1975 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1975 season
President Phil J. Ryan
Coach John Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s) Peter Crimmins
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 17–5 (1st)
Finals Series Grand Final
(lost to North Melbourne 67–122)
Best and Fairest Peter Knights
Leading goalkicker Leigh Matthews (68)
Highest home attendance110,551 (Grand Final vs. North Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance8,417 (Round 19 vs. Geelong)
Average home attendance26,011

The 1975 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 51st season in the Victorian Football League and 74th overall. Hawthorn finished as minor premiers for the fourth time and the first time since 1971, This was the first time Hawthorn qualified for finals in consecutive seasons. Hawthorn qualified for their fourth Grand Final and their first since 1971. Hawthorn were defeated by North Melbourne in the Grand Final 67–122. This was their first Grand Final defeat since 1963.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 5 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 15.15 (105)11.10 (76)Won by 29 points Princes Park (H)14,9781–0
2Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 11.15 (81)17.19 (121)Won by 40 points Moorabbin Oval (A)18,4652–0
3Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.15 (87)17.14 (116)Won by 29 points VFL Park (A)39,4963–0
4Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 9.15 (69)13.21 (99)Won by 30 points Lake Oval (A)12,7084–0
5Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 19.22 (136)11.15 (81)Won by 55 points Princes Park (H)11,1985–0
6Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.15 (111)12.13 (85)Lost by 26 points Princes Park (A)28,5325–1
7Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 19.16 (130)13.12 (90)Won by 40 points Princes Park (H)10,9406–1
8Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 5.10 (40)17.11 (113)Won by 73 points VFL Park (A)23,4667–1
9Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 8.10 (58)20.14 (134)Won by 76 points Western Oval (A)15,9338–1
10Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 19.24 (138)13.11 (89)Won by 49 points Princes Park (H)24,0619–1
11Monday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 13.12 (90)21.20 (146)Won by 56 points Windy Hill (A)23,24410–1
12Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 13.17 (95)18.12 (120)Won by 25 points Arden Street Oval (A)15,47811–1
13Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 11.19 (85)7.19 (61)Won by 24 points Princes Park (H)15,53312–1
14Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 9.10 (64)5.9 (39)Won by 25 points VFL Park (H)14,00813–1
15Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.10 (94)2.20 (32)Won by 62 points Princes Park (H)17,27614–1
16Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 15.17 (107)17.17 (119)Won by 12 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)18,82915–1
17Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.15 (105)15.11 (101)Won by 4 points Princes Park (H)31,25316–1
18Saturday, 2 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.23 (113)10.19 (79)Lost by 34 points Junction Oval (A)9,13916–2
19Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 25.23 (173)8.7 (55)Won by 118 points Princes Park (H)8,41717–2
20Saturday, 16 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 13.13 (91)14.9 (93)Lost by 2 points VFL Park (H)15,60117–3
21Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 7.15 (57)3.9 (27)Lost by 30 points Victoria Park (A)26,30317–4
22Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 14.19 (103)17.8 (110)Lost by 7 points Princes Park (H)12,23617–5
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Finals Series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
First semi-finalSaturday, 13 September (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 12.10 (82)10.11 (71)Won by 11 points VFL Park (H)52,076
Grand Final Saturday, 27 September (2:50 pm) North Melbourne 9.13 (67)19.8 (122)Lost by 55 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)110,551
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Hawthorn 22175023831735137.368
2 Carlton 22166023601827129.264
3 North Melbourne (P)22148020961821115.156
4 Richmond 22139022691999113.552
5 Collingwood 2213901983211293.952
6 St Kilda 221111019821954101.444
7 Footscray 22111101968207694.844
8 Essendon 22101202222245190.740
9 Fitzroy 2291302079214297.136
10 Melbourne 2291302092223493.636
11 Geelong 2271501735221878.228
12 South Melbourne 2222001798239875.08

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 94.6
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1975 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.