1940 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1940 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jano
Coach Bert Mills
Captain(s) Bert Mills
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
Patriotic Premiership 1st Round
VFL Season 7–11 (9th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Andy Angwin
Leading goalkicker Alby Naismith (25)
Highest home attendance16,000 (Round 3 vs. Richmond
Lowest home attendance5,500 (Round 18 vs. Fitzroy
Average home attendance9.833
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The 1940 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 16th season in the Victorian Football League and 39th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Patriotic Premiership

The VFL between Rounds 14 and 15 played a one-day lightning carnival, Known as the Patriotic Premiership, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to raise money for the Patriotic Fund. The matches played were twenty minutes long with no time-on.

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 3 August St Kilda 2.2 (14)3.2 (20)Lost by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 27 April (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 25.11 (161)13.11 (89)Won by 72 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,0001–0
2Saturday, 4 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 12.25 (97)7.13 (55)Lost by 42 points Junction Oval (A)17,0001–1
3Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) Richmond 15.12 (102)19.15 (129)Lost by 27 points Glenferrie Oval (H)16,0001–2
4Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 22.13 (145)16.10 (106)Lost by 39 points Lake Oval (A)9,0001–3
5Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) Essendon 12.18 (90)9.19 (73)Lost by 17 points Windy Hill (A)12,0001–4
6Saturday, 1 June (2:30 pm) Melbourne 12.15 (87)11.15 (81)Won by 6 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0002–4
7Saturday, 8 June (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 17.11 (113)12.14 (86)Lost by 27 points Brunswick Street Oval (A)7,0002–5
8Saturday, 15 June (2:30 pm) Footscray 8.17 (65)15.20 (110)Lost by 45 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0002–6
9Saturday, 22 June (2:30 pm) Geelong 12.18 (90)6.10 (46)Lost by 44 points Corio Oval (A)4,0002–7
10Saturday, 29 June (2:30 pm) Carlton 13.11 (89)13.18 (96)Won by 7 points Princes Park (A)10,0003–7
11Saturday, 6 July (2:30 pm) Collingwood 10.17 (77)14.17 (101)Lost by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0003–8
12Saturday, 13 July (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 11.11 (77)9.16 (70)Lost by 7 points Arden Street Oval (A)3,0003–9
13Saturday, 20 July (2:30 pm) St Kilda 17.17 (119)8.15 (63)Won by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0004–9
14Saturday, 27 July (2:30 pm) Richmond 11.13 (79)12.15 (87)Won by 8 points Punt Road Oval (A)9,0005–9
15Saturday, 10 August (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 10.19 (79)10.13 (73)Won by 6 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0006–9
16Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) Essendon 11.8 (84)18.12 (120)Lost by 36 points Glenferrie Oval (H)9,0006–10
17Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) Melbourne 26.20 (176)8.14 (62)Lost by 114 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)8,7226–11
18Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 13.16 (94)5.8 (38)Won by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H)5,5007–11
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Melbourne (P)18144021101677125.856
2 Richmond 18126017871489120.048
3 Essendon 18126016111489108.248
4 Geelong 18117016451599102.944
5 Carlton 18108017301555111.340
6 Footscray 1899016961558108.936
7 Fitzroy 189901443156392.336
8 Collingwood 18810016211611100.632
9 Hawthorn 1871101549176088.028
10 South Melbourne 1871101480169687.328
11 St Kilda 1851301418163486.820
12 North Melbourne 1841401381184075.116

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 90.1
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1940 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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