# 2004 Hawthorn Football Club season

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.

## Fixture
### Premiership season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 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) | Kangaroos | 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) | Port Adelaide | 26.15 (171) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 81 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 27,421 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Sunday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 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) | Brisbane Lions | 14.26 (110) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 48 points | The Gabba (A) | 34,526 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Friday, 30 April (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 12.12 (84) | 13.5 (83) | Lost by 1 point | Telstra Dome (A) | 37,947 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Sunday, 9 May (5:10 pm) | Geelong | 8.4 (52) | 15.18 (108) | Lost by 56 points | Telstra Dome (H) | 28,612 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Sunday, 16 May (1:10 pm) | Fremantle | 10.10 (70) | 8.13 (61) | Won by 9 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 14,554 | 2–6 |
| 9 | Sunday, 23 May (1:10 pm) | Sydney | 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) | Adelaide | 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) | Essendon | 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) | Carlton | 15.10 (100) | 14.4 (98) | Lost by 12 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 47,302 | 2–10 |
| 13 | Friday, 18 June (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 19.13 (127) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 66 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 36,925 | 2–11 |
| 14 | Saturday, 3 July (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 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) | West Coast | 12.10 (82) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 4 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 15,581 | 2–13 |
| 16 | Sunday, 18 July (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 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) | Kangaroos | 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) | Melbourne | 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) | Western Bulldogs | 16.13 (109) | 19.6 (120) | Won by 11 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 22,330 | 3–16 |
| 20 | Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 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) | Richmond | 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) | Geelong | 17.21 (123) | 9.4 (58) | Lost by 65 points | Skilled Stadium (A) | 21,192 | 4–18 |

## Ladder

2004 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2413 | 1823 | 132.4 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2447 | 1783 | 137.2 | 64 | Finals series |
| 3 | St Kilda | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2443 | 1909 | 128.0 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2088 | 1741 | 119.9 | 60 | Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2127 | 1900 | 111.9 | 56 | Finals series |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1938 | 1804 | 107.4 | 52 | Finals series |
| 7 | West Coast | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2042 | 1968 | 103.8 | 52 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2282 | 2228 | 102.4 | 48 | Finals series |
| 9 | Fremantle | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1882 | 1870 | 100.6 | 44 | |
| 10 | Kangaroos | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2142 | 2135 | 100.3 | 40 | |
| 11 | Carlton | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1825 | 2235 | 81.7 | 40 | |
| 12 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1950 | 2039 | 95.6 | 32 | |
| 13 | Collingwood | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1899 | 2082 | 91.2 | 32 | |
| 14 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1957 | 2459 | 79.6 | 20 | |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1668 | 2375 | 70.2 | 16 | |
| 16 | Richmond | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1693 | 2445 | 69.2 | 16 | |