| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1997 |
| President: | Ian Dicker |
| Coach: | Ken Judge |
| Captain: | Jason Dunstall |
| Home Ground: | Waverley Park |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 8–14 (15th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Paul Salmon |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Nick Holland (29) |
| Highest Attendance: | 51,494 (Round 10 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 15,989 (Round 17 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 32,380 |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1997 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's season 73rd season in the Australian Football League and 96th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 29 March (7:40 pm) | 10.11 (71) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 6 points | Waverley Park (A) | 35,732 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Sunday, 6 April (2:10 pm) | 13.9 (87) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 14 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 19,057 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm) | 12.15 (87) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 12 points | Waverley Park (H) | 27,947 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 19 April (6:40 pm) | 17.10 (112) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 24 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 38,222 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 26 April (7:40 pm) | 15.9 (99) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 25 points | Waverley Park (H) | 37,576 | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm) | 14.9 (93) | 16.7 (103) | Lost by 10 points | Waverley Park (H) | 38,953 | 3–3 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | 19.19 (133) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 45 points | Optus Oval (A) | 18,860 | 3–4 | ||
| 8 | Sunday, 18 May (2:10 pm) | 15.16 (106) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 25 points | Optus Oval (A) | 29,783 | 3–5 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) | 13.10 (88) | 14.18 (102) | Lost by 14 points | Waverley Park (H) | 23,463 | 3–6 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) | 16.12 (108) | 8.7 (55) | Won by 53 points | Waverley Park (H) | 51,494 | 4–6 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | 13.13 (91) | 17.22 (124) | Won by 33 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 60,594 | 5–6 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 14 June (2:10 pm) | 12.10 (82) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 6 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 22,871 | 6–6 | ||
| 13 | Sunday, 29 June (2:10 pm) | 17.16 (118) | 7.13 (55) | Won by 63 points | Waverley Park (H) | 31,517 | 7–6 | ||
| 14 | Sunday, 6 July (2:10 pm) | 18.16 (124) | 13.14 (92) | Won by 32 points | Waverley Park (H) | 29,886 | 8–6 | ||
| 15 | Sunday, 13 July (2:10 pm) | 22.13 (145) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 76 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 49,217 | 8–7 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm) | 9.8 (62) | 20.21 (141) | Lost by 79 points | Waverley Park (H) | 43,181 | 8–8 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm) | 9.8 (62) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 9 points | Waverley Park (H) | 15,939 | 8–9 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 2 August (7:40 pm) | 21.15 (141) | 11.5 (71) | Lost by 70 points | The Gabba (A) | 19,635 | 8–10 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) | 10.6 (66) | 13.9 (87) | Lost by 21 points | Waverley Park (H) | 20,517 | 8–11 | ||
| 20 | Sunday, 17 August (2:45 pm) | 20.15 (135) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 58 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 34,111 | 8–12 | ||
| 21 | Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm) | 10.21 (81) | 6.7 (43) | Lost by 38 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 26,393 | 8–13 | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm) | 13.9 (87) | 15.15 (105) | Lost by 18 points | Waverley Park (H) | 35,706 | 8–14 | ||
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