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) 10.11 (71) 11.11 (77) Won by 6 points Waverley Park (A) 35,732 1–0 2 Sunday, 6 April (2:10 pm) 13.9 (87) 10.13 (73) Lost by 14 points Subiaco Oval (A) 19,057 1–1 3 Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm) 12.15 (87) 11.9 (75) Won by 12 points Waverley Park (H) 27,947 2–1 4 Saturday, 19 April (6:40 pm) 17.10 (112) 13.10 (88) Lost by 24 points Subiaco Oval (A) 38,222 2–2 5 Saturday, 26 April (7:40 pm) 15.9 (99) 11.8 (74) Won by 25 points Waverley Park (H) 37,576 3–2 6 Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm) 14.9 (93) 16.7 (103) Lost by 10 points Waverley Park (H) 38,953 3–3 7 Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) 19.19 (133) 13.10 (88) Lost by 45 points Optus Oval (A) 18,860 3–4 8 Sunday, 18 May (2:10 pm) 15.16 (106) 12.9 (81) Lost by 25 points Optus Oval (A) 29,783 3–5 9 Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) 13.10 (88) 14.18 (102) Lost by 14 points Waverley Park (H) 23,463 3–6 10 Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) 16.12 (108) 8.7 (55) Won by 53 points Waverley Park (H) 51,494 4–6 11 Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) 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) 12.10 (82) 13.10 (88) Won by 6 points Kardinia Park (A) 22,871 6–6 13 Sunday, 29 June (2:10 pm) 17.16 (118) 7.13 (55) Won by 63 points Waverley Park (H) 31,517 7–6 14 Sunday, 6 July (2:10 pm) 18.16 (124) 13.14 (92) Won by 32 points Waverley Park (H) 29,886 8–6 15 Sunday, 13 July (2:10 pm) 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) 9.8 (62) 20.21 (141) Lost by 79 points Waverley Park (H) 43,181 8–8 17 Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm) 9.8 (62) 10.11 (71) Lost by 9 points Waverley Park (H) 15,939 8–9 18 Saturday, 2 August (7:40 pm) 21.15 (141) 11.5 (71) Lost by 70 points The Gabba (A) 19,635 8–10 19 Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) 10.6 (66) 13.9 (87) Lost by 21 points Waverley Park (H) 20,517 8–11 20 Sunday, 17 August (2:45 pm) 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) 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) 13.9 (87) 15.15 (105) Lost by 18 points Waverley Park (H) 35,706 8–14
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