1952 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1952 season
PresidentDave Prentice
Coach Jack Hale
Captain(s) Peter O'Donohue
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
Lightning Premiership 1st Round
VFL Season 5–14 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and fairest John Kennedy Sr.
Leading goalkicker Jack MacDonald (25)
Highest home attendance15,000 (Round 4 vs. South Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance6,000 (Round 19 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance11,056
← 1951 1953 →

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

Contents

Fixture

Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 5 and 6.

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 24 May Collingwood 4.3 (27)0.4 (4)Lost by 23 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 19 April (2:15 pm) Collingwood 2.8 (20)15.16 (106)Lost by 86 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,0000–1
2Saturday, 26 April (2:15 pm) Richmond 12.10 (82)8.14 (62)Lost by 20 points Punt Road Oval (A)13,0000–2
3Saturday, 3 May (2:15 pm) Melbourne 8.12 (60)10.14 (74)Won by 14 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)13,5291–2
4Saturday, 10 May (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 11.3 (69)8.12 (60)Won by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H)15,0002–2
5Saturday, 17 May (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 6.6 (42)5.11 (41)Lost by 1 point Brunswick Street Oval (A)9,5002–3
6Saturday, 31 May (2:15 pm) Essendon 5.14 (44)15.8 (98)Lost by 54 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,0002–4
7Saturday, 7 June (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 12.8 (80)7.8 (50)Lost by 30 points Arden Street Oval (A)11,0002–5
8Saturday, 14 June (2:15 pm) Carlton 17.15 (117)11.14 (80)Lost by 37 pointsEuroa Oval (A)7,5002–6
9Saturday, 21 June (2:15 pm) St Kilda 5.11 (41)7.6 (48)Won by 7 points Junction Oval (A)7,5003–6
10Saturday, 28 June (2:15 pm) Geelong 6.8 (44)10.10 (70)Lost by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H)7,5003–7
11Saturday, 5 July (2:15 pm) Carlton 5.11 (41)9.24 (78)Lost by 37 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0003–8
12Saturday, 12 July (2:15 pm) Footscray 4.11 (35)9.4 (58)Won by 23 points Western Oval (A)12,2184–8
13Saturday, 19 July (2:15 pm) Collingwood 12.15 (87)4.4 (28)Lost by 59 points Victoria Park (A)12,6434–9
14Saturday, 26 July (2:15 pm) Richmond 8.14 (62)14.7 (91)Lost by 29 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0004–10
15Saturday, 2 August (2:15 pm) Melbourne 9.3 (57)12.13 (85)Lost by 28 points Glenferrie Oval (H)9,0004–11
16Saturday, 9 August (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 6.14 (50)9.14 (68)Won by 18 points Lake Oval (A)12,0005–11
17Saturday, 16 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 7.6 (48)12.12 (84)Lost by 36 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0005–12
18Saturday, 23 August (2:15 pm) Essendon 20.12 (132)11.11 (77)Lost by 55 points Windy Hill (A)12,0005–13
19Saturday, 30 August (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 8.11 (59)12.10 (82)Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H)6,0005–14
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Geelong (P)19162115941183134.766
2 Collingwood 19145015281058144.456
3 Fitzroy 19136012331170105.452
4 Carlton 19116214731310112.448
5 South Melbourne 19117114111337105.546
6 Melbourne 1999114201379103.038
7 North Melbourne 1991001352139696.836
8 Essendon 19810115791390113.634
9 Richmond 1981101281138492.632
10 Footscray 1951401052136477.120
11 Hawthorn 1951401030148069.620
12 St Kilda 1921701071157368.18

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

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1952 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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