The 1981 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 57th season in the Victorian Football League and 80th 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, 28 March (2:10 pm) 16.16 (112) 23.15 (153) Won by 41 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 32,202 1–0 2 Saturday, 4 March (2:10 pm) 16.11 (107) 17.21 (123) Lost by 16 points Princes Park (H) 30,159 1–1 3 Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) 21.13 (139) 18.9 (117) Lost by 22 points VFL Park (A) 21,977 1–2 4 Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) 11.13 (79) 13.16 (94) Won by 15 points Windy Hill (A) 29,597 2–2 5 Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) 17.16 (118) 11.17 (83) Won by 35 points Princes Park (H) 16,116 3–2 6 Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) 10.19 (79) 23.16 (154) Won by 75 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 45,750 4–2 7 Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) 8.8 (56) 7.17 (59) Lost by 3 points Princes Park (H) 13,273 4–3 8 Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) 21.18 (144) 16.19 (115) Won by 29 points Princes Park (H) 17,459 5–3 9 Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) 10.14 (74) 11.18 (84) Won by 10 points Western Oval (A) 13,789 6–3 10 Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) 13.17 (95) 11.14 (80) Won by 15 points Princes Park (H) 14,961 7–3 11 Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) 18.19 (127) 12.9 (81) Won by 46 points VFL Park (H) 92,935 8–3 12 Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) 21.13 (139) 14.16 (100) Lost by 39 points Princes Park (A) 26,990 8–4 13 Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) 20.18 (138) 15.16 (106) Won by 32 points Princes Park (H) 11,656 9–4 14 Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) 20.13 (133) 22.19 (151) Lost by 18 points The Gabba (H) 20,351 9–5 15 Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) 7.13 (55) 16.19 (115) Won by 60 points Arden Street Oval (A) 8,160 10–5 16 Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) 12.14 (86) 20.11 (131) Lost by 45 points Princes Park (H) 19,617 10–6 17 Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) 10.11 (71) 8.9 (57) Lost by 14 points Kardinia Park (A) 24,753 10–7 18 Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) 10.13 (73) 7.19 (61) Lost by 12 points Junction Oval (A) 16,013 10–8 19 Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) 15.21 (111) 13.12 (90) Won by 21 points Princes Park (H) 8,058 11–8 20 Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) 9.14 (68) 10.17 (77) Won by 9 points VFL Park (A) 20,863 12–8 21 Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) 22.17 (149) 11.10 (76) Lost by 73 points Victoria Park (A) 26,680 12–9 22 Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) 15.20 (110) 8.9 (57) Won by 53 points Princes Park (H) 7,922 13–9
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