| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1970 |
| President: | Phil J. Ryan |
| Coach: | John Kennedy, Sr. |
| Captain: | David Parkin |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 10–12 (8th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Peter Hudson |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Peter Hudson (146) |
| Highest Attendance: | 26,068 (Round 6 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 8,061 (Round 21 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 17,248 |
| Prevseason: | 1969 |
| Nextseason: | 1971 |
The 1970 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 46th season in the Victorian Football League and 69th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | 19.12 (126) | 21.9 (135) | Lost by 9 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 20,509 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | 14.12 (96) | 11.19 (85) | Lost by 11 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 25,575 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | 14.24 (108) | 15.11 (101) | Lost by 7 points | Victoria Park (A) | 24,352 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | 10.10 (70) | 16.14 (110) | Lost by 40 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 19,017 | 0–4 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 2 May (2:05 pm) | 11.13 (79) | 10.10 (76) | Lost by 3 points | Western Oval (A) | 19,610 | 0–5 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | 20.10 (130) | 21.11 (137) | Lost by 7 points | VFL Park (H) | 26,068 | 0–6 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) | 10.21 (81) | 8.8 (56) | Lost by 25 points | Moorabbin Oval (A) | 17,618 | 0–7 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) | 21.20 (146) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 62 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 17,070 | 1–7 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) | 10.14 (74) | 15.16 (106) | Won by 32 points | Princes Park (A) | 21,216 | 2–7 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | 9.8 (62) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 13 points | VFL Park (A) | 13,662 | 3–7 | ||
| 11 | Monday, 15 June (2:10 pm) | 18.12 (120) | 12.8 (80) | Won by 40 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,495 | 4–7 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) | 14.15 (99) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 28 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 19,698 | 4–8 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | 16.17 (113) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 39 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,196 | 5–8 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) | 18.7 (115) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 19,600 | 6–8 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) | 9.8 (62) | 21.4 (130) | Won by 68 points | Windy Hill (A) | 13,054 | 7–8 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) | 23.9 (147) | 6.12 (48) | Won by 99 points | VFL Park (H) | 14,169 | 8–8 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) | 15.15 (105) | 11.17 (83) | Lost by 22 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 55,740 | 8–9 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | 11.11 (77) | 14.18 (102) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,698 | 8–10 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) | 16.7 (103) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 17 points | Lake Oval (A) | 17,439 | 8–11 | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) | 13.9 (87) | 18.9 (117) | Lost by 30 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 20,845 | 8–12 | ||
| 21 | Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) | 21.14 (140) | 9.20 (74) | Won by 66 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,061 | 9–12 | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) | 9.11 (65) | 18.16 (124) | Won by 59 points | Junction Oval (A) | 11,626 | 10–12 | ||
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