| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1949 |
| President: | Dr. Jacob Jona |
| Coach: | Alec Albiston |
| Captain: | Alec Albiston |
| 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: | Col Austen |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Albert Prior (48) |
| Highest Attendance: | 13,000 (Round 2 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,000 (Round 12 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 9,556 |
| Prevseason: | 1948 |
| Nextseason: | 1950 |
The 1949 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 25th season in the Victorian Football League and 48th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm) | 18.12 (120) | 9.3 (57) | Lost by 63 points | Windy Hill (A) | 13,500 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 23 April (2:15 pm) | 5.13 (43) | 20.12 (132) | Lost by 89 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm) | 21.27 (153) | 7.6 (48) | Lost by 105 points | Princes Park (A) | 9,250 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm) | 5.10 (40) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,500 | 0–4 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm) | 9.13 (67) | 14.21 (105) | Lost by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,500 | 0–5 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm) | 13.23 (101) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 22 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 9,000 | 0–6 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm) | 6.12 (48) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 39 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 0–7 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 4 June (2:15 pm) | 10.17 (77) | 10.6 (66) | Lost by 11 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 10,779 | 0–8 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm) | 10.13 (73) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 10 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 1–8 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 18 June (2:15 pm) | 20.12 (132) | 6.10 (46) | Lost by 86 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 12,000 | 1–9 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm) | 13.11 (89) | 14.13 (97) | Won by 8 points | Junction Oval (A) | 7,000 | 2–9 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm) | 7.0 (42) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 70 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,000 | 2–10 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm) | 16.21 (117) | 9.13 (67) | Lost by 50 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 7,000 | 2–11 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm) | 8.5 (53) | 9.17 (71) | Lost by 18 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 2–12 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm) | 16.23 (119) | 5.6 (36) | Lost by 83 points | Victoria Park (A) | 9,500 | 2–13 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 6 August (2:15 pm) | 10.19 (79) | 8.17 (65) | Lost by 14 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 4,000 | 2–14 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm) | 13.10 (88) | 9.16 (70) | Won by 18 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 3–14 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm) | 14.8 (92) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 30 points | Lake Oval (A) | 4,000 | 3–15 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 27 August (2:15 pm) | 10.16 (76) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 26 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 3–16 | ||
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