| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1977 |
| President: | Phil J. Ryan |
| Coach: | David Parkin |
| Captain: | Don Scott |
| Home Ground: | Princes Park |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 17–5 (2nd) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Preliminary Final (lost to 45–112) |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Leigh Matthews |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Peter Hudson (110) |
| Highest Attendance: | 64,048 (Semi-final vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 8,234 (Round 16 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 27,217 |
| Prevseason: | 1976 |
| Nextseason: | 1978 |
The 1977 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 53rd season in the Victorian Football League and 76th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers. Hawthorn qualified for finals for the fourth consecutive season. Hawthorn were eliminated by in the Preliminary final 45–112.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) | 13.14 (92) | 23.14 (152) | Lost by 60 points | Princes Park (H) | 20,943 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Monday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | 19.6 (120) | 17.17 (119) | Lost by 1 point | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 42,192 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) | 6.14 (50) | 15.15 (105) | Won by 55 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 19,548 | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 23 April (2:10 pm) | 13.18 (96) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 13 points | Princes Park (H) | 30,505 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm) | 12.14 (86) | 21.16 (142) | Won by 56 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,428 | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | 25.41 (191) | 16.7 (103) | Won by 88 points | Princes Park (H) | 12,698 | 4–2 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) | 8.13 (61) | 20.11 (131) | Won by 70 points | Western Oval (A) | 17,935 | 5–2 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm) | 7.13 (55) | 18.7 (115) | Won by 60 points | Lake Oval (A) | 11,443 | 6–2 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) | 16.12 (108) | 22.10 (142) | Lost by 34 points | Princes Park (H) | 35,042 | 6–3 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) | 16.19 (115) | 19.13 (127) | Won by 12 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 21,586 | 7–3 | ||
| 11 | Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | 23.25 (163) | 8.9 (57) | Won by 106 points | Princes Park (H) | 26,770 | 8–3 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 18 June (2:10 pm) | 6.11 (47) | 6.12 (48) | Won by 1 point | Arden Street Oval (A) | 9,027 | 9–3 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) | 9.12 (66) | 7.10 (52) | Won by 14 points | VFL Park (H) | 34,820 | 10–3 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) | 9.8 (62) | 7.6 (48) | Lost by 14 points | Princes Park (A) | 26,363 | 10–4 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 9 July (2:10 pm) | 28.23 (191) | 13.6 (84) | Won by 107 points | Princes Park (H) | 10,016 | 11–4 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) | 20.14 (134) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 56 points | Princes Park (H) | 8,234 | 12–4 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) | 11.11 (77) | 24.19 (163) | Won by 86 points | VFL Park (A) | 20,469 | 13–4 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) | 18.10 (118) | 15.14 (104) | Won by 14 points | Princess Park (H) | 10,348 | 14–4 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) | 10.18 (78) | 16.7 (103) | Lost by 25 points | VFL Park (H) | 30,253 | 14–5 | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) | 13.21 (99) | 15.15 (105) | Won by 6 points | Victoria Park (A) | 33,558 | 15–5 | ||
| 21 | Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) | 16.14 (110) | 14.15 (99) | Won by 11 points | Princes Park (H) | 8,880 | 16–5 | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) | 19.16 (130) | 25.18 (168) | Won by 38 points | Windy Hill (A) | 14,325 | 17–5 | ||
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| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| Qualifying final | Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) | 19.11 (125) | 12.15 (87) | Won by 38 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 64,068 | ||
| Second semi-final | Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) | 17.10 (112) | 16.14 (110) | Lost by 2 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 87,421 | ||
| Preliminary final | Saturday, 17 September (2:30 pm) | 5.15 (45) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 67 points | VFL Park (H) | 61,242 | ||