1997 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1997 season
President	Ian Dicker
Coach	Ken Judge
Captain(s)	Jason Dunstall
Home ground	Waverley Park
AFL season	8–14 (15th)
Finals series	Did not qualify
Best and Fairest	Paul Salmon
Leading goalkicker	Nick Holland (29)
Highest home attendance	51,494 (Round 10 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance	15,989 (Round 17 vs. Fremantle)
Average home attendance	32,380
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The 1997 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's season 73rd season in the Australian Football League and 96th 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, 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