| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1998 |
| President: | Ian Dicker |
| Coach: | Ken Judge |
| Captain: | Jason Dunstall |
| Home Ground: | Waverley Park |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 8–14 (13th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Shane Crawford |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Jason Dunstall (54) |
| Highest Attendance: | 42,780 (Round 10 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 18,698 (Round 2 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 32,173 |
| Prevseason: | 1997 |
| Nextseason: | 1999 |
The 1998 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 74th season in the Australian Football League and 97th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 28 March (3:40 pm) | 18.15 (123) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 39 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 47,628 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | 10.7 (67) | 17.10 (112) | Lost by 45 points | Waverley Park (H) | 18,698 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 11 April (3:40 pm) | 15.13 (103) | 15.7 (97) | Lost by 6 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 39,954 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 18 April (3:40 pm) | 18.13 (121) | 20.9 (129) | Lost by 8 points | Waverley Park (H) | 36,117 | 0–4 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | 18.16 (124) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 41 points | Waverley Park (H) | 22,366 | 1–4 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | 13.12 (90) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 17 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 23,267 | 1–5 | ||
| 7 | Friday, 8 May (6:40 pm) | 8.9 (57) | 15.9 (99) | Won by 42 points | WACA (A) | 22,037 | 2–5 | ||
| 8 | Sunday, 17 May (2:10 pm) | 14.12 (96) | 21.10 (136) | Lost by 40 points | Waverley Park (H) | 34,541 | 2–6 | ||
| 9 | Sunday, 24 May (2:40 pm) | 17.15 (117) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 37 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 31,420 | 2–7 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 30 May (3:40 pm) | 13.9 (87) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 6 points | Waverley Park (H) | 41,780 | 2–8 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | 10.10 (70) | 18.9 (117) | Lost by 47 points | Waverley Park (H) | 31,365 | 2–9 | ||
| 12 | Friday, 12 June (8:40 pm) | 19.9 (123) | 17.6 (108) | Lost by 15 points | WACA (A) | 27,112 | 2–10 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) | 17.12 (114) | 17.10 (112) | Won by 2 points | Waverley Park (H) | 23,845 | 3–10 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | 13.14 (92) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 16 points | Optus Oval (A) | 25,529 | 3–11 | ||
| 15 | Sunday, 5 July (2:40 pm) | 9.14 (68) | 4.11 (35) | Lost by 33 points | Football Park (A) | 38,430 | 3–12 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 18 July (7:40 pm) | 4.14 (38) | 19.10 (124) | Lost by 86 points | Waverley Park (H) | 39,325 | 3–13 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 25 July (8:40 pm) | 18.11 (119) | 15.8 (98) | Lost by 21 points | Football Park (A) | 30,104 | 3–14 | ||
| 18 | Sunday, 2 August (2:10 pm) | 10.10 (70) | 4.10 (34) | Won by 36 points | Waverley Park (H) | 37,297 | 4–14 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) | 10.9 (69) | 19.14 (128) | Won by 59 points | Waverley Park (A) | 32,286 | 5–14 | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 15 August (7:40 pm) | 7.17 (59) | 13.16 (94) | Won by 35 points | The Gabba (A) | 14,738 | 6–14 | ||
| 21 | Sunday, 23 August (2:10 pm) | 11.18 (84) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 21 points | Waverley Park (H) | 28,833 | 7–14 | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) | 22.17 (149) | 9.6 (60) | Won by 89 points | Waverley Park (H) | 39,735 | 8–14 | ||
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