| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 2003 |
| President: | Ian Dicker |
| Coach: | Peter Schwab |
| Captain: | Shane Crawford |
| Home Ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground York Park |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 12–10 (9th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Shane Crawford |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Nathan Thompson (38) |
| Highest Attendance: | 48,006 (Round 8 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 16,217 (Round 2 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 29,677 |
| Prevseason: | 2002 |
| Nextseason: | 2004 |
The 2003 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 79th season in the Australian Football League and its 102nd season overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Sunday, 30 March (2:10 pm) | 16.10 (106) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 6 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 41,888 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Sunday, 6 April (2:10 pm) | 13.13 (91) | 14.5 (89) | Won by 2 points | York Park (H) | 16,217 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 12 April (7:10 pm) | 19.14 (128) | 11.5 (71) | Lost by 57 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 24,902 | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 19 April (7:10 pm) | 17.8 (110) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 42 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 26,359 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | 14.11 (95) | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 20 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 45,140 | 2–3 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | 9.9 (63) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 11 points | Optus Oval (A) | 27,725 | 3–3 | ||
| 7 | Friday, 9 May (7:40 pm) | 13.11 (89) | 18.8 (117) | Lost by 28 points | Telstra Dome (H) | 32,435 | 3–4 | ||
| 8 | Friday, 16 May (7:40 pm) | 8.5 (53) | 15.16 (106) | Lost by 53 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 48,006 | 3–5 | ||
| 9 | Sunday, 25 May (2:10 pm) | 16.13 (109) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 34 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 28,001 | 3–6 | ||
| 10 | Sunday, 1 June (2:10 pm) | 17.16 (118) | 14.6 (90) | Lost by 28 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 25,745 | 3–7 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | 11.9 (75) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 5 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 25,841 | 4–7 | ||
| 12 | Sunday, 15 June (2:10 pm) | 6.15 (51) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 33 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 47,365 | 5–7 | ||
| 13 | Sunday, 29 June (1:10 pm) | 15.8 (98) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 30 points | York Park (H) | 17,212 | 6–7 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) | 23.16 (154) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 71 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 31,390 | 7–7 | ||
| 15 | Sunday, 13 July (1:10 pm) | 14.9 (93) | 11.15 (81) | Lost by 12 points | The Gabba (A) | 29,684 | 7–8 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm) | 17.11 (113) | 15.16 (106) | Won by 7 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 32,029 | 8–8 | ||
| 17 | Friday, 25 July (6:40 pm) | 14.14 (98) | 5.12 (42) | Lost by 56 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 40,127 | 8–9 | ||
| 18 | Sunday, 3 August (2:10 pm) | 11.14 (80) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 21,415 | 8–10 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 9 August (7:10 pm) | 14.9 (93) | 17.8 (110) | Won by 17 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 33,473 | 9–10 | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 16 August (7:10 pm) | 14.12 (96) | 16.14 (110) | Won by 14 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 29,234 | 10–10 | ||
| 21 | Friday, 22 August (7:40 pm) | 20.18 (138) | 10.4 (64) | Won by 74 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 30,406 | 11–10 | ||
| 22 | Sunday, 31 August (2:10 pm) | 11.8 (74) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 31,389 | 12–10 | ||
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