| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1987 |
| President: | Ron Cook |
| Coach: | Allan Jeans |
| Captain: | Michael Tuck |
| Home Ground: | Princes Park |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 17–5 (2nd) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Grand Final (lost to 71–104) |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | John Platten |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Jason Dunstall (94) |
| Highest Attendance: | 71,298 (Preliminary final vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 9,382 (Round 8 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 24,012 |
| Prevseason: | 1986 |
| Nextseason: | 1988 |
The 1987 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 63rd season in the Victorian Football League and 86th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | 15.14 (104) | 22.17 (149) | Won by 45 points | Princes Park (A) | 19,967 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | 13.15 (93) | 23.17 (155) | Won by 62 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 17,824 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | 20.25 (145) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 77 points | Princes Park (H) | 14,058 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | 14.12 (96) | 7.13 (55) | Lost by 41 points | Western Oval (A) | 10,425 | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | 13.14 (92) | 15.14 (104) | Lost by 12 points | Princes Park (H) | 10,588 | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | 15.14 (104) | 16.17 (113) | Won by 9 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 18,694 | 4–2 | ||
| 7 | Sunday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | 18.14 (122) | 17.12 (114) | Lost by 8 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 22,273 | 4–3 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) | 17.10 (112) | 10.5 (65) | Won by 47 points | Princes Park (H) | 9,382 | 5–3 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) | 25.15 (165) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 114 points | VFL Park (H) | 32,634 | 6–3 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) | 23.16 (154) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 56 points | VFL Park (H) | 15,535 | 7–3 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | 14.7 (91) | 17.11 (113) | Won by 22 points | VFL Park (A) | 23,606 | 8–3 | ||
| 12 | Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) | 11.4 (70) | 24.21 (165) | Won by 95 points | Carrara Stadium (A) | 7,284 | 9–3 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) | 6.8 (44) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 13 points | Princes Park (H) | 7,631 | 9–4 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | 12.8 (80) | 12.7 (79) | Won by 1 point | VFL Park (H) | 44,385 | 10–4 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) | 19.20 (134) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 57 points | Princes Park (H) | 9,708 | 11–4 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) | 5.13 (43) | 25.18 (168) | Won by 125 points | Victoria Park (A) | 17,370 | 12–4 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) | 25.12 (162) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 97 points | Princes Park (H) | 13,971 | 13–4 | ||
| 18 | Sunday, 2 August (12:10 pm) | 17.13 (115) | 17.12 (114) | Lost by 1 point | Subiaco Oval (A) | 24,502 | 13–5 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) | 26.9 (165) | 16.9 (105) | Won by 60 points | VFL Park (H) | 14,692 | 14–5 | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) | 20.22 (142) | 15.7 (97) | Won by 45 points | Princes Park (H) | 20,522 | 15–5 | ||
| 21 | Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) | 9.10 (64) | 17.12 (114) | Won by 50 points | VFL Park (A) | 27,046 | 16–5 | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) | 17.21 (123) | 19.12 (126) | Won by 3 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 27,030 | 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, 5 September (2:30 pm) | 23.18 (156) | 8.9 (57) | Won by 99 points | VFL Park (H) | 47,752 | ||
| 2nd semi-final | Saturday, 12 September (2:30 pm) | 11.14 (80) | 10.5 (65) | Lost by 15 points | VFL Park (A) | 64,333 | ||
| Preliminary final | Saturday, 19 September (2:10 pm) | 11.14 (80) | 10.18 (78) | Won by 2 points | VFL Park (H) | 71,298 | ||
| Grand Final | Saturday, 26 September (2:50 pm) | 15.14 (104) | 9.17 (71) | Lost by 33 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 92,754 | ||