| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record |
| Home | Away | Result |
| 1 | Saturday, 26 March (2:00 pm) | St Kilda | 15.7 (97) | 23.15 (153) | Won by 56 points | Waverley Park (A) | 29,592 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Saturday, 2 April (2:08 pm) | Melbourne | 8.16 (64) | 17.16 (118) | Lost by 54 points | Waverley Park (H) | 29,581 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Friday, 8 April (8:08 pm) | North Melbourne | 25.23 (173) | 6.10 (46) | Lost by 127 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 36,726 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Saturday, 16 April (2:00 pm) | Carlton | 11.7 (73) | 24.16 (160) | Lost by 87 points | Waverley Park (H) | 30,944 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Sunday, 24 April (4:15 pm) | West Coast | 8.10 (58) | 19.15 (129) | Won by 71 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 27,357 | 2–3 |
| 6 | Bye |
| 7 | Saturday, 7 May (2:00 pm) | Essendon | 12.16 (88) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 13 points | Waverley Park (H) | 33,927 | 3–3 |
| 8 | Saturday, 14 May (2:00 pm) | Brisbane Bears | 25.16 (166) | 10.7 (67) | Won by 99 points | Waverley Park (H) | 12,233 | 4–3 |
| 9 | Sunday, 22 May (2:15 pm) | Hawthorn | 7.6 (48) | 22.13 (145) | Won by 97 points | Football Park (A) | 44,403 | 5–3 |
| 10 | Saturday, 28 May (2:00 pm) | Collingwood | 16.14 (110) | 10.14 (74) | Lost by 36 points | Victoria Park (A) | 26,718 | 5–4 |
| 11 | Sunday, 5 June (2:00 pm) | Footscray | 20.5 (125) | 8.13 (61) | Won by 64 points | Waverley Park (H) | 22,895 | 6–4 |
| 12 | Sunday, 12 June (1:15 pm) | Sydney | 13.5 (83) | 21.15 (141) | Won by 58 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 12,251 | 7–4 |
| 13 | Saturday, 18 June (2:00 pm) | Fitzroy | 7.11 (53) | 10.6 (66) | Lost by 13 points | Waverley Park (H) | 17,599 | 7–5 |
| 14 | Bye |
| 15 | Saturday, 2 July (2:00 pm) | Geelong | 16.19 (115) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 36 points | Waverley Park (H) | 35,267 | 8–5 |
| 16 | Saturday, 9 July (2:00 pm) | St Kilda | 21.16 (142) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 64 points | Waverley Park (H) | 25,037 | 9–5 |
| 17 | Saturday, 16 July (2:00 pm) | Melbourne | 17.10 (112) | 11.8 (74) | Lost by 38 points | Optus Oval (A) | 14,096 | 9–6 |
| 18 | Saturday, 23 July (2:08 pm) | North Melbourne | 9.5 (59) | 15.9 (99) | Lost by 40 points | Waverley Park (H) | 26,936 | 9–7 |
| 19 | Saturday, 30 July (2:08 pm) | Carlton | 15.14 (104) | 9.18 (72) | Lost by 32 points | Optus Oval (A) | 25,265 | 9–8 |
| 20 | Saturday, 6 August (2:08 pm) | West Coast | 15.10 (100) | 7.12 (54) | Won by 46 points | Waverley Park (H) | 16,328 | 10–8 |
| 21 | Sunday, 14 August (2:00 pm) | Richmond | 11.23 (89) | 18.9 (117) | Won by 28 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 52,562 | 11–8 |
| 22 | Sunday, 21 August (2:00 pm) | Essendon | 20.16 (136) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 52 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 49,354 | 11–9 |
| 23 | Sunday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | Brisbane Bears | 13.13 (91) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 11 points | The Gabba (A) | 13,718 | 12–9 |
| 24 | Saturday, 3 September (2:08 pm) | Adelaide | 9.12 (66) | 6.11 (47) | Won by 19 points | Waverley Park (H) | 22,973 | 13–9 |
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