1959 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1959 season
PresidentDr. 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 seriesDid not qualify
Best and fairest Allan Woodley
Leading goalkicker Garry Young (35)
Highest home attendance28,000 (Round 6 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance10,000 (Round 14 vs. Footscray)
Average home attendance16,833
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The 1959 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 35th season in the Victorian Football League and 58th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Night Series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1Monday, 7 September St Kilda 11.17 (83)4.7 (31)Won by 52 points Lake Oval 12,400
Semi-finalThursday, 17 September South Melbourne 13.14 (92)13.10 (88)Won by 4 points Lake Oval 16,100
FinalMonday, 28 September Fitzroy 10.10 (70)4.16 (40)Lost by 30 points Lake Oval 9,200

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 18 April (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 19.17 (131)17.18 (120)Lost by 11 points Brunswick Street Oval (A)20,0000–1
2Saturday, 2 May (2:30 pm) Geelong 18.15 (123)12.12 (84)Won by 39 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,0001–1
3Saturday, 9 May (2:30 pm) Footscray 8.10 (58)15.12 (102)Won by 44 points Western Oval (A)17,4172–1
4Saturday, 16 May (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 19.14 (128)13.19 (87)Won by 31 points Glenferrie Oval (H)25,0003–1
5Saturday, 23 May (2:30 pm) St Kilda 10.21 (81)11.11 (77)Lost by 4 points Junction Oval (A)21,5003–2
6Saturday, 30 May (2:30 pm) Carlton 11.9 (75)12.11 (83)Lost by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H)28,0003–3
7Saturday, 6 June (2:20 pm) Richmond 14.9 (93)8.15 (63)Won by 30 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,5004–3
8Saturday, 13 June (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 12.12 (84)8.6 (54)Lost by 30 points Arden Street Oval (A)12,5004–4
9Saturday, 27 June (2:20 pm) Melbourne 6.16 (52)11.11 (77)Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H)17,0004–5
10Saturday, 4 July (2:20 pm) Essendon 14.13 (97)12.20 (92)Won by 5 points Glenferrie Oval (H)15,5005–5
11Saturday, 11 July (2:20 pm) Collingwood 10.15 (75)10.14 (74)Lost by 1 point Victoria Park (A)24,5025–6
12Saturday, 18 July (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 8.13 (61)8.19 (67)Lost by 6 points Glenferrie Oval (H)15,5005–7
13Saturday, 25 July (2:20 pm) Geelong 14.16 (100)13.13 (91)Lost by 9 points Kardinia Park (A)10,0725–8
14Saturday, 1 August (2:20 pm) Footscray 14.15 (99)7.10 (52)Won by 47 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,0006–8
15Saturday, 8 August (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 8.14 (62)10.3 (63)Won by 1 point Lake Oval (A)13,0007–8
16Saturday, 15 August (2:20 pm) St Kilda 10.11 (71)5.5 (35)Won by 36 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,0008–8
17Saturday, 22 August (2:20 pm) Carlton 13.20 (98)14.12 (96)Lost by 2 points Princes Park (A)18,7208–9
18Saturday, 29 August (2:20 pm) Richmond 10.13 (73)17.14 (116)Won by 43 points Punt Road Oval (A)12,0009–9
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Melbourne (P)18134117311213142.754
2 Carlton 18135015341404109.352
3 Collingwood 18126014771215121.648
4 Essendon 18117015981422112.444
5 Fitzroy 18107115331351113.542
6 North Melbourne 1810801331149089.340
7 Hawthorn 1899015921412112.736
8 St Kilda 189901428151594.336
9 South Melbourne 18810015151465103.432
10 Geelong 1851301320168178.520
11 Richmond 1841401309177173.916
12 Footscray 1831501178160773.312

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

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables – 1959 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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