1959 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1959 season
President	Dr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach	Jack Hale
Captain(s)	John Kennedy Sr.
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
Night series	Runner-up
VFL season	9–9 (7th)
Finals series	Did not qualify
Best and fairest	Allan Woodley
Leading goalkicker	Garry Young (35)
Highest home attendance	28,000 (Round 6 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance	10,000 (Round 14 vs. Footscray)
Average home attendance	16,833
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Last updated October 23, 2024

The 1959 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 35th season in the Victorian Football League and 58th overall.

Fixture

Night Series

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	Monday, 7 September	St Kilda	11.17 (83)	4.7 (31)	Won by 52 points	Lake Oval	12,400
Semi-final	Thursday, 17 September	South Melbourne	13.14 (92)	13.10 (88)	Won by 4 points	Lake Oval	16,100
Final	Monday, 28 September	Fitzroy	10.10 (70)	4.16 (40)	Lost by 30 points	Lake Oval	9,200

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, 18 April (2:30 pm)	Fitzroy	19.17 (131)	17.18 (120)	Lost by 11 points	Brunswick Street Oval (A)	20,000	0–1
2	Saturday, 2 May (2:30 pm)	Geelong	18.15 (123)	12.12 (84)	Won by 39 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	14,000	1–1
3	Saturday, 9 May (2:30 pm)	Footscray	8.10 (58)	15.12 (102)	Won by 44 points	Western Oval (A)	17,417	2–1
4	Saturday, 16 May (2:30 pm)	South Melbourne	19.14 (128)	13.19 (87)	Won by 31 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	25,000	3–1
5	Saturday, 23 May (2:30 pm)	St Kilda	10.21 (81)	11.11 (77)	Lost by 4 points	Junction Oval (A)	21,500	3–2
6	Saturday, 30 May (2:30 pm)	Carlton	11.9 (75)	12.11 (83)	Lost by 8 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	28,000	3–3
7	Saturday, 6 June (2:20 pm)	Richmond	14.9 (93)	8.15 (63)	Won by 30 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	14,500	4–3
8	Saturday, 13 June (2:20 pm)	North Melbourne	12.12 (84)	8.6 (54)	Lost by 30 points	Arden Street Oval (A)	12,500	4–4
9	Saturday, 27 June (2:20 pm)	Melbourne	6.16 (52)	11.11 (77)	Lost by 25 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	17,000	4–5
10	Saturday, 4 July (2:20 pm)	Essendon	14.13 (97)	12.20 (92)	Won by 5 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	15,500	5–5
11	Saturday, 11 July (2:20 pm)	Collingwood	10.15 (75)	10.14 (74)	Lost by 1 point	Victoria Park (A)	24,502	5–6
12	Saturday, 18 July (2:20 pm)	Fitzroy	8.13 (61)	8.19 (67)	Lost by 6 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	15,500	5–7
13	Saturday, 25 July (2:20 pm)	Geelong	14.16 (100)	13.13 (91)	Lost by 9 points	Kardinia Park (A)	10,072	5–8
14	Saturday, 1 August (2:20 pm)	Footscray	14.15 (99)	7.10 (52)	Won by 47 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	10,000	6–8
15	Saturday, 8 August (2:20 pm)	South Melbourne	8.14 (62)	10.3 (63)	Won by 1 point	Lake Oval (A)	13,000	7–8
16	Saturday, 15 August (2:20 pm)	St Kilda	10.11 (71)	5.5 (35)	Won by 36 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	12,000	8–8
17	Saturday, 22 August (2:20 pm)	Carlton	13.20 (98)	14.12 (96)	Lost by 2 points	Princes Park (A)	18,720	8–9
18	Saturday, 29 August (2:20 pm)	Richmond	10.13 (73)	17.14 (116)	Won by 43 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	12,000	9–9
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Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Melbourne (P)	18	13	4	1	1731	1213	142.7	54
2	Carlton	18	13	5	0	1534	1404	109.3	52
3	Collingwood	18	12	6	0	1477	1215	121.6	48
4	Essendon	18	11	7	0	1598	1422	112.4	44
5	Fitzroy	18	10	7	1	1533	1351	113.5	42
6	North Melbourne	18	10	8	0	1331	1490	89.3	40
7	Hawthorn	18	9	9	0	1592	1412	112.7	36
8	St Kilda	18	9	9	0	1428	1515	94.3	36
9	South Melbourne	18	8	10	0	1515	1465	103.4	32
10	Geelong	18	5	13	0	1320	1681	78.5	20
11	Richmond	18	4	14	0	1309	1771	73.9	16
12	Footscray	18	3	15	0	1178	1607	73.3	12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 81.2
Source: AFL Tables

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