| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1986 |
| President: | Ron Cook |
| Coach: | Allan Jeans |
| Captain: | Michael Tuck |
| Home Ground: | Princes Park |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 18–4 (1st) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Premiers (Defeated 110–68) |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Gary Ayres |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Jason Dunstall (77) |
| Highest Attendance: | 68,339 (Preliminary final vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 6,579 (Round 15 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 25,552 |
| Prevseason: | 1985 |
| Nextseason: | 1987 |
The 1986 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 62nd season in the Victorian Football League and 85th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Monday, 31 March (2:10 pm) | 17.11 (113) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 36 points | VFL Park (H) | 48,107 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Friday, 4 April (7:40 pm) | 16.12 (108) | 17.9 (111) | Won by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 26,456 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | 22.22 (154) | 15.9 (99) | Won by 55 points | Princes Park (H) | 11,349 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) | 17.14 (116) | 19.14 (128) | Won by 12 points | Moorabbin Oval (A) | 11,670 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | 13.26 (104) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 14 points | Victoria Park (A) | 13,311 | 4–1 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | 19.12 (126) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 24 points | VFL Park (H) | 38,381 | 5–1 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | 18.25 (133) | 15.10 (100) | Won by 33 points | Princes Park (H) | 19,300 | 6–1 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm) | 8.11 (59) | 15.14 (104) | Won by 45 points | VFL Park (A) | 26,032 | 7–1 | ||
| 9 | Sunday, 25 May (2:10 pm) | 12.14 (86) | 19.5 (119) | Won by 33 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 21,646 | 8–1 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) | 11.13 (79) | 16.12 (108) | Lost by 29 points | Princes Park (H) | 15,846 | 8–2 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | 21.19 (145) | 9.6 (60) | Won by 85 points | Princes Park (H) | 10,903 | 9–2 | ||
| 12 | Sunday, 15 June (2:10 pm) | 16.14 (110) | 19.19 (133) | Won by 23 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 57,634 | 10–2 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | 21.26 (152) | 13.14 (92) | Won by 60 points | Princes Park (H) | 14,578 | 11–2 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | 11.8 (74) | 26.19 (175) | Won by 101 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 20,264 | 12–2 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) | 8.11 (59) | 5.8 (38) | Won by 21 points | Princes Park (H) | 6,979 | 13–2 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) | 6.14 (50) | 17.15 (117) | Won by 67 points | VFL Park (A) | 10,272 | 14–2 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm) | 6.9 (45) | 14.12 (96) | Lost by 51 points | Princes Park (H) | 9,886 | 14–3 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 2 August (2:10 pm) | 21.11 (137) | 6.14 (50) | Lost by 87 points | Windy Hill (A) | 21,223 | 14–4 | ||
| 19 | Sunday, 10 August (2:10 pm) | 10.13 (73) | 27.9 (171) | Won by 98 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 39,763 | 15–4 | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 16 August (2:10 pm) | 20.24 (144) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 72 points | Princes Park (H) | 16,529 | 16–4 | ||
| 21 | Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm) | 35.15 (225) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 135 points | Princes Park (H) | 9,659 | 17–4 | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm) | 7.13 (55) | 19.11 (125) | Won by 70 points | Western Oval (A) | 15,196 | 18–4 | ||
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| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 2nd semi-final | Saturday, 13 September (2:30 pm) | 13.6 (84) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 28 points | VFL Park (H) | 62,315 | ||
| Preliminary final | Saturday, 20 September (2:30 pm) | 16.14 (110) | 7.12 (54) | Won by 56 points | VFL Park (H) | 68,339 | ||
| Grand Final | Saturday, 27 September (2:50 pm) | 9.14 (68) | 16.14 (110) | Won by 42 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 101,861 | ||