| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1944 |
| President: | Dr. Jacob Jona |
| Coach: | Tommy Lahiff |
| Captain: | Jim Bohan |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 2–15–1 (11th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Jack Blackman |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Wally Culpitt (57) |
| Highest Attendance: | 12,000 (Round 1 vs., Round 8 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 (Round 17 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 9,556 |
| Prevseason: | 1943 |
| Nextseason: | 1945 |
The 1944 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 20th season in the Victorian Football League and 43rd overall.
See also: 1944 VFL season. The VFL went back to an 18-round season after rejoined the competition due to the wartime travel restriction being relaxed.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) | 9.14 (68) | 15.16 (106) | Lost by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) | 18.16 (124) | 9.14 (68) | Lost by 56 points | Princes Park (A) | 11,000 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) | 22.12 (144) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 53 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) | 9.12 (66) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 7 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,000 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 3 June (2:30 pm) | 8.9 (57) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 16 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 2–3 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 10 June (2:30 pm) | 21.16 (142) | 17.11 (113) | Lost by 29 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 10,000 | 2–4 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 17 June (2:30 pm) | 14.13 (97) | 7.10 (52) | Lost by 45 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 10,000 | 2–5 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 24 June (2:30 pm) | 9.10 (64) | 14.18 (102) | Lost by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 2–6 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 1 July (2:30 pm) | 15.12 (102) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 25 points | Junction Oval (A) | 12,000 | 2–7 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 8 July (2:30 pm) | 11.9 (75) | 13.16 (94) | Lost by 19 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 2–8 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 15 July (2:30 pm) | 7.10 (52) | 22.25 (157) | Lost by 105 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 2–9 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 22 July (2:30 pm) | 19.18 (132) | 3.7 (25) | Lost by 107 points | Windy Hill (A) | 8,000 | 2–10 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 29 July (2:30 pm) | 10.2 (62) | 13.28 (106) | Lost by 44 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 2–11 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) | 11.20 (86) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 25 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 7,000 | 2–12 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) | 12.16 (88) | 12.16 (88) | Draw | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 6,000 | 2–12–1 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) | 18.20 (118) | 7.14 (56) | Lost by 72 points | Victoria Park (A) | 5,000 | 2–13–1 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) | 12.12 (84) | 15.19 (109) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 2–14–1 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) | 14.27 (111) | 6.13 (49) | Lost by 62 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 4,000 | 2–15–1 | ||
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