1996 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1996 season
PresidentBrian Coleman
CoachKen Judge
Captain(s)Jason Dunstall
Home groundWaverley Park
AFL season11–10–1 (8th)
Finals seriesQualifying Final
(lost to Sydney 84–90)
Best and FairestPaul Salmon
Leading goalkickerJason Dunstall (101)
Highest home attendance38,263 (Round 2 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance14,286 (Round 9 vs. West Coast)
Average home attendance23,624
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The 1996 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 72nd season in the Australian Football League and 95th overall.

Fixture

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Premiership season

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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) Fitzroy 11.5 (71) 13.14 (92) Won by 21 points Whitten Oval (A) 10,239 1–0
2 Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 6.15 (51) 14.14 (98) Lost by 47 points Waverley Park (H) 38,263 1–1
3 Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.8 (80) 22.21 (153) Lost by 73 points Waverley Park (H) 20,331 1–2
4 Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 8.9 (57) 8.9 (57) Draw Whitten Oval (A) 16,804 1–2–1
5 Saturday, 27 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 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) St Kilda 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) Brisbane Bears 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) Melbourne 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) West Coast 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) Fremantle 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) Adelaide 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) Fitzroy 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) Essendon 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) Collingwood 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) Geelong 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) Carlton 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) Richmond 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) North Melbourne 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) Footscray 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) Sydney 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) St Kilda 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) Melbourne 15.11 (101) 15.12 (102) Won by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 63,196 11–10–1
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Finals series

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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) Sydney 13.12 (90) 12.12 (84) Lost by 6 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 37,010
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Sydney 22 16 5 1 2152 1737 123.9 66
2 North Melbourne (P) 22 16 6 0 2526 1982 127.4 64
3 Brisbane Bears 22 15 6 1 2174 1731 125.6 62
4 West Coast 22 15 7 0 2201 1758 125.2 60
5 Carlton 22 15 7 0 2116 1909 110.8 60
6 Essendon 22 14 7 1 2209 2023 109.2 58
7 Geelong 22 13 8 1 2353 2047 114.9 54
8 Hawthorn 22 11 10 1 1893 1921 98.5 46
9 Richmond 22 11 11 0 2282 1944 117.4 44
10 St Kilda 22 10 12 0 2053 2033 101.0 40
11 Collingwood 22 9 13 0 2203 2142 102.8 36
12 Adelaide 22 8 14 0 2233 2327 96.0 32
13 Fremantle 22 7 15 0 1830 1983 92.3 28
14 Melbourne 22 7 15 0 1743 2463 70.8 28
15 Footscray 22 5 16 1 1654 2139 77.3 22
16 Fitzroy 22 1 21 0 1452 2935 49.5 4

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 94.0
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1996 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.


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