| 2005 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Ian Dicker | ||
| Coach | Alastair Clarkson | ||
| Captain(s) | Richie Vandenberg | ||
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium | ||
| AFL season | 5–17 (14th) | ||
| Finals series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and Fairest | Luke Hodge | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Mark Williams (63) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 49,927 (Round 10 vs. Collingwood) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 16,287 (Round 15 vs. Adelaide) | ||
| Average home attendance | 30,541 | ||
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The 2005 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 81st season in the Australian Football League and 104th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Sunday, 27 March (1:15 pm) | Sydney | 18.10 (118) | 8.7 (55) | Lost by 63 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 27,274 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Sunday, 3 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 12.17 (89) | 16.7 (103) | Lost by 14 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 33,409 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Sunday, 10 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 10.17 (77) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 2 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 44,971 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 18.7 (115) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 46 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 27,778 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 23 April (2:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 16.12 (108) | 13.11 (89) | Lost by 19 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 38,764 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Friday, 29 April (7:40 pm) | Carlton | 13.11 (89) | 12.11 (83) | Lost by 6 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 49,018 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Sunday, 8 May (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 12.5 (77) | 14.12 (96) | Lost by 19 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 16,933 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 19.14 (128) | 13.11 (89) | Won by 39 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 38,587 | 2–6 |
| 9 | Sunday, 22 May (2:40 pm) | Fremantle | 10.10 (70) | 18.16 (124) | Won by 54 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 35,393 | 3–6 |
| 10 | Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 12.8 (80) | 17.6 (108) | Lost by 28 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 49,927 | 3–7 |
| 11 | Sunday, 5 June (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 17.9 (111) | 13.11 (89) | Lost by 22 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 29,240 | 3–8 |
| 12 | Saturday, 11 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 8.6 (54) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 46 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 33,905 | 3–9 |
| 13 | Friday, 17 June (8:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 29.14 (188) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 117 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 30,212 | 3–10 |
| 14 | Sunday, 3 July (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 16.17 (113) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 55 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 36,667 | 3–11 |
| 15 | Sunday, 10 July (1:10 pm) | Adelaide | 10.8 (68) | 12.6 (78) | Lost by 10 points | Aurora Stadium (H) | 16,287 | 3–12 |
| 16 | Sunday, 17 July (2:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 10.8 (68) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 41 points | Telstra Dome (H) | 23,722 | 3–13 |
| 17 | Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 19.13 (127) | 15.13 (103) | Won by 24 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 31,459 | 4–13 |
| 18 | Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 12.25 (97) | 7.7 (49) | Lost by 48 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 39,412 | 4–14 |
| 19 | Sunday, 7 August (1:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 18.13 (121) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 41 points | The Gabba (A) | 31,946 | 4–15 |
| 20 | Sunday, 14 August (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 17.15 (117) | 16.8 (104) | Won by 13 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 32,053 | 5–15 |
| 21 | Sunday, 21 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 20.17 (137) | 21.7 (133) | Lost by 4 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 30,906 | 5–16 |
| 22 | Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 11.9 (75) | 20.9 (129) | Lost by 54 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 31,891 | 5–17 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2070 | 1517 | 136.5 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | West Coast | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2261 | 1824 | 124.0 | 68 | |
| 3 | Sydney (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1974 | 1696 | 116.4 | 60 | |
| 4 | St Kilda | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2407 | 1806 | 133.3 | 56 | |
| 5 | Kangaroos | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2053 | 2069 | 99.2 | 52 | |
| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2134 | 1906 | 112.0 | 48 | |
| 7 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2171 | 2266 | 95.8 | 48 | |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2028 | 2066 | 98.2 | 46 | |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2385 | 2351 | 101.4 | 44 | |
| 10 | Fremantle | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2041 | 2038 | 100.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2139 | 2164 | 98.8 | 40 | |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2022 | 2190 | 92.3 | 40 | |
| 13 | Essendon | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2118 | 2302 | 92.0 | 32 | |
| 14 | Hawthorn | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1904 | 2317 | 82.2 | 20 | |
| 15 | Collingwood | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1884 | 2425 | 77.7 | 20 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2016 | 2670 | 75.5 | 18 |