1959 season | |||
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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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The 1959 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 35th season in the Victorian Football League and 58th overall.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
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Home | Away | Result | |||||
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 |
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
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Home | Away | Result | ||||||
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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(P) | Premiers |
Qualified for finals |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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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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