1991 Hawthorn Football Club season
# 1991 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1991 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 67th season in the Australian Football League and 90th 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 | Friday, 22 March (7:40 pm) | Adelaide | 24.11 (155) | 9.15 (69) | Lost by 86 points | Football Park (A) | 44,902 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Monday, 1 April (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 25.16 (166) | 10.15 (75) | Won by 91 points | Princes Park (H) | 13,815 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 20.16 (136) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 57 points | Waverley Park (H) | 25,960 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 17.16 (118) | 16.11 (107) | Lost by 11 points | Waverley Park (A) | 21,448 | 2–2 |
| 6 | Sunday, 28 April (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 11.8 (74) | 36.15 (231) | Won by 157 points | North Hobart Oval (A) | 13,335 | 3–2 |
| 7 | Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 8.14 (62) | 21.18 (144) | Lost by 82 points | Princes Park (H) | 18,585 | 3–3 |
| 8 | Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 18.14 (122) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 44 points | Waverley Park (H) | 29,727 | 4–3 |
| 9 | Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 15.13 (103) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 16 points | Waverley Park (H) | 40,537 | 5–3 |
| 10 | Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 16.12 (108) | 23.13 (151) | Won by 43 points | Waverley Park (A) | 45,595 | 6–3 |
| 11 | Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 10.17 (77) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 26 points | Princes Park (H) | 20,832 | 6–4 |
| 12 | Monday, 10 June (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 13.18 (96) | 20.16 (136) | Lost by 40 points | Princes Park (H) | 23,123 | 6–5 |
| 13 | Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears | 22.17 (149) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 87 points | Princes Park (H) | 5,741 | 7–5 |
| 14 | Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 11.11 (77) | 19.13 (127) | Won by 50 points | Waverley Park (A) | 30,664 | 8–5 |
| 15 | Friday, 28 June (7:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 18.7 (115) | 27.17 (179) | Won by 64 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 25,819 | 9–5 |
| 16 | Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 23.20 (158) | 14.11 (95) | Won by 63 points | Waverley Park (H) | 21,715 | 10–5 |
| 17 | Sunday, 14 July (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 14.19 (103) | 15.24 (114) | Won by 11 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 12,143 | 11–5 |
| 18 | Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 13.10 (88) | 13.16 (94) | Won by 6 points | Waverley Park (A) | 24,731 | 12–5 |
| 19 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 20 | Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 12.11 (83) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 14 points | Waverley Park (H) | 20,670 | 13–5 |
| 21 | Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 28.27 (195) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 126 points | Princes Park (H) | 11,500 | 14–5 |
| 22 | Sunday, 18 August (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 15.9 (99) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 24 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 35,001 | 14–6 |
| 23 | Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 8.10 (58) | 23.18 (156) | Won by 98 points | Princes Park (A) | 18,521 | 15–6 |
| 24 | Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 9.9 (63) | 21.17 (143) | Won by 80 points | Waverley Park (A) | 48,311 | 16–6 |

### 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 |
| Qualifying final | Sunday, 8 September (2:30 pm) | West Coast | 15.11 (101) | 18.16 (124) | Won by 23 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 44,142 |
| 2nd semi-final | Saturday, 14 September (2:30 pm) | Geelong | 13.17 (95) | 13.15 (93) | Won by 2 points | Waverley Park (H) | 63,733 |
| Grand Final | Saturday, 28 September (2:50 pm) | West Coast | 20.19 (139) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 53 points | Waverley Park (H) | 75,230 |

## Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| - | - |
| | Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | West Coast | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2485 | 1532 | 162.2 | 76 |
| 2 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2793 | 2055 | 135.9 | 64 |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2660 | 2021 | 131.6 | 64 |
| 4 | St Kilda | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2512 | 2087 | 120.4 | 58 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2355 | 2123 | 110.9 | 52 |
| 6 | Essendon | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2203 | 2017 | 109.2 | 52 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2349 | 2033 | 115.5 | 50 |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2456 | 2693 | 91.2 | 48 |
| 9 | Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2041 | 2282 | 89.4 | 40 |
| 10 | Footscray | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1815 | 2064 | 87.9 | 38 |
| 11 | Carlton | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1878 | 2113 | 88.9 | 32 |
| 12 | Sydney | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2360 | 2778 | 85.0 | 30 |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2141 | 2450 | 87.4 | 28 |
| 14 | Fitzroy | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1837 | 2771 | 66.3 | 16 |
| 15 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1976 | 2842 | 69.5 | 12 |

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 102.6 Source: AFL Tables

