13.14 (92)Won by 21 points Whitten Oval (A)10,2391–0
2Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 6.15 (51)14.14 (98)Lost by 47 points Waverley Park (H)38,2631–1
3Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.8 (80)22.21 (153)Lost by 73 points Waverley Park (H)20,3311–2
4Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 8.9 (57)8.9 (57)Draw Whitten Oval (A)16,8041–2–1
5Saturday, 27 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 13.10 (88)11.10 (76)Lost by 12 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)20,2271–3–1
6Saturday, 4 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 9.11 (65)13.8 (86)Lost by 21 points Waverley Park (H)30,2251–4–1
7Saturday, 11 May (7:40 pm) Brisbane Bears 15.14 (104)5.11 (41)Lost by 63 points The Gabba (A)20,0531–5–1
8Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 19.8 (122)10.11 (71)Won by 51 points Waverley Park (H)20,5272–5–1
9Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 8.8 (56)14.6 (90)Lost by 34 points Waverley Park (H)14,2862–6–1
10Sunday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Fremantle 7.11 (53)17.8 (110)Won by 57 points Subiaco Oval (A)19,3503–6–1
11Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Adelaide 16.12 (108)14.15 (99)Won by 9 points Waverley Park (H)16,6524–6–1
12Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 17.12 (114)12.11 (83)Won by 31 points Waverley Park (H)16,2175–6–1
13Saturday, 29 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 18.13 (121)15.10 (100)Lost by 21 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)43,4815–7–1
14Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 17.12 (114)11.15 (81)Won by 33 points Waverley Park (H)30,8866–7–1
15Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 10.12 (72)11.8 (74)Won by 2 points Kardinia Park (A)22,2077–7–1
16Saturday, 20 July (7:40 pm) Carlton 15.8 (98)7.7 (49)Won by 49 points Waverley Park (H)28,6708–7–1
17Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 17.12 (114)11.7 (73)Lost by 41 points Optus Oval (A)19,0818–8–1
18Friday, 2 August (8:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.16 (130)15.9 (99)Lost by 31 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)28,5558–9–1
19Saturday, 10 August (7:40 pm) Footscray 20.12 (132)10.5 (65)Won by 67 points Waverley Park (H)14,9149–9–1
20Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 7.7 (49)9.18 (62)Lost by 23 points Waverley Park (H)28,8979–10–1
21Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 9.9 (63)12.8 (80)Won by 17 points Waverley Park (A)28,11810–10–1
22Saturday, 31 August (7:40 pm) Melbourne 15.11 (101)15.12 (102)Won by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)63,19611–10–1
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying finalSaturday, 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
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Sydney 22165121521737123.966
2 North Melbourne (P)22166025261982127.464
3 Brisbane Bears 22156121741731125.662
4 West Coast 22157022011758125.260
5 Carlton 22157021161909110.860
6 Essendon 22147122092023109.258
7 Geelong 22138123532047114.954
8 Hawthorn 22111011893192198.546
9 Richmond 221111022821944117.444
10 St Kilda 221012020532033101.040
11 Collingwood 22913022032142102.836
12 Adelaide 2281402233232796.032
13 Fremantle 2271501830198392.328
14 Melbourne 2271501743246370.828
15 Footscray 2251611654213977.322
16 Fitzroy 2212101452293549.54

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

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References

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