1949 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 1949 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 25th season in the Victorian Football League and 48th overall.
| 1949 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dr. Jacob Jona | ||
| Coach | Alec Albiston | ||
| Captain(s) | Alec Albiston | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| VFL Season | 3–16 (12th) | ||
| Finals Series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and Fairest | Col Austen | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Albert Prior (48) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 13,000 (Round 2 vs. Richmond) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,000 (Round 12 vs. Essendon) | ||
| Average home attendance | 9,556 | ||
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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, 16 April (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 18.12 (120) | 9.3 (57) | Lost by 63 points | Windy Hill (A) | 13,500 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 23 April (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 5.13 (43) | 20.12 (132) | Lost by 89 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 21.27 (153) | 7.6 (48) | Lost by 105 points | Princes Park (A) | 9,250 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 5.10 (40) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,500 | 0–4 |
| 5 | Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 9.13 (67) | 14.21 (105) | Lost by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,500 | 0–5 |
| 6 | Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.23 (101) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 22 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 9,000 | 0–6 |
| 7 | Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 6.12 (48) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 39 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 0–7 |
| 8 | Saturday, 4 June (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 10.17 (77) | 10.6 (66) | Lost by 11 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 10,779 | 0–8 |
| 9 | Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 10.13 (73) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 10 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 1–8 |
| 10 | Saturday, 18 June (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 20.12 (132) | 6.10 (46) | Lost by 86 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 12,000 | 1–9 |
| 11 | Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 13.11 (89) | 14.13 (97) | Won by 8 points | Junction Oval (A) | 7,000 | 2–9 |
| 12 | Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 7.0 (42) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 70 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,000 | 2–10 |
| 13 | Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 16.21 (117) | 9.13 (67) | Lost by 50 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 7,000 | 2–11 |
| 14 | Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 8.5 (53) | 9.17 (71) | Lost by 18 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 2–12 |
| 15 | Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 16.23 (119) | 5.6 (36) | Lost by 83 points | Victoria Park (A) | 9,500 | 2–13 |
| 16 | Saturday, 6 August (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 10.19 (79) | 8.17 (65) | Lost by 14 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 4,000 | 2–14 |
| 17 | Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | 9.16 (70) | Won by 18 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 3–14 |
| 18 | Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 14.8 (92) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 30 points | Lake Oval (A) | 4,000 | 3–15 |
| 19 | Saturday, 27 August (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 10.16 (76) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 26 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 3–16 |
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Ladder
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Melbourne | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1471 | 1235 | 119.1 | 56 |
| 2 | Carlton | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1679 | 1328 | 126.4 | 52 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1616 | 1308 | 123.5 | 52 |
| 4 | Essendon (P) | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1649 | 1366 | 120.7 | 52 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1516 | 1341 | 113.0 | 48 |
| 6 | Richmond | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1733 | 1485 | 116.7 | 40 |
| 7 | Fitzroy | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1488 | 1521 | 97.8 | 40 |
| 8 | Geelong | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1722 | 1540 | 111.8 | 36 |
| 9 | Footscray | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1211 | 1444 | 83.9 | 28 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1343 | 1669 | 80.5 | 24 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1272 | 1730 | 73.5 | 16 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1153 | 1886 | 61.1 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 78.3
Source: AFL Tables
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