1938 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1938 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
Coach Ivan McAlpine
Captain(s) Bert Mills
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season 4–14 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Stan Spinks
Leading goalkicker Alby Naismith (30)
Highest home attendance18,000 (Round 1 vs. Carlton, Round 5 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance7,000 (Round 13 vs. Melbourne, Round 17 vs. South Melbourne)
Average home attendance11,667

The 1938 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 14th season in the Victorian Football League and 37th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 23 April (2:45 pm) Carlton 10.10 (76)14.8 (92)Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H)18,0000–1
2Saturday, 30 April (2:45 pm) Melbourne 14.8 (92)16.15 (111)Won by 19 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)11,3271–1
3Saturday, 7 May (2:45 pm) Footscray 8.14 (62)9.16 (70)Lost by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,5001–2
4Saturday, 14 May (2:45 pm) Collingwood 21.15 (141)14.16 (100)Lost by 41 points Victoria Park (A)14,0001–3
5Saturday, 21 May (2:45 pm) Richmond 13.9 (87)12.12 (84)Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H)18,0002–3
6Saturday, 28 May (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 13.16 (94)18.12 (120)Won by 26 points Lake Oval (A)11,0003–3
7Saturday, 4 June (2:45 pm) Essendon 16.20 (116)16.7 (103)Lost by 13 points Windy Hill (A)12,0003–4
8Monday, 13 June (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 7.11 (53)12.22 (94)Lost by 41 points Glenferrie Oval (H)16,0003–5
9Saturday, 18 June (2:45 pm) Geelong 11.23 (89)6.13 (49)Lost by 40 points Corio Oval (A)7,0003–6
10Saturday, 25 June (2:45 pm) St Kilda 8.12 (60)9.10 (64)Lost by 4 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0003–7
11Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 13.14 (92)12.6 (78)Lost by 14 points Arden Street Oval (A)4,0003–8
12Saturday, 9 July (2:45 pm) Carlton 12.12 (84)8.15 (63)Lost by 21 points Princes Park (A)14,0003–9
13Saturday, 23 July (2:45 pm) Melbourne 10.9 (69)9.16 (70)Lost by 1 point Glenferrie Oval (H)7,0003–10
14Saturday, 30 July (2:45 pm) Footscray 17.14 (116)4.7 (31)Lost by 85 points Western Oval (A)11,0003–11
15Saturday, 6 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 12.11 (83)18.15 (123)Lost by 40 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0003–12
16Saturday, 13 August (2:45 pm) Richmond 19.18 (132)12.11 (83)Lost by 49 points Punt Road Oval (A)9,0003–13
17Saturday, 20 August (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 17.15 (117)9.20 (74)Won by 43 points Glenferrie Oval (H)7,0004–13
18Saturday, 27 August (2:45 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69)12.18 (90)Lost by 21 points Glenferrie Oval (H)6,5004–14
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Carlton (P)18144018271574116.156
2 Geelong 18135018971468129.252
3 Footscray 18135017231386124.352
4 Collingwood 18126019421652117.648
5 Melbourne 18117017761676106.044
6 Richmond 18108017471563111.840
7 Essendon 1899018011760102.336
8 St Kilda 189901474160691.836
9 North Melbourne 1861201384185274.724
10 Fitzroy 1851301543174288.620
11 Hawthorn 1841401414171782.416
12 South Melbourne 1821601353188571.88

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 92.0
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. "AFL Tables - 1938 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.