1972 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1972 season
President Phil J. Ryan
Coach John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s) David Parkin
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL season 13–9 (6th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Leigh Matthews
Leading goalkicker Peter Knights (46)
Highest home attendance38,861 (Round 20 vs. Essendon)
Lowest home attendance8,206 (Round 13 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance19,797

The 1972 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 48th season in the Victorian Football League and 71st overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 1 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 15.14 (104)10.15 (75)Won by 29 points Glenferrie Oval (H)21,5131–0
2Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 11.10 (76)19.24 (138)Won by 62 points Arden Street Oval (A)10,2002–0
3Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 9.11 (65)15.17 (107)Won by 42 points VFL Park (A)16,4313–0
4Saturday, 22 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 11.17 (83)9.10 (64)Lost by 19 points Junction Oval (A)16,3973–1
5Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 14.20 (104)11.10 (76)Won by 28 points Glenferrie Oval (H)15,4404–1
6Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 14.12 (96)15.11 (101)Won by 5 points Victoria Park (A)29,8855–1
7Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 13.14 (92)9.20 (74)Won by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H)13,7276–1
8Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.25 (91)13.6 (84)Lost by 7 points VFL Park (A)25,6616–2
9Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.17 (107)14.21 (105)Lost by 2 points Windy Hill (A)28,1876–3
10Saturday, 3 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 11.22 (88)13.7 (85)Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H)26,5857–3
11Saturday, 10 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 17.8 (110)7.14 (56)Lost by 54 points Moorabbin Oval (A)27,3137–4
12Saturday, 17 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.10 (76)11.9 (75)Lost by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)31,3147–5
13Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.14 (140)10.16 (76)Won by 64 points Glenferrie Oval (H)8,2068–5
14Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 19.19 (133)12.8 (80)Won by 53 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,3759–5
15Saturday, 15 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 19.14 (128)15.8 (98)Won by 30 points Glenferrie Oval (H)16,84410–5
16Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 13.11 (89)19.16 (130)Won by 41 points Western Oval (A)18,40011–5
17Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 11.16 (82)19.13 (127)Lost by 45 points Glenferrie Oval (H)24,13211–6
18Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 13.11 (89)23.10 (148)Won by 59 points Lake Oval (A)9,20712–6
19Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.12 (102)17.11 (113)Lost by 11 points Glenferrie Oval (H)18,83412–7
20Saturday, 19 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.16 (106)12.15 (87)Won by 19 points VFL Park (H)36,86113–7
21Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 24.12 (156)11.22 (88)Lost by 68 points Princes Park (A)32,04813–8
22Saturday, 2 September (2:10 pm) St Kilda 15.12 (102)18.13 (121)Lost by 19 points Glenferrie Oval (H)22,92313–9
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Carlton (P)22183122371666134.374
2 Richmond 22184024692098117.772
3 Collingwood 22147123381747133.858
4 St Kilda 22148019891721115.656
5 Essendon 22148023172140108.356
6 Hawthorn 22139022772050111.152
7 Footscray 22111101930203894.744
8 Melbourne 221012020431929105.940
9 Fitzroy 2291301997206296.836
10 Geelong 2271501994236984.228
11 South Melbourne 2222001513232365.18
12 North Melbourne 2212101628258962.94

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 93.7
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. "AFL Tables - 1972 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.