1954 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1954 season
PresidentDr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach Jack Hale
Captain(s) Ted Fletcher
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL season 8–10 (9th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and fairest John Kennedy Sr.
Leading goalkicker Kevin Coghlan (27)
Highest home attendance26,000 (Round 7 vs. Footscray
Lowest home attendance7,000 (Round 15 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance17,000
← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 30th season in the Victorian Football League and the 53rd overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Monday, 19 April (2:15 pm) Essendon 8.13 (61)14.11 (95)Lost by 34 points Glenferrie Oval (H)23,0000–1
2Saturday, 24 April (2:15 pm) St Kilda 5.9 (39)10.10 (70)Won by 31 points Junction Oval (A)14,0001–1
3Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) Melbourne 11.9 (75)9.10 (64)Won by 11 points Glenferrie Oval (H)17,0002–1
4Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 11.10 (76)10.13 (73)Lost by 3 points Arden Street Oval (A)16,0002–2
5Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) Geelong 14.13 (97)13.14 (92)Won by 5 points Glenferrie Oval (H)18,0003–2
6Saturday, 22 May (2:15 pm) Richmond 10.12 (72)11.12 (78)Won by 6 points Punt Road Oval (A)23,0004–2
7Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) Footscray 10.9 (69)11.12 (78)Lost by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H)26,0004–3
8Saturday, 5 June (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 6.13 (49)8.10 (58)Won by 9 points Lake Oval (A)22,0005–3
9Monday, 14 June (2:15 pm) Carlton 5.11 (41)4.12 (36)Lost by 5 points Princes Park (A)34,0005–4
10Saturday, 26 June (2:15 pm) Collingwood 11.5 (71)10.15 (75)Lost by 4 points Glenferrie Oval (H)25,0005–5
11Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 11.15 (81)11.10 (76)Won by 5 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0006–5
12Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) Essendon 13.16 (94)9.9 (63)Lost by 31 points Windy Hill (A)20,0006–6
13Saturday, 17 July (2:15 pm) St Kilda 14.17 (101)5.10 (40)Won by 61 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0007–6
14Saturday, 31 July (2:15 pm) Melbourne 16.14 (110)5.3 (33)Lost by 77 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)26,7087–7
15Saturday, 7 August (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 9.5 (59)10.22 (82)Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H)7,0007–8
16Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) Geelong 13.12 (90)7.6 (48)Lost by 42 points Kardinia Park (A)16,8707–9
17Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) Richmond 10.10 (70)6.11 (47)Won by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,0008–9
18Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) Footscray 17.15 (117)5.4 (34)Lost by 83 points Western Oval (A)22,8968–10
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Geelong 18135016301225133.152
2 Footscray (P)18116114231095130.046
3 North Melbourne 1811611355136199.646
4 Melbourne 18117015041239121.444
5 Richmond 18108015031310114.740
6 Essendon 18108014711364107.840
7 Collingwood 18108013121301100.840
8 Carlton 1881001382139199.432
9 Hawthorn 1881001177133788.032
10 South Melbourne 1861201209148281.624
11 Fitzroy 1841311174160473.218
12 St Kilda 1841311149158072.718

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 75.4
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1954 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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