# 1998 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1998 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 74th season in the Australian Football League and 97th overall.

## 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, 28 March (3:40 pm) | Collingwood | 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) | Port Adelaide | 10.7 (67) | 17.10 (112) | Lost by 45 points | Waverley Park (H) | 18,698 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 11 April (3:40 pm) | Richmond | 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) | St Kilda | 18.13 (121) | 20.9 (129) | Lost by 8 points | Waverley Park (H) | 36,117 | 0–4 |
| 5 | Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 18.16 (124) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 41 points | Waverley Park (H) | 22,366 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 13.12 (90) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 17 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 23,267 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Friday, 8 May (6:40 pm) | Fremantle | 8.9 (57) | 15.9 (99) | Won by 42 points | WACA (A) | 22,037 | 2–5 |
| 8 | Sunday, 17 May (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 14.12 (96) | 21.10 (136) | Lost by 40 points | Waverley Park (H) | 34,541 | 2–6 |
| 9 | Sunday, 24 May (2:40 pm) | Sydney | 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) | Essendon | 13.9 (87) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 6 points | Waverley Park (H) | 41,780 | 2–8 |
| 11 | Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | 18.9 (117) | Lost by 47 points | Waverley Park (H) | 31,365 | 2–9 |
| 12 | Friday, 12 June (8:40 pm) | West Coast | 19.9 (123) | 17.6 (108) | Lost by 15 points | WACA (A) | 27,112 | 2–10 |
| 13 | Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 17.12 (114) | 17.10 (112) | Won by 2 points | Waverley Park (H) | 23,845 | 3–10 |
| 14 | Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 13.14 (92) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 16 points | Optus Oval (A) | 25,529 | 3–11 |
| 15 | Sunday, 5 July (2:40 pm) | Adelaide | 9.14 (68) | 4.11 (35) | Lost by 33 points | Football Park (A) | 38,430 | 3–12 |
| 16 | Saturday, 18 July (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | 4.14 (38) | 19.10 (124) | Lost by 86 points | Waverley Park (H) | 39,325 | 3–13 |
| 17 | Saturday, 25 July (8:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 18.11 (119) | 15.8 (98) | Lost by 21 points | Football Park (A) | 30,104 | 3–14 |
| 18 | Sunday, 2 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 10.10 (70) | 4.10 (34) | Won by 36 points | Waverley Park (H) | 37,297 | 4–14 |
| 19 | Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 10.9 (69) | 19.14 (128) | Won by 59 points | Waverley Park (A) | 32,286 | 5–14 |
| 20 | Saturday, 15 August (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 7.17 (59) | 13.16 (94) | Won by 35 points | The Gabba (A) | 14,738 | 6–14 |
| 21 | Sunday, 23 August (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 11.18 (84) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 21 points | Waverley Park (H) | 28,833 | 7–14 |
| 22 | Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 22.17 (149) | 9.6 (60) | Won by 89 points | Waverley Park (H) | 39,735 | 8–14 |

## Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | North Melbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2486 | 2117 | 117.4 | 64 |
| 2 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2353 | 2019 | 116.5 | 60 |
| 3 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2283 | 2143 | 106.5 | 56 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2009 | 1956 | 102.7 | 56 |
| 5 | Adelaide (P) | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2172 | 1763 | 123.2 | 52 |
| 6 | St Kilda | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2148 | 2104 | 102.1 | 52 |
| 7 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1940 | 1773 | 109.4 | 48 |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2250 | 2071 | 108.6 | 48 |
| 9 | Richmond | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2018 | 1926 | 104.8 | 48 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1928 | 2017 | 95.6 | 38 |
| 11 | Carlton | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2018 | 2109 | 95.7 | 36 |
| 12 | Geelong | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1777 | 1963 | 90.5 | 36 |
| 13 | Hawthorn | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1992 | 2083 | 95.6 | 32 |
| 14 | Collingwood | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1968 | 2167 | 90.8 | 28 |
| 15 | Fremantle | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1739 | 2277 | 76.4 | 28 |
| 16 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1860 | 2453 | 75.8 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 93.6 Source: AFL Tables