1968 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1968 season
President Phil J. Ryan
Coach John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s) Graham Arthur
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL season 9–10–1 (6th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Peter Hudson
Leading goalkicker Peter Hudson (125)
Highest home attendance25,928 (Round 16 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance10,468 (Round 6 vs. Geelong)
Average home attendance16,153
← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 44th season in the Victorian Football League and the 67th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Monday, 15 April (2:20 pm) Essendon 26.16 (172)15.9 (99)Lost by 73 points Windy Hill (A)16,9400–1
2Saturday, 20 April (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 17.24 (126)19.12 (126)Draw Glenferrie Oval (H)13,8470–1–1
3Saturday, 27 April (2:20 pm) Footscray 14.10 (94)16.9 (105)Won by 11 points Western Oval (A)14,0541–1–1
4Saturday, 4 May (2:20 pm) Carlton 11.11 (77)15.10 (100)Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H)17,1281–2–1
5Saturday, 11 May (2:20 pm) Collingwood 17.11 (113)11.16 (82)Lost by 31 points Victoria Park (A)20,6881–3–1
6Saturday, 18 May (2:20 pm) Geelong 10.11 (71)12.10 (82)Lost by 11 points Glenferrie Oval (H)10,4681–4–1
7Saturday, 25 May (2:20 pm) Melbourne 11.14 (80)11.10 (76)Lost by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)17,2631–5–1
8Monday, 10 June (2:20 pm) Richmond 11.15 (81)11.14 (80)Lost by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)31,3251–6–1
9Saturday, 15 June (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 21.14 (140)16.14 (110)Won by 30 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,0392–6–1
10Saturday, 22 June (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 8.14 (62)15.16 (106)Won by 44 points Arden Street Oval (A)7,8843–6–1
11Saturday, 29 June (2:20 pm) St Kilda 15.11 (101)17.9 (111)Lost by 10 points Glenferrie Oval (H)19,2693–7–1
12Saturday, 6 July (2:20 pm) Essendon 11.17 (83)17.10 (112)Lost by 29 points Glenferrie Oval (H)13,9093–8–1
13Saturday, 13 July (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 12.10 (82)15.11 (101)Won by 19 points Lake Oval (A)11,1814–8–1
14Saturday, 20 July (2:20 pm) Footscray 24.8 (152)10.10 (70)Won by 82 points Glenferrie Oval (H)13,8105–8–1
15Saturday, 27 July (2:20 pm) Carlton 9.14 (68)11.15 (81)Won by 13 points Princes Park (A)18,8426–8–1
16Saturday, 3 August (2:20 pm) Collingwood 15.11 (101)10.16 (76)Won by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H)25,9287–8–1
17Saturday, 10 August (2:20 pm) Geelong 10.7 (67)7.9 (51)Lost by 16 points Kardinia Park (A)20,8227–9–1
18Saturday, 17 August (2:20 pm) Melbourne 14.13 (97)8.11 (59)Won by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H)14,3598–9–1
19Saturday, 24 August (2:20 pm) Richmond 11.13 (79)11.22 (88)Lost by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H)21,7728–10–1
20Saturday, 31 August (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 17.14 (116)18.18 (126)Won by 10 points Princes Park (A)10,9689–10–1
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Essendon (P)20163118601428130.366
2 Carlton 20155017511343130.460
3 Geelong 20155015281431106.860
4 St Kilda 20145117181263136.058
5 Richmond 20146018891536123.056
6 Hawthorn 20910119341869103.538
7 Collingwood 2091101623171794.536
8 Melbourne 2081201434170983.932
9 South Melbourne 2061311639195483.926
10 Footscray 2051501413171082.620
11 Fitzroy 2041601643203580.716
12 North Melbourne 2031701266170374.312

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 82.1
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1968 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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