1969 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1969 season
President	Phil J. Ryan
Coach	John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s)	David Parkin
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
VFL season	13–7 (5th)
Finals series	Did not qualify
Best and Fairest	Bob Keddie
Leading goalkicker	Peter Hudson (120)
Highest home attendance	28,802 (Round 1 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance	13,288 (Round 5 vs. Melbourne)
Average home attendance	17,693
← 1968	1970 →

Last updated October 23, 2024

The 1969 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 45th season in the Victorian Football League and 68th overall.

Fixture

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, 5 April (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	17.9 (111)	11.23 (89)	Won by 22 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	28,802	1–0
2	Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm)	Carlton	30.30 (210)	12.10 (82)	Lost by 128 points	Princes Park (A)	25,894	1–1
3	Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm)	Essendon	12.13 (85)	14.14 (98)	Won by 13 points	Windy Hill (A)	15,770	2–1
4	Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm)	Footscray	19.16 (130)	12.13 (85)	Won by 45 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	15,622	3–1
5	Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	21.10 (136)	14.20 (104)	Won by 32 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	13,288	4–1
6	Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	13.9 (87)	14.12 (96)	Won by 9 points	Arden Street Oval (A)	15,338	5–1
7	Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm)	Richmond	7.10 (52)	8.13 (61)	Won by 9 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	35,933	6–1
8	Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm)	Geelong	13.16 (94)	13.12 (90)	Won by 4 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	21,888	7–1
9	Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	14.11 (95)	7.7 (49)	Lost by 46 points	Moorabbin Oval (A)	15,168	7–2
10	Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	12.9 (81)	16.9 (105)	Won by 24 points	Princes Park (A)	10,526	8–2
11	Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm)	South Melbourne	25.13 (163)	14.21 (105)	Won by 58 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	13,721	9–2
12	Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	9.24 (78)	6.11 (47)	Lost by 31 points	Victoria Park (A)	31,923	9–3
13	Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm)	Carlton	11.14 (80)	22.17 (149)	Lost by 69 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	19,480	9–4
14	Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm)	Essendon	17.19 (121)	16.18 (114)	Won by 7 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	17,605	10–4
15	Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm)	Footscray	15.16 (106)	14.9 (93)	Lost by 13 points	Western Oval (A)	15,955	10–5
16	Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	13.17 (95)	21.5 (131)	Won by 36 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	32,527	11–5
17	Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	22.12 (144)	18.18 (126)	Won by 18 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	13,504	12–5
18	Saturday, 16 August (2:10 pm)	Richmond	13.10 (88)	13.21 (99)	Lost by 11 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	19,480	12–6
19	Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm)	Geelong	16.14 (110)	14.11 (95)	Lost by 15 points	Kardinia Park (A)	31,569	12–7
20	Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	14.17 (101)	13.12 (90)	Won by 11 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	13,539	13–7
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Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Collingwood	20	15	5	0	2129	1651	129.0	60
2	Carlton	20	15	5	0	2260	1875	120.5	60
3	Geelong	20	13	6	1	2092	1745	119.9	54
4	Richmond (P)	20	13	7	0	2060	1653	124.6	52
5	Hawthorn	20	13	7	0	2025	2050	98.8	52
6	Essendon	20	10	9	1	1941	1893	102.5	42
7	St Kilda	20	9	11	0	1803	1747	103.2	36
8	North Melbourne	20	8	12	0	1859	2125	87.5	32
9	South Melbourne	20	7	13	0	1803	2186	82.5	28
10	Fitzroy	20	7	13	0	1745	2118	82.4	28
11	Footscray	20	6	14	0	1778	2079	85.5	24
12	Melbourne	20	3	17	0	1838	2211	83.1	12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 97.2
Source: AFL Tables

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