1973 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1973 season
President Phil J. Ryan
Coach John Kennedy, Sr.
Roy Simmonds (acting)
Captain(s) David Parkin
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL season 11–11 (7th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Don Scott
Leading goalkicker Leigh Matthews (51)
Highest home attendance32,101 (Round 3 vs. Essendon)
Lowest home attendance9,932 (Round 22 vs. South Melbourne)
Average home attendance16,308
← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 49th season in the Victorian Football League and 72nd overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.14 (98)9.16 (70)Lost by 28 points Arden Street Oval (A)15,9340–1
2Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 14.14 (98)13.22 (100)Lost by 2 points Glenferrie Oval (H)13,3360–2
3Monday, 23 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 27.8 (170)15.12 (102)Won by 68 points VFL Park (H)32,1011–2
4Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.11 (95)12.11 (83)Lost by 12 points Princes Park Football Ground (A)28,8721–3
5Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 18.16 (124)16.12 (108)Won by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,4922–3
6Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.17 (107)12.13 (85)Lost by 22 points Junction Oval (A)10,7062–4
7Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 19.15 (129)9.14 (68)Won by 61 points Glenferrie Oval (H)11,7013–4
8Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 10.22 (82)16.23 (119)Won by 37 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)32,6134–4
9Monday, 4 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 11.12 (78)8.16 (64)Lost by 14 points Moorabbin Oval (A)22,5214–5
10Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 14.11 (95)15.18 (108)Lost by 13 points Glenferrie Oval (H)20,0534–6
11Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 11.10 (76)17.17 (119)Won by 43 points VFL Park (A)9,4135–6
12Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.13 (85)10.10 (70)Won by 15 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,4706–6
13Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 15.15 (105)15.22 (112)Won by 7 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)25,7877–6
14Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.24 (108)12.14 (86)Won by 22 points Glenferrie Oval (H)18,4068–6
15Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 23.13 (151)18.8 (116)Lost by 35 points Windy Hill (A)22,4378–7
16Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 6.9 (45)9.11 (65)Won by 20 points Western Oval (A)10,9879–7
17Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.10 (100)9.9 (63)Won by 37 points Glenferrie Oval (H)12,47710–7
18Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 14.11 (95)14.10 (94)Lost by 1 point Kardinia Park (A)13,54610–8
19Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.11 (77)12.10 (82)Lost by 5 points Glenferrie Oval (H)20,37610–9
20Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 11.11 (77)15.8 (98)Lost by 21 points Glenferrie Oval (H)17,04210–10
21Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.10 (106)13.10 (88)Lost by 18 points VFL Park (A)48,31210–11
22Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 16.20 (116)11.13 (79)Won by 37 points Glenferrie Oval (H)9,93211–11
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Collingwood 22193023561878125.576
2 Richmond (P)22175023011957117.668
3 Carlton 22157023421850126.660
4 Essendon 22139024432341104.452
5 St Kilda 221210020241922105.348
6 North Melbourne 22111011938198697.646
7 Hawthorn 221111021942002109.644
8 Fitzroy 2291301990219490.736
9 Footscray 2271411860210988.230
10 Melbourne 2271501938211191.828
11 Geelong 2261601903242678.424
12 South Melbourne 2241801932244579.016

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 95.5
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1973 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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