1952 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1952 season
President	Dave Prentice
Coach	Jack Hale
Captain(s)	Peter O'Donohue
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
Lightning Premiership	1st Round
VFL Season	5–14 (11th)
Finals Series	Did not qualify
Best and fairest	John Kennedy Sr.
Leading goalkicker	Jack MacDonald (25)
Highest home attendance	15,000 (Round 4 vs. South Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance	6,000 (Round 19 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance	11,056
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Last updated October 23, 2024

The 1952 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 28th season in the Victorian Football League and 51st overall.

Fixture

Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 5 and 6.

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
1	Saturday, 24 May	Collingwood	4.3 (27)	0.4 (4)	Lost by 23 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (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, 19 April (2:15 pm)	Collingwood	2.8 (20)	15.16 (106)	Lost by 86 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	14,000	0–1
2	Saturday, 26 April (2:15 pm)	Richmond	12.10 (82)	8.14 (62)	Lost by 20 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	13,000	0–2
3	Saturday, 3 May (2:15 pm)	Melbourne	8.12 (60)	10.14 (74)	Won by 14 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	13,529	1–2
4	Saturday, 10 May (2:15 pm)	South Melbourne	11.3 (69)	8.12 (60)	Won by 9 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	15,000	2–2
5	Saturday, 17 May (2:15 pm)	Fitzroy	6.6 (42)	5.11 (41)	Lost by 1 point	Brunswick Street Oval (A)	9,500	2–3
6	Saturday, 31 May (2:15 pm)	Essendon	5.14 (44)	15.8 (98)	Lost by 54 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	14,000	2–4
7	Saturday, 7 June (2:15 pm)	North Melbourne	12.8 (80)	7.8 (50)	Lost by 30 points	Arden Street Oval (A)	11,000	2–5
8	Saturday, 14 June (2:15 pm)	Carlton	17.15 (117)	11.14 (80)	Lost by 37 points	Euroa Oval (A)	7,500	2–6
9	Saturday, 21 June (2:15 pm)	St Kilda	5.11 (41)	7.6 (48)	Won by 7 points	Junction Oval (A)	7,500	3–6
10	Saturday, 28 June (2:15 pm)	Geelong	6.8 (44)	10.10 (70)	Lost by 26 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	7,500	3–7
11	Saturday, 5 July (2:15 pm)	Carlton	5.11 (41)	9.24 (78)	Lost by 37 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	11,000	3–8
12	Saturday, 12 July (2:15 pm)	Footscray	4.11 (35)	9.4 (58)	Won by 23 points	Western Oval (A)	12,218	4–8
13	Saturday, 19 July (2:15 pm)	Collingwood	12.15 (87)	4.4 (28)	Lost by 59 points	Victoria Park (A)	12,643	4–9
14	Saturday, 26 July (2:15 pm)	Richmond	8.14 (62)	14.7 (91)	Lost by 29 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	11,000	4–10
15	Saturday, 2 August (2:15 pm)	Melbourne	9.3 (57)	12.13 (85)	Lost by 28 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	9,000	4–11
16	Saturday, 9 August (2:15 pm)	South Melbourne	6.14 (50)	9.14 (68)	Won by 18 points	Lake Oval (A)	12,000	5–11
17	Saturday, 16 August (2:15 pm)	Fitzroy	7.6 (48)	12.12 (84)	Lost by 36 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	12,000	5–12
18	Saturday, 23 August (2:15 pm)	Essendon	20.12 (132)	11.11 (77)	Lost by 55 points	Windy Hill (A)	12,000	5–13
19	Saturday, 30 August (2:15 pm)	North Melbourne	8.11 (59)	12.10 (82)	Lost by 23 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	6,000	5–14
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Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Geelong (P)	19	16	2	1	1594	1183	134.7	66
2	Collingwood	19	14	5	0	1528	1058	144.4	56
3	Fitzroy	19	13	6	0	1233	1170	105.4	52
4	Carlton	19	11	6	2	1473	1310	112.4	48
5	South Melbourne	19	11	7	1	1411	1337	105.5	46
6	Melbourne	19	9	9	1	1420	1379	103.0	38
7	North Melbourne	19	9	10	0	1352	1396	96.8	36
8	Essendon	19	8	10	1	1579	1390	113.6	34
9	Richmond	19	8	11	0	1281	1384	92.6	32
10	Footscray	19	5	14	0	1052	1364	77.1	20
11	Hawthorn	19	5	14	0	1030	1480	69.6	20
12	St Kilda	19	2	17	0	1071	1573	68.1	8

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 70.3
Source: AFL Tables

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