1943 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1943 season
President	Dr. Jacob Jona
Coach	Roy Cazaly
Captain(s)	Bob Williams
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
Lightning Premiership	Semifinals
VFL Season	9–6 (5th)
Finals Series	Did not qualify
Best and Fairest	Jim Bohan
Leading goalkicker	Wally Culpitt (43)
Highest home attendance	16,000 (Round 9 vs. Footscray
Lowest home attendance	7,000 (Round 2 vs. Essendon
Average home attendance	10,714
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Last updated October 23, 2024

The 1943 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 19th season in the Victorian Football League and 42nd overall.

Fixture

Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 11 and 12.

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance
Semifinal	Saturday, 24 July	Fitzroy	5.4 (34)	3.6 (24)	Lost by 10 points	Princes Park (A)

Premiership Season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
1	Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm)	St Kilda	14.9 (93)	13.17 (95)	Won by 2 points	Toorak Park (A)	6,000	1–0
2	Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm)	Essendon	7.8 (50)	11.15 (81)	Lost by 31 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	7,000	1–1
3	Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm)	Melbourne	10.12 (72)	17.15 (117)	Won by 45 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	5,000	2–1
4	Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm)	Fitzroy	13.8 (86)	9.21 (75)	Won by 11 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	9,000	3–1
5	Saturday, 5 June (2:30 pm)	South Melbourne	10.15 (75)	12.13 (85)	Won by 10 points	Princes Park (A)	14,000	4–1
6	Bye
7	Saturday, 19 June (2:30 pm)	North Melbourne	20.16 (136)	13.17 (95)	Won by 41 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	8,000	5–1
8	Saturday, 26 June (2:30 pm)	Richmond	15.16 (106)	8.14 (62)	Lost by 44 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	16,000	5–2
9	Saturday, 3 July (2:30 pm)	Footscray	13.11 (89)	11.13 (79)	Won by 10 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	16,000	6–2
10	Saturday, 10 July (2:30 pm)	Carlton	16.9 (105)	11.14 (80)	Lost by 25 points	Princes Park (A)	12,000	6–3
11	Saturday, 17 July (2:30 pm)	Collingwood	16.14 (110)	12.13 (85)	Won by 25 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	8,000	7–3
12	Saturday, 31 July (2:30 pm)	Essendon	7.13 (55)	9.12 (66)	Lost by 11 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	12,000	7–4
13	Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm)	Carlton	13.19 (97)	10.15 (75)	Lost by 22 points	Princes Park (A)	15,000	7–5
14	Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm)	Richmond	9.14 (68)	11.7 (73)	Won by 5 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	15,000	8–5
15	Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm)	South Melbourne	13.10 (88)	7.14 (56)	Won by 32 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	15,000	9–5
16	Saturday, 28 August (2:45 pm)	North Melbourne	8.11 (59)	7.16 (58)	Lost by 1 point	Arden Street Oval (A)	4,500	9–6
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Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Richmond (P)	15	10	5	0	1435	1166	123.1	44
2	Essendon	15	10	5	0	1296	1125	115.2	44
3	Fitzroy	15	10	5	0	1345	1234	109.0	44
4	Carlton	15	9	6	0	1420	1136	125.0	40
5	Hawthorn	15	9	6	0	1259	1212	103.9	40
6	Footscray	15	7	8	0	1164	1244	93.6	32
7	Melbourne	15	7	8	0	1364	1537	88.7	32
8	South Melbourne	15	6	9	0	1346	1272	105.8	28
9	North Melbourne	15	5	9	1	1019	1323	77.0	26
10	Collingwood	15	5	10	0	1217	1358	89.6	24
11	St Kilda	10	1	8	1	731	989	73.9	10

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 85.0
Source: AFL Tables

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