1953 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1953 season
PresidentDave Prentice
Dr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach Jack Hale
Captain(s) Ted Fletcher
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
Lightning Premiership Semifinals
VFL Season 3–15 (12th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Ted Fletcher
Leading goalkicker Kevin Coghlan (19)
Highest home attendance14,000 (Round 14 vs. Geelong)
Lowest home attendance5,000 (Round 18 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance9,667
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The 1953 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 29th season in the Victorian Football League and 52nd overall.

Contents

Fixture

Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 6 and 7.

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1Tuesday, 2 June North Melbourne 3.5 (23)2.2 (14)Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)
SemifinalTuesday, 2 June Richmond 1.0 (6)1.1 (7)Lost by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 18 April (2:15 pm) Geelong 12.15 (87)5.8 (38)Lost by 49 points Kardinia Park (A)19,8770–1
2Saturday, 2 May (2:15 pm) St Kilda 8.9 (57)13.14 (92)Lost by 35 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0000–2
3Saturday, 9 May (2:15 pm) Footscray 16.15 (111)6.6 (42)Lost by 69 points Western Oval (A)15,0000–3
4Saturday, 16 May (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 7.11 (53)9.9 (63)Lost by 10 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0000–4
5Saturday, 23 May (2:15 pm) Collingwood 13.18 (96)3.8 (26)Lost by 70 points Victoria Park (A)9,6270–5
6Saturday, 30 May (2:15 pm) Carlton 10.7 (67)6.11 (47)Lost by 20 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0001–5
7Saturday, 6 June (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 8.12 (60)5.14 (44)Lost by 16 points Brunswick Street Oval (A)9,5001–6
8Saturday, 13 June (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 8.14 (62)12.8 (80)Lost by 18 points Arden Street Oval (A)7,0001–7
9Saturday, 20 June (2:15 pm) Essendon 9.10 (64)12.15 (87)Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,0001–8
10Saturday, 27 June (2:15 pm) Melbourne 10.14 (74)16.6 (102)Won by 28 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)11,9932–8
11Saturday, 4 July (2:15 pm) Richmond 12.10 (82)7.6 (48)Lost by 34 points Punt Road Oval (A)11,0002–9
12Saturday, 11 July (2:15 pm) Geelong 9.8 (62)12.14 (86)Lost by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,0002–10
13Saturday, 25 July (2:15 pm) St Kilda 9.13 (67)4.14 (38)Lost by 29 points Junction Oval (A)7,5002–11
14Saturday, 1 August (2:15 pm) Footscray 3.10 (28)11.10 (76)Lost by 48 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0002–12
15Saturday, 8 August (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 7.12 (54)9.8 (62)Won by 8 points Lake Oval (A)8,5003–12
16Saturday, 15 August (2:15 pm) Collingwood 11.6 (72)12.16 (88)Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H)7,0003–13
17Saturday, 22 August (2:15 pm) Carlton 12.15 (87)6.9 (45)Lost by 42 points Princes Park (A)8,5003–14
18Saturday, 29 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 9.10 (64)13.6 (84)Lost by 20 points Glenferrie Oval (H)5,0003–15
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Geelong 18153015461079143.360
2 Collingwood (P)18144015181229123.556
3 Footscray 1813501309959136.552
4 Essendon 18135015291177129.952
5 Carlton 18108014091310107.640
6 Fitzroy 1810801208142185.040
7 North Melbourne 1899013881287107.836
8 South Melbourne 1899013851323104.736
9 St Kilda 1851301065156168.220
10 Richmond 1831411220150181.314
11 Melbourne 1831411137142080.114
12 Hawthorn 183150974142168.512

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 72.6
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1953 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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