1996 season | |||
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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.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
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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 |
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Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
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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 |
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(P) | Premiers |
Qualified for finals |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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1 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2152 | 1737 | 123.9 | 66 |
2 | North Melbourne (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2526 | 1982 | 127.4 | 64 |
3 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2174 | 1731 | 125.6 | 62 |
4 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2201 | 1758 | 125.2 | 60 |
5 | Carlton | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2116 | 1909 | 110.8 | 60 |
6 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2209 | 2023 | 109.2 | 58 |
7 | Geelong | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2353 | 2047 | 114.9 | 54 |
8 | Hawthorn | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1893 | 1921 | 98.5 | 46 |
9 | Richmond | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2282 | 1944 | 117.4 | 44 |
10 | St Kilda | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2053 | 2033 | 101.0 | 40 |
11 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2203 | 2142 | 102.8 | 36 |
12 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2233 | 2327 | 96.0 | 32 |
13 | Fremantle | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1830 | 1983 | 92.3 | 28 |
14 | Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1743 | 2463 | 70.8 | 28 |
15 | Footscray | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1654 | 2139 | 77.3 | 22 |
16 | Fitzroy | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1452 | 2935 | 49.5 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 94.0
Source: AFL Tables
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