| 2004 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Ian Dicker | ||
| Coach | Peter Schwab Donald McDonald (interim) | ||
| Captain(s) | Shane Crawford | ||
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium | ||
| AFL season | 4–18 (15th) | ||
| Finals series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and Fairest | Peter Everitt | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Nathan Thompson (36) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 42,682 (Round 11 vs. Essendon) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,682 (Round 16 vs. Port Adelaide) | ||
| Average home attendance | 25,349 | ||
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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) | 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 |
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| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | St Kilda | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2443 | 1909 | 128.0 | 64 | |
| 4 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2088 | 1741 | 119.9 | 60 | |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2127 | 1900 | 111.9 | 56 | |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1938 | 1804 | 107.4 | 52 | |
| 7 | West Coast | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2042 | 1968 | 103.8 | 52 | |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2282 | 2228 | 102.4 | 48 | |
| 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 |