1939 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1939 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
Coach Len Thomas
Captain(s) Len Thomas
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season 5–12–1 (10th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Bert Mills
Leading goalkicker Alec Albiston (37)
Highest home attendance21,000 (Round 8 vs. Richmond
Lowest home attendance6,000 (Round 15 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance12,889
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The 1939 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 15th season in the Victorian Football League and 38th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 22 April (2:45 pm) St Kilda 18.20 (128)9.13 (67)Lost by 61 points Junction Oval (A)15,5000–1
2Saturday, 29 April (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 17.13 (115)11.11 (77)Won by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0001–1
3Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) Geelong 17.14 (116)8.18 (66)Won by 50 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0002–1
4Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 10.17 (77)11.11 (77)Draw Brunswick Street Oval (A)12,0002–1–1
5Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) Carlton 13.8 (86)11.17 (83)Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H)20,0003–1–1
6Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) Collingwood 14.14 (98)12.7 (79)Lost by 19 points Victoria Park (A)15,0003–2–1
7Saturday, 3 June (2:30 pm) Footscray 12.15 (87)7.23 (65)Won by 22 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,5004–2–1
8Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) Richmond 7.13 (55)12.21 (93)Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H)21,0004–3–1
9Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 15.18 (108)12.14 (86)Lost by 22 points Lake Oval (A)9,0004–4–1
10Saturday, 24 June (2:45 pm) Essendon 19.11 (125)16.19 (115)Lost by 10 points Windy Hill (A)11,0004–5–1
11Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) Melbourne 8.4 (52)7.12 (54)Lost by 2 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0004–6–1
12Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) St Kilda 11.18 (84)15.17 (107)Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H)18,0004–7–1
13Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 18.11 (119)11.16 (82)Lost by 37 points Arden Street Oval (A)8,0004–8–1
14Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) Geelong 15.22 (112)13.12 (90)Lost by 22 points Corio Oval (A)5,0004–9–1
15Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 10.20 (80)12.7 (79)Won by 1 point Glenferrie Oval (H)6,0005–9–1
16Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) Carlton 18.16 (124)7.20 (62)Lost by 62 points Princes Park (A)11,0005–10–1
17Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 6.15 (51)7.17 (59)Lost by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H)7,5005–11–1
18Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) Footscray 11.17 (83)6.7 (43)Lost by 40 points Western Oval (A)3,5005–12–1
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Melbourne (P)18153019281502128.460
2 Collingwood 18153018721535122.060
3 Richmond 18135017341469118.052
4 St Kilda 18135018061550116.552
5 Carlton 18126017961459123.148
6 Essendon 1881001696174997.032
7 Geelong 1871101582171392.428
8 Fitzroy 1861111482166189.226
9 North Melbourne 1861201561170991.324
10 Hawthorn 1851211427165786.122
11 Footscray 1841401494180982.616
12 South Melbourne 1831501367193270.812

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 91.4
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1939 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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