The 1996 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 72nd season in the Australian Football League and 95th 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, 30 March (2:10 pm) 11.5 (71) 13.14 (92) Won by 21 points Whitten Oval (A) 10,239 1–0 2 Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) 6.15 (51) 14.14 (98) Lost by 47 points Waverley Park (H) 38,263 1–1 3 Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) 12.8 (80) 22.21 (153) Lost by 73 points Waverley Park (H) 20,331 1–2 4 Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) 8.9 (57) 8.9 (57) Draw Whitten Oval (A) 16,804 1–2–1 5 Saturday, 27 April (7:40 pm) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 15.11 (101) 15.12 (102) Won by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 63,196 11–10–1
Finals series Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result Qualifying final Saturday, 7 September (7:45 pm) 13.12 (90) 12.12 (84) Lost by 6 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 37,010
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