1949 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1949 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 25th season in the Victorian Football League and 48th overall.

Hawthorn Football Club
1949 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
CoachAlec Albiston
Captain(s)Alec Albiston
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL Season3–16 (12th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestCol Austen
Leading goalkickerAlbert Prior (48)
Highest home attendance13,000 (Round 2 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance7,000 (Round 12 vs. Essendon)
Average home attendance9,556

Fixture

Premiership Season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm) Essendon 18.12 (120) 9.3 (57) Lost by 63 points Windy Hill (A) 13,500 0–1
2 Saturday, 23 April (2:15 pm) Richmond 5.13 (43) 20.12 (132) Lost by 89 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 13,000 0–2
3 Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm) Carlton 21.27 (153) 7.6 (48) Lost by 105 points Princes Park (A) 9,250 0–3
4 Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm) Collingwood 5.10 (40) 9.11 (65) Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,500 0–4
5 Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 9.13 (67) 14.21 (105) Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,500 0–5
6 Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 13.23 (101) 12.7 (79) Lost by 22 points Arden Street Oval (A) 9,000 0–6
7 Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 6.12 (48) 12.15 (87) Lost by 39 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 0–7
8 Saturday, 4 June (2:15 pm) Melbourne 10.17 (77) 10.6 (66) Lost by 11 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 10,779 0–8
9 Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm) Footscray 10.13 (73) 8.15 (63) Won by 10 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 1–8
10 Saturday, 18 June (2:15 pm) Geelong 20.12 (132) 6.10 (46) Lost by 86 points Kardinia Park (A) 12,000 1–9
11 Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm) St Kilda 13.11 (89) 14.13 (97) Won by 8 points Junction Oval (A) 7,000 2–9
12 Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm) Essendon 7.0 (42) 16.16 (112) Lost by 70 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,000 2–10
13 Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm) Richmond 16.21 (117) 9.13 (67) Lost by 50 points Punt Road Oval (A) 7,000 2–11
14 Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm) Carlton 8.5 (53) 9.17 (71) Lost by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,000 2–12
15 Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm) Collingwood 16.23 (119) 5.6 (36) Lost by 83 points Victoria Park (A) 9,500 2–13
16 Saturday, 6 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 10.19 (79) 8.17 (65) Lost by 14 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 4,000 2–14
17 Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 13.10 (88) 9.16 (70) Won by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,000 3–14
18 Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 14.8 (92) 8.14 (62) Lost by 30 points Lake Oval (A) 4,000 3–15
19 Saturday, 27 August (2:15 pm) Melbourne 10.16 (76) 15.12 (102) Lost by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,000 3–16
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Ladder

1949 VFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 North Melbourne 19 14 5 0 1471 1235 119.1 56 Finals
2 Carlton 19 13 6 0 1679 1328 126.4 52
3 Collingwood 19 13 6 0 1616 1308 123.5 52
4 Essendon (P) 19 13 6 0 1649 1366 120.7 52
5 Melbourne 19 12 7 0 1516 1341 113.0 48
6 Richmond 19 10 9 0 1733 1485 116.7 40
7 Fitzroy 19 10 9 0 1488 1521 97.8 40
8 Geelong 19 9 10 0 1722 1540 111.8 36
9 Footscray 19 7 12 0 1211 1444 83.9 28
10 South Melbourne 19 6 13 0 1343 1669 80.5 24
11 St Kilda 19 4 15 0 1272 1730 73.5 16
12 Hawthorn 19 3 16 0 1153 1886 61.1 12
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

References

  1. "AFL Tables - 1949 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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