1944 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1944 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
Coach Tommy Lahiff
Captain(s) Jim Bohan
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season 2–15–1 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Jack Blackman
Leading goalkicker Wally Culpitt (57)
Highest home attendance12,000 (Round 1 vs. Essendon, Round 8 vs. Fitzroy)
Lowest home attendance5,000 (Round 17 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance9,556
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The 1944 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 20th season in the Victorian Football League and 43rd overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership Season

The VFL went back to an 18-round season after Geelong rejoined the competition due to the wartime travel restriction being relaxed.

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) Essendon 9.14 (68)15.16 (106)Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0000–1
2Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) Carlton 18.16 (124)9.14 (68)Lost by 56 points Princes Park (A)11,0000–2
3Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) Geelong 22.12 (144)13.13 (91)Won by 53 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0001–2
4Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 9.12 (66)11.7 (73)Won by 7 points Junction Oval (A)10,0002–2
5Saturday, 3 June (2:30 pm) Collingwood 8.9 (57)10.13 (73)Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0002–3
6Saturday, 10 June (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 21.16 (142)17.11 (113)Lost by 29 points Arden Street Oval (A)10,0002–4
7Saturday, 17 June (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 14.13 (97)7.10 (52)Lost by 45 points Brunswick Street Oval (A)10,0002–5
8Saturday, 24 June (2:30 pm) Footscray 9.10 (64)14.18 (102)Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0002–6
9Saturday, 1 July (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 15.12 (102)11.11 (77)Lost by 25 points Junction Oval (A)12,0002–7
10Saturday, 8 July (2:30 pm) Richmond 11.9 (75)13.16 (94)Lost by 19 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0002–8
11Saturday, 15 July (2:30 pm) Melbourne 7.10 (52)22.25 (157)Lost by 105 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0002–9
12Saturday, 22 July (2:30 pm) Essendon 19.18 (132)3.7 (25)Lost by 107 points Windy Hill (A)8,0002–10
13Saturday, 29 July (2:30 pm) Carlton 10.2 (62)13.28 (106)Lost by 44 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0002–11
14Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) Geelong 11.20 (86)9.7 (61)Lost by 25 points Kardinia Park (A)7,0002–12
15Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) St Kilda 12.16 (88)12.16 (88)Draw Glenferrie Oval (H)6,0002–12–1
16Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 18.20 (118)7.14 (56)Lost by 72 points Victoria Park (A)5,0002–13–1
17Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 12.12 (84)15.19 (109)Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H)5,0002–14–1
18Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) Melbourne 14.27 (111)6.13 (49)Lost by 62 points Punt Road Oval (A)4,0002–15–1
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Richmond 18134118861438131.254
2 Fitzroy (P)18134116781280131.154
3 Essendon 18124218871408134.052
4 Footscray 18125115291430106.950
5 Carlton 18126016561259131.548
6 North Melbourne 18108016191614100.340
7 South Melbourne 189901358140296.936
8 Melbourne 18711015211481102.728
9 St Kilda 1861021358150290.428
10 Collingwood 1871101452162989.128
11 Hawthorn 1821511268191466.210
12 Geelong 1811701210206558.64

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 85.3
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1944 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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