1931 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1931 season
PresidentJ.W. Kennon
Coach John Harris
Captain(s) John Harris
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season 3–15 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Unknown
Leading goalkicker Jack Ryan (39)
Highest home attendance15,000 (Round 2 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance4,000 (Round 10 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance8,889
← 1930 1932 →

The 1931 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 7th season in the Victorian Football League and 30th overall.

Contents

Schedule

Premiership season

Hawthorn played their round 7 and 8 games before their round 6 game due to round 6 being split with games played on either Monday, 8 June or Saturday, 27 June.

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 2 May (2:45 pm) Footscray 8.13 (61)9.6 (60)Lost by 1 points Western Oval (A)12,0000–1
2Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm) Collingwood 8.17 (65)11.18 (84)Lost by 19 points Glenferrie Oval (H)15,0000–2
3Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 10.12 (72)10.8 (68)Lost by 4 points Junction Oval (A)14,0000–3
4Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm) Melbourne 13.16 (94)16.13 (109)Lost by 15 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0000–4
5Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 11.10 (76)11.13 (79)Lost by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0000–5
6Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm) Richmond 9.15 (69)8.10 (58)Lost by 11 points Punt Road Oval (A)19,0000–6
7Saturday, 13 June (2:45 pm) Essendon 8.12 (60)12.8 (80)Won by 20 points Windy Hill (A)10,0001–6
8Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 12.8 (80)7.14 (56)Won by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0002–6
9Saturday, 4 July (2:45 pm) Geelong 13.9 (87)9.7 (61)Lost by 26 points Corio Oval (A)9,5002–7
10Saturday, 11 July (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 14.12 (96)3.6 (24)Lost by 72 points Glenferrie Oval (H)4,0003–7
11Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm) Carlton 16.15 (111)5.8 (38)Lost by 73 points Arden Street Oval (A)17,0003–8
12Saturday, 25 July (2:45 pm) Footscray 8.5 (53)6.19 (55)Lost by 2 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0003–9
13Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 15.13 (103)7.16 (58)Lost by 45 points Victoria Park (A)9,0003–10
14Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm) St Kilda 11.9 (75)11.11 (77)Lost by 2 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0003–11
15Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm) Melbourne 13.15 (93)2.6 (18)Lost by 75 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)3,6143–12
16Saturday, 29 August (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 12.18 (90)9.5 (59)Lost by 31 points Lake Oval (A)4,5003–13
17Saturday, 5 September (2:45 pm) Richmond 5.13 (43)13.21 (99)Lost by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0003–14
18Saturday, 12 September (2:45 pm) Essendon 8.15 (63)9.12 (66)Lost by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H)5,0003–15
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Geelong (P)18153015721038151.460
2 Richmond 18153016271153141.160
3 Carlton 18126016131289125.148
4 Collingwood 18126015891281124.048
5 Footscray 18126011611054110.248
6 Essendon 1810801416142899.240
7 South Melbourne 189901393140699.136
8 Melbourne 1881001286140391.732
9 St Kilda 1881001323148489.232
10 Fitzroy 1841401380160586.016
11 Hawthorn 1831501145139582.112
12 North Melbourne 1801801000196950.80

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 76.4
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1931 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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