1992 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1992 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 68th season in the Australian Football League and 91st overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending AFL Premiers.

Hawthorn Football Club

1992 season
President	Trevor Coote
Coach	Alan Joyce
Captain(s)	Gary Ayres
Home ground	Waverley Park
AFL season	14–8 (5th)
Finals series	Elimination final (lost to West Coast 87–100)
Best and Fairest	Jason Dunstall
Leading goalkicker	Jason Dunstall (145)
Highest home attendance	53,369 (Round 21 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance	17,096 (Round 18 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance	32,045
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Fixture

Premiership season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 21 March (2:10 pm)	Geelong	21.15 (141)	18.13 (121)	Won by 20 points	Waverley Park (H)	34,677	1–0
2	Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm)	Carlton	17.13 (115)	12.17 (89)	Lost by 26 points	Princes Park (A)	25,689	1–1
3	Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	10.15 (75)	14.17 (101)	Won by 26 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	25,323	2–1
4	Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	16.12 (108)	14.14 (98)	Lost by 10 points	Moorabbin Oval (A)	27,350	2–2
5	Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm)	Essendon	16.18 (114)	22.9 (141)	Lost by 27 points	Waverley Park (H)	32,509	2–3
6	Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	17.9 (111)	20.15 (135)	Won by 24 points	Waverley Park (A)	72,765	3–3
7	Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm)	Richmond	25.22 (172)	14.9 (93)	Won by 79 points	Waverley Park (H)	26,789	4–3
8	Bye
9	Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	18.12 (120)	7.6 (48)	Won by 72 points	Waverley Park (H)	22,686	5–3
10	Sunday, 24 May (2:10 pm)	Sydney	12.13 (85)	21.20 (146)	Won by 61 points	Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	12,217	6–3
11	Sunday, 31 May (2:10 pm)	Footscray	16.13 (109)	11.9 (75)	Lost by 34 points	Whitten Oval (A)	25,829	6–4
12	Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm)	Adelaide	15.12 (102)	15.13 (103)	Lost by 1 point	Waverley Park (H)	21,119	6–5
13	Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	22.13 (145)	13.11 (89)	Won by 56 points	Waverley Park (H)	22,289	7–5
14	Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm)	West Coast	8.12 (60)	11.8 (74)	Lost by 14 points	Waverley Park (H)	26,346	7–6
15	Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm)	Brisbane Bears	15.14 (104)	16.12 (108)	Won by 4 points	Carrara Stadium (A)	7,573	8–6
16	Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm)	Geelong	14.11 (95)	16.18 (114)	Won by 19 points	Kardinia Park (A)	26,257	9–6
17	Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm)	Carlton	7.12 (54)	9.12 (66)	Lost by 12 points	Waverley Park (H)	52,481	9–7
18	Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	20.13 (133)	14.12 (96)	Won by 37 points	Waverley Park (H)	17,096	10–7
19	Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	7.13 (55)	19.16 (130)	Lost by 75 points	Waverley Park (H)	43,132	10–8
20	Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm)	Essendon	8.8 (56)	32.24 (216)	Won by 160 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	41,070	11–8
21	Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	11.16 (82)	8.15 (63)	Won by 19 points	Waverley Park (H)	53,369	12–8
22	Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm)	Richmond	13.8 (86)	25.20 (170)	Won by 84 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	20,423	13–8
23	Bye
24	Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	20.10 (130)	22.17 (149)	Won by 19 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	42,549	14–8

Finals series

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
1st Elimination Final	Sunday, 6 September (2:30 pm)	West Coast	14.16 (100)	12.15 (87)	Lost by 13 points	Subiaco Oval (A)	40,237

Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Geelong	22	16	6	0	3057	2099	145.6	64
2	Footscray	22	16	6	0	2384	1836	129.8	64
3	Collingwood	22	16	6	0	2195	1911	114.9	64
4	West Coast (P)	22	15	6	1	2206	1752	125.9	62
5	Hawthorn	22	14	8	0	2579	2098	122.9	56
6	St Kilda	22	14	8	0	2415	2009	120.2	56
7	Carlton	22	14	8	0	2362	2103	112.3	56
8	Essendon	22	12	10	0	2241	2414	92.8	48
9	Adelaide	22	11	11	0	2317	2286	101.4	44
10	Fitzroy	22	9	13	0	2166	2398	90.3	36
11	Melbourne	22	7	14	1	2083	2386	87.3	30
12	North Melbourne	22	7	15	0	2269	2535	89.5	28
13	Richmond	22	5	17	0	2160	2938	73.5	20
14	Brisbane Bears	22	4	17	1	1770	2742	64.6	18
15	Sydney	22	3	18	1	1997	2694	74.1	14

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 103.6
Source: AFL Tables