1970 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1970 season
President	Phil J. Ryan
Coach	John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s)	David Parkin
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
VFL season	10–12 (8th)
Finals series	Did not qualify
Best and Fairest	Peter Hudson
Leading goalkicker	Peter Hudson (146)
Highest home attendance	26,068 (Round 6 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance	8,061 (Round 21 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance	17,248
← 1969	1971 →

Last updated June 07, 2023

The 1970 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 46th season in the Victorian Football League and 69th 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, 4 April (2:10 pm)	Geelong	19.12 (126)	21.9 (135)	Lost by 9 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	20,509	0–1
2	Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	14.12 (96)	11.19 (85)	Lost by 11 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	25,575	0–2
3	Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	14.24 (108)	15.11 (101)	Lost by 7 points	Victoria Park (A)	24,352	0–3
4	Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm)	Essendon	10.10 (70)	16.14 (110)	Lost by 40 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	19,017	0–4
5	Saturday, 2 May (2:05 pm)	Footscray	11.13 (79)	10.10 (76)	Lost by 3 points	Western Oval (A)	19,610	0–5
6	Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm)	Richmond	20.10 (130)	21.11 (137)	Lost by 7 points	VFL Park (H)	26,068	0–6
7	Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	10.21 (81)	8.8 (56)	Lost by 25 points	Moorabbin Oval (A)	17,618	0–7
8	Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm)	South Melbourne	21.20 (146)	12.12 (84)	Won by 62 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	17,070	1–7
9	Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm)	Carlton	10.14 (74)	15.16 (106)	Won by 32 points	Princes Park (A)	21,216	2–7
10	Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	9.8 (62)	11.9 (75)	Won by 13 points	VFL Park (A)	13,662	3–7
11	Monday, 15 June (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	18.12 (120)	12.8 (80)	Won by 40 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	14,495	4–7
12	Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm)	Geelong	14.15 (99)	10.11 (71)	Lost by 28 points	Kardinia Park (A)	19,698	4–8
13	Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	16.17 (113)	11.8 (74)	Won by 39 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	13,196	5–8
14	Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	18.7 (115)	13.13 (91)	Won by 24 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	19,600	6–8
15	Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm)	Essendon	9.8 (62)	21.4 (130)	Won by 68 points	Windy Hill (A)	13,054	7–8
16	Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm)	Footscray	23.9 (147)	6.12 (48)	Won by 99 points	VFL Park (H)	14,169	8–8
17	Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm)	Richmond	15.15 (105)	11.17 (83)	Lost by 22 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	55,740	8–9
18	Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	11.11 (77)	14.18 (102)	Lost by 25 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	16,698	8–10
19	Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm)	South Melbourne	16.7 (103)	13.8 (86)	Lost by 17 points	Lake Oval (A)	17,439	8–11
20	Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm)	Carlton	13.9 (87)	18.9 (117)	Lost by 30 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	20,845	8–12
21	Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	21.14 (140)	9.20 (74)	Won by 66 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	8,061	9–12
22	Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	9.11 (65)	18.16 (124)	Won by 59 points	Junction Oval (A)	11,626	10–12
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Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Collingwood	22	18	4	2333	1709	136.5	72
2	Carlton (P)	22	16	6	2146	1911	112.3	64
3	St Kilda	22	14	8	1926	1532	125.7	56
4	South Melbourne	22	14	8	1914	1828	104.7	56
5	Geelong	22	12	10	1949	1903	102.4	48
6	Richmond	22	12	10	2029	1998	101.6	48
7	Footscray	22	11	11	1728	1894	91.2	44
8	Hawthorn	22	10	12	2264	1986	114.0	40
9	Fitzroy	22	9	13	1774	2155	82.3	36
10	Melbourne	22	6	16	1705	2043	83.5	24
11	Essendon	22	6	16	1734	2128	81.5	24
12	North Melbourne	22	4	18	1574	1989	79.1	16

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 87.4
Source: AFL Tables

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References

↑ "AFL Tables - 1970 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

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