1997 Hawthorn Football Club season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
1	Saturday, 29 March (7:40 pm)	St Kilda	10.11 (71)	11.11 (77)	Won by 6 points	Waverley Park (A)	35,732	1–0
2	Sunday, 6 April (2:10 pm)	Fremantle	13.9 (87)	10.13 (73)	Lost by 14 points	Subiaco Oval (A)	19,057	1–1
3	Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	12.15 (87)	11.9 (75)	Won by 12 points	Waverley Park (H)	27,947	2–1
4	Saturday, 19 April (6:40 pm)	West Coast	17.10 (112)	13.10 (88)	Lost by 24 points	Subiaco Oval (A)	38,222	2–2
5	Saturday, 26 April (7:40 pm)	Sydney	15.9 (99)	11.8 (74)	Won by 25 points	Waverley Park (H)	37,576	3–2
6	Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm)	North Melbourne	14.9 (93)	16.7 (103)	Lost by 10 points	Waverley Park (H)	38,953	3–3
7	Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	19.19 (133)	13.10 (88)	Lost by 45 points	Optus Oval (A)	18,860	3–4
8	Sunday, 18 May (2:10 pm)	Carlton	15.16 (106)	12.9 (81)	Lost by 25 points	Optus Oval (A)	29,783	3–5
9	Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm)	Adelaide	13.10 (88)	14.18 (102)	Lost by 14 points	Waverley Park (H)	23,463	3–6
10	Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	16.12 (108)	8.7 (55)	Won by 53 points	Waverley Park (H)	51,494	4–6
11	Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm)	Essendon	13.13 (91)	17.22 (124)	Won by 33 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	60,594	5–6
12	Saturday, 14 June (2:10 pm)	Geelong	12.10 (82)	13.10 (88)	Won by 6 points	Kardinia Park (A)	22,871	6–6
13	Sunday, 29 June (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	17.16 (118)	7.13 (55)	Won by 63 points	Waverley Park (H)	31,517	7–6
14	Sunday, 6 July (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	18.16 (124)	13.14 (92)	Won by 32 points	Waverley Park (H)	29,886	8–6
15	Sunday, 13 July (2:10 pm)	Richmond	22.13 (145)	10.9 (69)	Lost by 76 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	49,217	8–7
16	Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	9.8 (62)	20.21 (141)	Lost by 79 points	Waverley Park (H)	43,181	8–8
17	Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm)	Fremantle	9.8 (62)	10.11 (71)	Lost by 9 points	Waverley Park (H)	15,939	8–9
18	Saturday, 2 August (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions	21.15 (141)	11.5 (71)	Lost by 70 points	The Gabba (A)	19,635	8–10
19	Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm)	West Coast	10.6 (66)	13.9 (87)	Lost by 21 points	Waverley Park (H)	20,517	8–11
20	Sunday, 17 August (2:45 pm)	Sydney	20.15 (135)	11.11 (77)	Lost by 58 points	Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	34,111	8–12
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	8–13
22	Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	13.9 (87)	15.15 (105)	Lost by 18 points	Waverley Park (H)	35,706	8–14

Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	St Kilda	22	15	7	0	2294	1918	119.6	60
2	Geelong	22	15	7	0	2111	1791	117.9	60
3	Western Bulldogs	22	14	8	0	2100	2062	101.8	56
4	Adelaide (P)	22	13	9	0	2151	1769	121.6	52
5	West Coast	22	13	9	0	1969	1770	111.2	52
6	Sydney	22	12	10	0	2093	1801	116.2	48
7	North Melbourne	22	12	10	0	2051	1835	111.8	48
8	Brisbane Lions	22	10	11	1	2076	1973	105.2	42
9	Port Adelaide	22	10	11	1	1852	2017	91.8	42
10	Collingwood	22	10	12	0	2138	1919	111.4	40
11	Carlton	22	10	12	0	1978	2045	96.7	40
12	Fremantle	22	10	12	0	1748	1902	91.9	40
13	Richmond	22	10	12	0	1883	2253	83.6	40
14	Essendon	22	9	13	0	2004	2170	92.4	36
15	Hawthorn	22	8	14	0	1873	2144	87.4	32
16	Melbourne	22	4	18	0	1477	2429	60.8	16

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 90.3
Source: AFL Tables

References

"AFL Tables - 1997 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

v t e 1997 AFL season
Events	Ansett Australia Cup Premiership season Finals series Grand Final
Awards	AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Michael Tuck Medal Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs
Player changes	National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts

Hawthorn Football Club

Nickname: Hawks

AFL coach: Sam Mitchell
AFL captain: James Sicily

AFLW coach: Daniel Webster
AFLW captain: Emily Bates

VFL/AFL home grounds

Glenferrie Oval (1906–1973)
Princes Park (1974–1991)
Waverley Park (1970–1999)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (2000–)
York Park (2001–)

VFL/AFL premierships (13)

Runner-up (6)

Men's seasons (121)

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AFLW home grounds

Women's seasons (8)

VFLW (4)	2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
AFLW (4)	2022 (S7) 2023 2024 2025

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