1925 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1925 season
PresidentJ.W. Kennon
Coach Alex Hall
Captain(s) Jim Jackson
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL season 3–14 (12th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Fred Finch
Leading goalkicker Les Woodford (20)
Highest home attendance20,000 (Round 1 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance6,000 (Round 11 vs. Melbourne)
Average home attendance10,750
← 1924 (VFA) 1926 →

The 1925 season is the Hawthorn Football Club's first season in the Victorian Football League and 24th overall. The club was allowed entry to join the VFL crossing over from the Victorian Football Association. Alex Hall was the first coach for the VFL team while Jim Jackson was the first captain.

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The club's first match in the Victorian Football League was against the Richmond at the Glenferrie Oval on the 2 May 1925. The club finished 3–14 in their first season which placed them 12th and last on the ladder, receiving the wooden spoon.

Hawthorn's best and fairest was awarded to Fred Finch while Les Woodford was the leading goalkicker with twenty goals for the season.

Roster

Hawthorn Football Club
Senior listCoaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 3 October 2016
Source(s): AFL Tables

Season summary

Hawthorn began their 1925 season on the 2 May against Richmond at Glenferrie Oval as one of the three new teams competing (the others being North Melbourne and Footscray. [1] In the opening game, they scored the first VFL goal from Hec Yeomans as they would lose by 39 points. [2] The following week they suffered a 54 point loss to St Kilda. [3] It would not be until Round 5, that Hawthorn would record their first victory in the VFL as Les Woodford scored three goals in a sixteen point victory over fellow newcomers Footscray who was missing seven players from the previous week. [4] The following week would see Hawthorn give up a seventeen point lead at the half time break to lose by four points at Arden Street Oval to North Melbourne. [5]

That loss to North Melbourne, would see the start of a seven-game losing streak which included losses to the defending VFL champions Essendon (31 points), [6] South Melbourne (67 points) [7] and Fitzroy (84 points). [8] The streak of losses would be broken on the 10 August with a three point win over St Kilda at home in Round 13 with Bert Hyde getting three goals for Hawthorn in the victory. [9] They evently finish with the wooden-spoon with a third win in the final match of the season against North Melbourne at home in what was their biggest win of the season (25 points). [10]

Results

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 2 May (2:45 pm) Richmond 5.8 (38)11.11 (77)Lost by 39 points Glenferrie Oval (H)0–1
2Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 17.12 (114)8.12 (60)Lost by 54 points Junction Oval (A)0–2
3Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm) Collingwood 9.11 (65)11.16 (82)Lost by 17 points Glenferrie Oval (H)0–3
4Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm) Carlton 10.10 (70)6.13 (49)Lost by 21 points Princes Park (A)0–4
5Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm) Footscray 10.14 (74)8.10 (58)Won by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H)1–4
6Saturday, 6 June (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 8.13 (61)8.9 (57)Lost by 4 points Arden Street Oval (A)1–5
7Saturday, 13 June (2:45 pm) Geelong 15.11 (101)7.7 (49)Lost by 52 points Corio Oval (A)1–6
8Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm) Essendon 9.7 (61)10.14 (74)Lost by 31 points Glenferrie Oval (H)1–7
9Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 15.14 (104)5.7 (37)Lost by 67 points Lake Oval (A)1–8
10Saturday, 11 July (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 19.11 (125)5.11 (41)Lost by 84 points Brunswick Street Oval (A)1–9
11Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm) Melbourne 6.10 (46)14.18 (102)Lost by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H)1–10
12Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm) Richmond 6.11 (47)3.11 (29)Lost by 18 points Punt Road Oval (A)1–11
13Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm) St Kilda 8.11 (59)8.8 (56)Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H)2–11
14Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 11.18 (84)8.12 (60)Lost by 24 points Victoria Park (A)2–12
15Saturday, 29 August (2:45 pm) Carlton 7.10 (52)11.14 (80)Lost by 28 points Glenferrie Oval (H)2–13
16Saturday, 5 September (2:45 pm) Footscray 15.10 (100)10.10 (70)Lost by 30 points Western Oval (A)2–14
17Saturday, 12 September (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 7.13 (55)4.6 (30)Won by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H)3–14
[11]

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Geelong (P)17152015641024152.760
2 Essendon 17134012711065119.352
3 Melbourne 1712411273919138.550
4 Collingwood 17125013771083127.148
5 Fitzroy 17125012921028125.748
6 St Kilda 178901116112099.632
7 Richmond 176101981113186.726
8 South Melbourne 1761101089127185.724
9 Carlton 1751201066134979.020
10 North Melbourne 1751201030137075.220
11 Footscray 1741301132136882.716
12 Hawthorn 173140902136566.112

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 69.1
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "Football Season Opens". The Age . 4 May 1925. p. 5 – via trove.org.
  2. ↑ "Hawthorn's Promising Display". The Age. 4 May 1925. p. 5 – via trove.org.
  3. ↑ "AFL Tables - St Kilda v Hawthorn". AFL Main. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hawthorn's First Victory". The Age. 1 June 1925. p. 14 – via trove.org.
  5. ↑ "North's Third Quarter". The Age. 8 June 1925. p. 11 – via trove.org.
  6. ↑ "Well-Contested Game". The Age. 22 June 1925. p. 15 – via trove.org.
  7. ↑ "A Time Contest". The Age. 29 June 1925. p. 15 – via trove.org.
  8. ↑ "Fitzory Tall Score". The Age. 13 July 1925. p. 7 – via trove.org.
  9. ↑ "An Exciting Finish". The Age. 10 August 1925. p. 7 – via trove.org.
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  11. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1925 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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