1961 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1961 season
PresidentDr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach John Kennedy Sr.
Captain(s) Graham Arthur
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL season 14–4 (1st)
Finals series Premiers
(Defeated Footscray 94–51)
Best and fairest Ian Law
Leading goalkicker John Peck (49)
Highest home attendance107,935 (Grand Final vs. Footscray)
Lowest home attendance14,000 (Round 15 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance37,471
← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 37th season in the Victorian Football League and 60th overall. The season was a historic one for Hawthorn finishing top of the ladder and claiming the McClelland Trophy for the first time in their history, reaching the Grand Final for the first time in their history, and winning the Premiership for the first time in their history.

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Fixture

Premiership Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 15 April (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 7.14 (56)11.15 (81)Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H)20,0000–1
2Saturday, 22 April (2:20 pm) Melbourne 5.14 (44)11.10 (76)Won by 32 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)34,6401–1
3Saturday, 29 April (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 13.17 (95)10.9 (69)Won by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H)21,5002–1
4Saturday, 6 May (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 8.7 (55)12.13 (85)Won by 30 points Arden Street Oval (A)13,5003–1
5Saturday, 13 May (2:20 pm) Essendon 9.21 (75)12.4 (76)Lost by 1 point Glenferrie Oval (H)31,0003–2
6Saturday, 21 May (2:20 pm) St Kilda 14.16 (100)12.9 (81)Lost by 19 points Junction Oval (A)32,9003–3
7Saturday, 3 June (2:20 pm) Richmond 10.13 (73)8.12 (60)Won by 13 points Glenferrie Oval (H)15,0004–3
8Monday, 12 June (2:20 pm) Footscray 14.19 (103)13.13 (91)Lost by 12 points Western Oval (A)24,1324–4
9Saturday, 17 June (2:20 pm) Geelong 9.7 (61)10.10 (70)Won by 9 points Kardinia Park (A)14,1975–4
10Saturday, 24 June (2:20 pm) Carlton 12.6 (78)6.10 (46)Won by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H)21,5006–4
11Saturday, 1 July (2:20 pm) Collingwood 13.12 (90)4.12 (36)Won by 54 points Glenferrie Oval (H)31,5007–4
12Saturday, 8 July (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 7.7 (49)9.11 (65)Won by 16 points Lake Oval (A)13,8608–4
13Saturday, 15 July (2:20 pm) Melbourne 8.10 (58)5.10 (40)Won by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H)27,5009–4
14Saturday, 29 July (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 12.15 (87)13.16 (94)Won by 7 points Brunswick Street Oval (A)23,01210–4
15Saturday, 5 August (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 15.10 (100)6.11 (47)Won by 53 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,00011–4
16Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) Essendon 10.12 (72)11.13 (79)Won by 7 points Windy Hill (A)27,20012–4
17Saturday, 19 August (2:20 pm) St Kilda 19.6 (120)14.7 (91)Won by 29 points Glenferrie Oval (H)34,50013–4
18Saturday, 26 August (2:20 pm) Richmond 8.8 (56)11.15 (81)Won by 25 points Punt Road Oval (A)15,17714–4
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Finals Series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Second Semi-FinalSaturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Melbourne 12.8 (80)11.7 (73)Won by 7 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)87,744
Grand Final Saturday, 23 September (2:50 pm) Footscray 13.16 (94)7.9 (51)Won by 43 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)107,935
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Hawthorn (P)18144014671173125.156
2 Melbourne 18125115101151131.250
3 St Kilda 18117013731173117.144
4 Footscray 18117013341216109.744
5 Fitzroy 18107114691258116.842
6 Geelong 18107113671362100.442
7 Essendon 1898114621335109.538
8 Carlton 189901279132596.536
9 Collingwood 1851211166137584.822
10 Richmond 1851301126142878.920
11 South Melbourne 1851301187164472.220
12 North Melbourne 1841311133143379.118

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 73.5
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1961 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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