1991 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1991 season
PresidentTrevor Coote
Coach Alan Joyce
Captain(s) Michael Tuck
Home ground Princes Park
Waverley Park
AFL season 16–6 (2nd)
Finals series Premiers
(Defeated West Coast 139–86)
Best and Fairest Ben Allan
Leading goalkicker Jason Dunstall (82)
Highest home attendance75,230 (Grand Final vs. West Coast)
Lowest home attendance5,741 (Round 13 vs. Brisbane Bears)
Average home attendance28,551

The 1991 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 67th season in the Australian Football League and 90th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Friday, 22 March (7:40 pm) Adelaide 24.11 (155)9.15 (69)Lost by 86 points Football Park (A)44,9020–1
2Monday, 1 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 25.16 (166)10.15 (75)Won by 91 points Princes Park (H)13,8151–1
3Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 20.16 (136)11.13 (79)Won by 57 points Waverley Park (H)25,9602–1
4 Bye
5Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 17.16 (118)16.11 (107)Lost by 11 points Waverley Park (A)21,4482–2
6Sunday, 28 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 11.8 (74)36.15 (231)Won by 157 points North Hobart Oval (A)13,3353–2
7Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 8.14 (62)21.18 (144)Lost by 82 points Princes Park (H)18,5853–3
8Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 18.14 (122)11.12 (78)Won by 44 points Waverley Park (H)29,7274–3
9Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.13 (103)13.9 (87)Won by 16 points Waverley Park (H)40,5375–3
10Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.12 (108)23.13 (151)Won by 43 points Waverley Park (A)45,5956–3
11Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 10.17 (77)15.13 (103)Lost by 26 points Princes Park (H)20,8326–4
12Monday, 10 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 13.18 (96)20.16 (136)Lost by 40 points Princes Park (H)23,1236–5
13Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 22.17 (149)9.8 (62)Won by 87 points Princes Park (H)5,7417–5
14Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.11 (77)19.13 (127)Won by 50 points Waverley Park (A)30,6648–5
15Friday, 28 June (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 18.7 (115)27.17 (179)Won by 64 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)25,8199–5
16Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) Adelaide 23.20 (158)14.11 (95)Won by 63 points Waverley Park (H)21,71510–5
17Sunday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 14.19 (103)15.24 (114)Won by 11 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)12,14311–5
18Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.10 (88)13.16 (94)Won by 6 points Waverley Park (A)24,73112–5
19 Bye
20Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 12.11 (83)10.9 (69)Won by 14 points Waverley Park (H)20,67013–5
21Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 28.27 (195)10.9 (69)Won by 126 points Princes Park (H)11,50014–5
22Sunday, 18 August (2:10 pm) West Coast 15.9 (99)11.9 (75)Lost by 24 points Subiaco Oval (A)35,00114–6
23Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 8.10 (58)23.18 (156)Won by 98 points Princes Park (A)18,52115–6
24Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.9 (63)21.17 (143)Won by 80 points Waverley Park (A)48,31116–6
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying finalSunday, 8 September (2:30 pm) West Coast 15.11 (101)18.16 (124)Won by 23 points Subiaco Oval (A)44,142
2nd semi-finalSaturday, 14 September (2:30 pm) Geelong 13.17 (95)13.15 (93)Won by 2 points Waverley Park (H)63,733
Grand Final Saturday, 28 September (2:50 pm) West Coast 20.19 (139)13.8 (86)Won by 53 points Waverley Park (H)75,230
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 West Coast 22193024851532162.276
2 Hawthorn (P)22166027932055135.964
3 Geelong 22166026602021131.664
4 St Kilda 22147125122087120.458
5 Melbourne 22139023552123110.952
6 Essendon 22139022032017109.252
7 Collingwood 22129123492033115.550
8 North Melbourne 22121002456269391.248
9 Adelaide 22101202041228289.440
10 Footscray 2291211815206487.938
11 Carlton 2281401878211388.932
12 Sydney 2271412360277885.030
13 Richmond 2271502141245087.428
14 Fitzroy 2241801837277166.316
15 Brisbane Bears 2231901976284269.512

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 102.6
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1991 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.