1948 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1948 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
Coach Alec Albiston
Captain(s) Alec Albiston
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season 5–14 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Kevin Curran
Leading goalkicker Albert Prior (47)
Highest home attendance18,000 (Round 9 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance5,000 (Round 19 vs. St Kilda)
Average home attendance11,110
← 1947 1949 →

The 1948 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 24th season in the Victorian Football League and 47th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) Carlton 11.10 (76)17.15 (117)Lost by 41 points Glenferrie Oval (H)16,0000–1
2Saturday, 26 April (2:15 pm) Essendon 11.16 (82)8.11 (59)Lost by 23 points Windy Hill (A)16,0000–2
3Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) Footscray 12.12 (84)6.9 (45)Lost by 39 points Western Oval (A)13,0000–3
4Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 14.21 (105)11.15 (81)Won by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H)9,0001–3
5Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 15.19 (109)6.11 (47)Lost by 62 points Brunswick Street Oval (A)8,5001–4
6Saturday, 22 May (2:15 pm) Geelong 17.10 (112)12.3 (75)Won by 37 points Glenferrie Oval (H)9,5002–4
7Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) Richmond 9.11 (65)12.14 (86)Lost by 21 points Glenferrie Oval (H)17,0002–5
8Saturday, 5 June (2:15 pm) St Kilda 7.12 (54)10.12 (72)Won by 18 points Junction Oval (A)7,0003–5
9Saturday, 12 June (2:15 pm) Collingwood 8.8 (56)12.17 (99)Lost by 43 points Glenferrie Oval (H)18,0003–6
10Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) Melbourne 18.12 (120)11.13 (79)Lost by 41 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)12,1573–7
11Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 9.7 (61)12.15 (87)Lost by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0003–8
12Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) Carlton 17.10 (112)10.9 (69)Lost by 43 points Princes Park (A)9,0003–9
13Saturday, 17 July (2:15 pm) Essendon 9.12 (66)18.14 (122)Lost by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0003–10
14Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) Footscray 11.7 (73)11.12 (78)Lost by 5 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0003–11
15Saturday, 31 July (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 11.18 (84)8.9 (57)Lost by 27 points Arden Street Oval (A)9,0003–12
16Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 6.7 (43)4.16 (40)Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,5004–12
17Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) Geelong 11.14 (80)11.15 (81)Won by 1 point Kardinia Park (A)10,0005–12
18Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) Richmond 17.11 (113)9.6 (60)Lost by 53 points Punt Road Oval (A)16,0005–13
19Saturday, 4 September (2:15 pm) St Kilda 7.12 (54)9.13 (67)Lost by 13 points Glenferrie Oval (H)5,0005–14
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Essendon 19162118381340137.266
2 Melbourne (P)19136016821347124.952
3 Collingwood 19136017751500118.352
4 Footscray 19127014991453103.248
5 Richmond 19117118951509125.646
6 Carlton 19109017681564113.040
7 Fitzroy 19910015291355112.836
8 North Melbourne 1981101328158983.632
9 Geelong 1971201558173789.728
10 South Melbourne 1971201512182682.828
11 Hawthorn 1951401280169075.720
12 St Kilda 1921701124187859.98

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 82.4
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1948 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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