1951 season | |||
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President | Dave Prentice | ||
Coach | Bob McCaskill | ||
Captain(s) | Kevin Curran | ||
Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
Lightning Premiership | 1st Round | ||
VFL Season | 4–14 (11th) | ||
Finals Series | Did not qualify | ||
Best and Fairest | John Kennedy Sr. | ||
Leading goalkicker | Pat Cash (26) | ||
Highest home attendance | 14,000 (Round 12 vs. Carlton) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 9,000 (Round 5 vs. North Melbourne) | ||
Average home attendance | 10,889 | ||
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The 1951 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 27th season in the Victorian Football League and 50th overall.
The lightning premiership was played between rounds 3 and 4.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
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Home | Away | Result | |||||
1 | Wednesday, 9 May | Melbourne | 0.1 (1) | 0.4 (4) | Lost by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) |
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
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Home | Away | Result | ||||||
1 | Saturday, 21 April (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 13.9 (87) | 7.15 (57) | Lost by 30 points | Princes Park (A) | 13,000 | 0–1 |
2 | Saturday, 28 April (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 9.7 (61) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 0–2 |
3 | Saturday, 5 May (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 12.15 (87) | 9.10 (64) | Won by 23 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 1–2 |
4 | Saturday, 12 May (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 17.18 (120) | 7.14 (56) | Lost by 64 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 15,000 | 1–3 |
5 | Saturday, 19 May (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 7.18 (60) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 1–4 |
6 | Saturday, 2 June (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 9.16 (70) | 7.17 (59) | Won by 11 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 2–4 |
7 | Saturday, 9 June (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 20.13 (133) | 8.15 (63) | Lost by 70 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 20,000 | 2–5 |
8 | Saturday, 16 June (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | 7.11 (53) | Lost by 33 points | Lake Oval (A) | 8,500 | 2–6 |
9 | Saturday, 23 June (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 8.9 (57) | 13.7 (85) | Lost by 28 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 2–7 |
10 | Saturday, 7 July (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 10.14 (74) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 1 point | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 8,500 | 3–7 |
11 | Saturday, 14 July (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 18.12 (120) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 4–7 |
12 | Saturday, 21 July (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 5.8 (38) | 7.13 (55) | Lost by 17 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 4–8 |
13 | Saturday, 28 July (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 16.18 (114) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 55 points | Windy Hill (A) | 13,000 | 4–9 |
14 | Saturday, 4 August (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 11.8 (74) | 9.14 (68) | Lost by 6 points | Junction Oval (A) | 6,000 | 4–10 |
15 | Saturday, 11 August (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 6.15 (51) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 22 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 4–11 |
16 | Saturday, 18 August (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 12 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 6,000 | 4–12 |
17 | Saturday, 25 August (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 11.14 (80) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 16 points | Western Oval (A) | 14,000 | 4–13 |
18 | Saturday, 1 September (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 5.8 (38) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 4–14 |
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(P) | Premiers |
Qualified for finals |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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1 | Geelong (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1485 | 1097 | 135.4 | 56 |
2 | Collingwood | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1499 | 1193 | 125.6 | 56 |
3 | Essendon | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1530 | 1262 | 121.2 | 52 |
4 | Footscray | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1316 | 1165 | 113.0 | 48 |
5 | Fitzroy | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1373 | 1305 | 105.2 | 44 |
6 | Richmond | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1551 | 1327 | 116.9 | 40 |
7 | Carlton | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1341 | 1253 | 107.0 | 34 |
8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1399 | 1505 | 93.0 | 34 |
9 | North Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1224 | 1433 | 85.4 | 28 |
10 | St Kilda | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1311 | 1595 | 82.2 | 20 |
11 | Hawthorn | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1136 | 1515 | 75.0 | 16 |
12 | Melbourne | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1230 | 1745 | 70.5 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 75.9
Source: AFL Tables
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