# 1992 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1992 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 68th season in the Australian Football League and 91st overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending AFL Premiers.

## 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, 21 March (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 21.15 (141) | 18.13 (121) | Won by 20 points | Waverley Park (H) | 34,677 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 17.13 (115) | 12.17 (89) | Lost by 26 points | Princes Park (A) | 25,689 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | 14.17 (101) | Won by 26 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 25,323 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 16.12 (108) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 10 points | Moorabbin Oval (A) | 27,350 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 16.18 (114) | 22.9 (141) | Lost by 27 points | Waverley Park (H) | 32,509 | 2–3 |
| 6 | Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 17.9 (111) | 20.15 (135) | Won by 24 points | Waverley Park (A) | 72,765 | 3–3 |
| 7 | Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 25.22 (172) | 14.9 (93) | Won by 79 points | Waverley Park (H) | 26,789 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 18.12 (120) | 7.6 (48) | Won by 72 points | Waverley Park (H) | 22,686 | 5–3 |
| 10 | Sunday, 24 May (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 12.13 (85) | 21.20 (146) | Won by 61 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 12,217 | 6–3 |
| 11 | Sunday, 31 May (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 16.13 (109) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 34 points | Whitten Oval (A) | 25,829 | 6–4 |
| 12 | Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 15.12 (102) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 1 point | Waverley Park (H) | 21,119 | 6–5 |
| 13 | Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 22.13 (145) | 13.11 (89) | Won by 56 points | Waverley Park (H) | 22,289 | 7–5 |
| 14 | Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 8.12 (60) | 11.8 (74) | Lost by 14 points | Waverley Park (H) | 26,346 | 7–6 |
| 15 | Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears | 15.14 (104) | 16.12 (108) | Won by 4 points | Carrara Stadium (A) | 7,573 | 8–6 |
| 16 | Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | 16.18 (114) | Won by 19 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 26,257 | 9–6 |
| 17 | Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 7.12 (54) | 9.12 (66) | Lost by 12 points | Waverley Park (H) | 52,481 | 9–7 |
| 18 | Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 20.13 (133) | 14.12 (96) | Won by 37 points | Waverley Park (H) | 17,096 | 10–7 |
| 19 | Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 7.13 (55) | 19.16 (130) | Lost by 75 points | Waverley Park (H) | 43,132 | 10–8 |
| 20 | Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 8.8 (56) | 32.24 (216) | Won by 160 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 41,070 | 11–8 |
| 21 | Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 11.16 (82) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 19 points | Waverley Park (H) | 53,369 | 12–8 |
| 22 | Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 13.8 (86) | 25.20 (170) | Won by 84 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 20,423 | 13–8 |
| 23 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 24 | Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 20.10 (130) | 22.17 (149) | Won by 19 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 42,549 | 14–8 |

### Finals series

| 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 |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| 1st Elimination Final | Sunday, 6 September (2:30 pm) | West Coast | 14.16 (100) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 13 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 40,237 |

## Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3057 | 2099 | 145.6 | 64 |
| 2 | Footscray | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2384 | 1836 | 129.8 | 64 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2195 | 1911 | 114.9 | 64 |
| 4 | West Coast (P) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2206 | 1752 | 125.9 | 62 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2579 | 2098 | 122.9 | 56 |
| 6 | St Kilda | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2415 | 2009 | 120.2 | 56 |
| 7 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2362 | 2103 | 112.3 | 56 |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2241 | 2414 | 92.8 | 48 |
| 9 | Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2317 | 2286 | 101.4 | 44 |
| 10 | Fitzroy | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2166 | 2398 | 90.3 | 36 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2083 | 2386 | 87.3 | 30 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2269 | 2535 | 89.5 | 28 |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2160 | 2938 | 73.5 | 20 |
| 14 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1770 | 2742 | 64.6 | 18 |
| 15 | Sydney | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1997 | 2694 | 74.1 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 103.6 Source: AFL Tables