| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1946 |
| President: | Dr. Jacob Jona |
| Coach: | Keith Shea |
| Captain: | Jim Bohan |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 3–16 (12th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Alec Albiston |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Albert Prior (52) |
| Highest Attendance: | 19,000 (Round 1 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 (Round 13 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 11,500 |
| Prevseason: | 1945 |
| Nextseason: | 1947 |
The 1946 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 22nd season in the Victorian Football League and 45th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Monday, 22 April (2:45 pm) | 7.19 (61) | 18.16 (124) | Lost by 63 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 19,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 27 April (2:45 pm) | 15.14 (104) | 9.19 (73) | Lost by 31 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 7,500 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 4 May (2:45 pm) | 15.11 (101) | 19.17 (131) | Lost by 30 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) | 8.6 (54) | 24.13 (157) | Lost by 103 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 0–4 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) | 11.21 (87) | 6.17 (53) | Lost by 34 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,000 | 0–5 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) | 16.10 (106) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 15 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 1–5 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 1 June (2:30 pm) | 13.12 (90) | 14.15 (99) | Lost by 9 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 1–6 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 8 June (2:30 pm) | 14.14 (98) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 34 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 12,000 | 1–7 | ||
| 9 | Monday, 17 June (2:30 pm) | 17.20 (122) | 14.13 (97) | Won by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 2–7 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 22 June (2:30 pm) | 10.24 (84) | 9.12 (66) | Lost by 18 points | Junction Oval (A) | 8,000 | 2–8 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 6 July (2:30 pm) | 9.6 (60) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 2–9 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 13 July (2:30 pm) | 15.23 (113) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 33 points | Victoria Park (A) | 11,000 | 2–10 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 20 July (2:30 pm) | 15.22 (112) | 11.15 (81) | Won by 31 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–10 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 27 July (2:30 pm) | 15.18 (108) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 37 points | Princes Park (A) | 17,000 | 3–11 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 3 August (2:45 pm) | 21.18 (144) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 65 points | Windy Hill (A) | 12,000 | 3–12 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 10 August (2:45 pm) | 12.15 (87) | 16.14 (110) | Lost by 23 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 3–13 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) | 18.15 (123) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 37 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 15,601 | 3–14 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) | 23.27 (165) | 8.5 (53) | Lost by 112 points | Western Oval (A) | 12,000 | 3–15 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) | 9.15 (69) | 12.22 (94) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 6,000 | 3–16 | ||
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