| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 2004 |
| President: | Ian Dicker |
| Coach: | Peter Schwab Donald McDonald (interim) |
| Captain: | Shane Crawford |
| Home Ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 4–18 (15th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Peter Everitt |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Nathan Thompson (36) |
| Highest Attendance: | 42,682 (Round 11 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 11,682 (Round 16 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 25,349 |
| Prevseason: | 2003 |
| Nextseason: | 2005 |
The 2004 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 80th season in the Australian Football League and 103rd overall. Following the season Alastair Clarkson was appointed as coach.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm) | 17.17 (119) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 49 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 38,351 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Sunday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | 11.8 (74) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 29 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 35,305 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Sunday, 11 April (12:40 pm) | 26.15 (171) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 81 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 27,421 | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Sunday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | 14.13 (97) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 12 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 24,959 | 1–3 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 24 April (7:10 pm) | 14.26 (110) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 48 points | The Gabba (A) | 34,526 | 1–4 | ||
| 6 | Friday, 30 April (7:40 pm) | 12.12 (84) | 13.5 (83) | Lost by 1 point | Telstra Dome (A) | 37,947 | 1–5 | ||
| 7 | Sunday, 9 May (5:10 pm) | 8.4 (52) | 15.18 (108) | Lost by 56 points | Telstra Dome (H) | 28,612 | 1–6 | ||
| 8 | Sunday, 16 May (1:10 pm) | 10.10 (70) | 8.13 (61) | Won by 9 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 14,554 | 2–6 | ||
| 9 | Sunday, 23 May (1:10 pm) | 11.14 (80) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 1 point | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 25,127 | 2–7 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) | 6.11 (47) | 20.13 (133) | Lost by 86 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 22,942 | 2–8 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 5 June (2:10 pm) | 12.8 (80) | 24.10 (154) | Lost by 74 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 42,682 | 2–9 | ||
| 12 | Friday, 11 June (7:40 pm) | 15.10 (100) | 14.4 (98) | Lost by 12 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 47,302 | 2–10 | ||
| 13 | Friday, 18 June (7:40 pm) | 19.13 (127) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 66 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 36,925 | 2–11 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 3 July (2:10 pm) | 20.20 (140) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 65 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 44,329 | 2–12 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 10 July (1:10 pm) | 12.10 (82) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 4 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 15,581 | 2–13 | ||
| 16 | Sunday, 18 July (2:10 pm) | 7.11 (53) | 15.15 (105) | Lost by 52 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 11,682 | 2–14 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) | 22.11 (143) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 80 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 20,018 | 2–15 | ||
| 18 | Sunday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | 15.17 (107) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 44 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 28,392 | 2–16 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 7 August (7:10 pm) | 16.13 (109) | 19.6 (120) | Won by 11 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 22,330 | 3–16 | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm) | 6.7 (43) | 8.18 (66) | Lost by 23 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 17,159 | 3–17 | ||
| 21 | Sunday, 22 August (2:10 pm) | 16.13 (109) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 23 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 27,007 | 4–17 | ||
| 22 | Sunday, 29 August (2:10 pm) | 17.21 (123) | 9.4 (58) | Lost by 65 points | Skilled Stadium (A) | 21,192 | 4–18 | ||
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