1955 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1955 season
PresidentDr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach Jack Hale
Captain(s) John Kennedy Sr.
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL season 8–10 (8th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and fairest Graham Arthur
Leading goalkicker Kevin Coghlan (28)
Highest home attendance26,000 (Round 4 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance10,500 (Round 10 vs. St Kilda, Round 12 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance17,022
← 1954 1956 →

The 1955 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 31st season in the Victorian Football League and 54th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 13.15 (93)7.16 (58)Lost by 35 points Brunswick Street Oval (A)16,0000–1
2Saturday, 23 April (2:15 pm) Carlton 12.15 (87)9.6 (60)Won by 27 points Glenferrie Oval (H)19,0001–1
3Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 7.14 (56)15.8 (98)Won by 42 points Lake Oval (A)18,0002–1
4Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm) Collingwood 12.12 (84)12.3 (75)Won by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H)26,0003–1
5Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 14.7 (91)13.15 (93)Lost by 2 points Glenferrie Oval (H)15,0003–2
6Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm) Melbourne 11.5 (71)6.8 (44)Lost by 27 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)28,3333–3
7Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm) Essendon 9.11 (65)10.10 (70)Won by 5 points Windy Hill (A)20,0004–3
8Saturday, 4 June (2:15 pm) Richmond 9.8 (62)8.12 (60)Won by 2 points Glenferrie Oval (H)19,6005–3
9Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm) Footscray 17.12 (114)8.11 (59)Lost by 55 points Western Oval (A)28,8075–4
10Saturday, 25 June (2:15 pm) St Kilda 12.9 (81)6.7 (43)Won by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,5006–4
11Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm) Geelong 16.13 (109)7.8 (50)Lost by 59 points Kardinia Park (A)17,2386–5
12Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 18.12 (120)9.5 (59)Won by 61 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,5007–5
13Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm) Carlton 10.19 (79)9.9 (63)Lost by 16 points Princes Park (A)15,7637–6
14Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 10.11 (71)6.15 (51)Won by 20 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,1008–6
15Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm) Collingwood 10.11 (71)5.6 (36)Lost by 35 points Victoria Park (A)16,0008–7
16Saturday, 6 August (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 8.12 (60)8.5 (53)Lost by 7 points Arden Street Oval (A)9,0008–8
17Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm) Melbourne 12.13 (85)13.13 (91)Lost by 6 points Glenferrie Oval (H)16,0008–9
18Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm) Essendon 7.8 (50)13.14 (92)Lost by 42 points Glenferrie Oval (H)24,5008–10
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Melbourne (P)18153015591036150.560
2 Collingwood 18144015261197127.556
3 Geelong 18144015241241122.856
4 Essendon 18126014351099130.648
5 Footscray 18126013231018130.048
6 Richmond 1899014711387106.136
7 Carlton 189901384140398.636
8 Hawthorn 1881001262134294.032
9 Fitzroy 1861201258142188.524
10 South Melbourne 1851301276145487.820
11 North Melbourne 1831501233161776.312
12 St Kilda 181170861189745.44

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 74.6
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1955 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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