1951 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1951 season
PresidentDave Prentice
Coach Bob McCaskill
Captain(s) Kevin Curran
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
Lightning Premiership 1st Round
VFL Season 4–14 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest John Kennedy Sr.
Leading goalkicker Pat Cash (26)
Highest home attendance14,000 (Round 12 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance9,000 (Round 5 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance10,889
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The 1951 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 27th season in the Victorian Football League and 50th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 3 and 4.

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1Wednesday, 9 May Melbourne 0.1 (1)0.4 (4)Lost by 3 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 21 April (2:15 pm) Carlton 13.9 (87)7.15 (57)Lost by 30 points Princes Park (A)13,0000–1
2Saturday, 28 April (2:15 pm) Essendon 9.7 (61)12.14 (86)Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0000–2
3Saturday, 5 May (2:15 pm) St Kilda 12.15 (87)9.10 (64)Won by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0001–2
4Saturday, 12 May (2:15 pm) Richmond 17.18 (120)7.14 (56)Lost by 64 points Punt Road Oval (A)15,0001–3
5Saturday, 19 May (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 7.18 (60)14.14 (98)Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H)9,0001–4
6Saturday, 2 June (2:15 pm) Footscray 9.16 (70)7.17 (59)Won by 11 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0002–4
7Saturday, 9 June (2:15 pm) Geelong 20.13 (133)8.15 (63)Lost by 70 points Kardinia Park (A)20,0002–5
8Saturday, 16 June (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 12.14 (86)7.11 (53)Lost by 33 points Lake Oval (A)8,5002–6
9Saturday, 23 June (2:15 pm) Collingwood 8.9 (57)13.7 (85)Lost by 28 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0002–7
10Saturday, 7 July (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 10.14 (74)11.9 (75)Won by 1 point Brunswick Street Oval (A)8,5003–7
11Saturday, 14 July (2:15 pm) Melbourne 18.12 (120)13.8 (86)Won by 34 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0004–7
12Saturday, 21 July (2:15 pm) Carlton 5.8 (38)7.13 (55)Lost by 17 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,0004–8
13Saturday, 28 July (2:15 pm) Essendon 16.18 (114)8.11 (59)Lost by 55 points Windy Hill (A)13,0004–9
14Saturday, 4 August (2:15 pm) St Kilda 11.8 (74)9.14 (68)Lost by 6 points Junction Oval (A)6,0004–10
15Saturday, 11 August (2:15 pm) Richmond 6.15 (51)10.13 (73)Lost by 22 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0004–11
16Saturday, 18 August (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 10.11 (71)8.11 (59)Lost by 12 points Arden Street Oval (A)6,0004–12
17Saturday, 25 August (2:15 pm) Footscray 11.14 (80)9.10 (64)Lost by 16 points Western Oval (A)14,0004–13
18Saturday, 1 September (2:15 pm) Geelong 5.8 (38)10.10 (70)Lost by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0004–14
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Geelong (P)18144014851097135.456
2 Collingwood 18144014991193125.656
3 Essendon 18135015301262121.252
4 Footscray 18126013161165113.048
5 Fitzroy 18106213731305105.244
6 Richmond 18108015511327116.940
7 Carlton 1889113411253107.034
8 South Melbourne 188911399150593.034
9 North Melbourne 1871101224143385.428
10 St Kilda 1851301311159582.220
11 Hawthorn 1841401136151575.016
12 Melbourne 1811701230174570.54

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 75.9
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1951 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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