1948 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 1948 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 24th season in the Victorian Football League and 47th overall.
| 1948 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dr. Jacob Jona | ||
| Coach | Alec Albiston | ||
| Captain(s) | Alec Albiston | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| VFL Season | 5–14 (11th) | ||
| Finals Series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and Fairest | Kevin Curran | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Albert Prior (47) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,000 (Round 9 vs. Collingwood) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,000 (Round 19 vs. St Kilda) | ||
| Average home attendance | 11,110 | ||
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Fixture
Premiership Season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 11.10 (76) | 17.15 (117) | Lost by 41 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 26 April (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 11.16 (82) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 23 points | Windy Hill (A) | 16,000 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 12.12 (84) | 6.9 (45) | Lost by 39 points | Western Oval (A) | 13,000 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 14.21 (105) | 11.15 (81) | Won by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 15.19 (109) | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 62 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 8,500 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Saturday, 22 May (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 17.10 (112) | 12.3 (75) | Won by 37 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,500 | 2–4 |
| 7 | Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 9.11 (65) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 21 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 17,000 | 2–5 |
| 8 | Saturday, 5 June (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 7.12 (54) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 18 points | Junction Oval (A) | 7,000 | 3–5 |
| 9 | Saturday, 12 June (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 8.8 (56) | 12.17 (99) | Lost by 43 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,000 | 3–6 |
| 10 | Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 18.12 (120) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 41 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 12,157 | 3–7 |
| 11 | Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 9.7 (61) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 26 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3–8 |
| 12 | Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 17.10 (112) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 43 points | Princes Park (A) | 9,000 | 3–9 |
| 13 | Saturday, 17 July (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 9.12 (66) | 18.14 (122) | Lost by 56 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 3–10 |
| 14 | Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 11.7 (73) | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 5 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3–11 |
| 15 | Saturday, 31 July (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 11.18 (84) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 27 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 9,000 | 3–12 |
| 16 | Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 6.7 (43) | 4.16 (40) | Won by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,500 | 4–12 |
| 17 | Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 11.14 (80) | 11.15 (81) | Won by 1 point | Kardinia Park (A) | 10,000 | 5–12 |
| 18 | Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 17.11 (113) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 53 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 16,000 | 5–13 |
| 19 | Saturday, 4 September (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 7.12 (54) | 9.13 (67) | Lost by 13 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 5–14 |
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Ladder
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1838 | 1340 | 137.2 | 66 |
| 2 | Melbourne (P) | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1682 | 1347 | 124.9 | 52 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1775 | 1500 | 118.3 | 52 |
| 4 | Footscray | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1499 | 1453 | 103.2 | 48 |
| 5 | Richmond | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1895 | 1509 | 125.6 | 46 |
| 6 | Carlton | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1768 | 1564 | 113.0 | 40 |
| 7 | Fitzroy | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1529 | 1355 | 112.8 | 36 |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1328 | 1589 | 83.6 | 32 |
| 9 | Geelong | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1558 | 1737 | 89.7 | 28 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1512 | 1826 | 82.8 | 28 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1280 | 1690 | 75.7 | 20 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1124 | 1878 | 59.9 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 82.4
Source: AFL Tables
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