1952 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1952 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 28th season in the Victorian Football League and 51st overall.

Hawthorn Football Club
1952 season
PresidentDave Prentice
CoachJack Hale
Captain(s)Peter O'Donohue
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
Lightning Premiership1st Round
VFL Season5–14 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and fairestJohn Kennedy Sr.
Leading goalkickerJack MacDonald (25)
Highest home attendance15,000 (Round 4 vs. South Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance6,000 (Round 19 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance11,056

Fixture

Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 5 and 6.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 24 May Collingwood 4.3 (27) 0.4 (4) Lost by 23 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

Premiership Season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 19 April (2:15 pm) Collingwood 2.8 (20) 15.16 (106) Lost by 86 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 0–1
2 Saturday, 26 April (2:15 pm) Richmond 12.10 (82) 8.14 (62) Lost by 20 points Punt Road Oval (A) 13,000 0–2
3 Saturday, 3 May (2:15 pm) Melbourne 8.12 (60) 10.14 (74) Won by 14 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 13,529 1–2
4 Saturday, 10 May (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 11.3 (69) 8.12 (60) Won by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,000 2–2
5 Saturday, 17 May (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 6.6 (42) 5.11 (41) Lost by 1 point Brunswick Street Oval (A) 9,500 2–3
6 Saturday, 31 May (2:15 pm) Essendon 5.14 (44) 15.8 (98) Lost by 54 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 2–4
7 Saturday, 7 June (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 12.8 (80) 7.8 (50) Lost by 30 points Arden Street Oval (A) 11,000 2–5
8 Saturday, 14 June (2:15 pm) Carlton 17.15 (117) 11.14 (80) Lost by 37 points Euroa Oval (A) 7,500 2–6
9 Saturday, 21 June (2:15 pm) St Kilda 5.11 (41) 7.6 (48) Won by 7 points Junction Oval (A) 7,500 3–6
10 Saturday, 28 June (2:15 pm) Geelong 6.8 (44) 10.10 (70) Lost by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,500 3–7
11 Saturday, 5 July (2:15 pm) Carlton 5.11 (41) 9.24 (78) Lost by 37 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 3–8
12 Saturday, 12 July (2:15 pm) Footscray 4.11 (35) 9.4 (58) Won by 23 points Western Oval (A) 12,218 4–8
13 Saturday, 19 July (2:15 pm) Collingwood 12.15 (87) 4.4 (28) Lost by 59 points Victoria Park (A) 12,643 4–9
14 Saturday, 26 July (2:15 pm) Richmond 8.14 (62) 14.7 (91) Lost by 29 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 4–10
15 Saturday, 2 August (2:15 pm) Melbourne 9.3 (57) 12.13 (85) Lost by 28 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,000 4–11
16 Saturday, 9 August (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 6.14 (50) 9.14 (68) Won by 18 points Lake Oval (A) 12,000 5–11
17 Saturday, 16 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 7.6 (48) 12.12 (84) Lost by 36 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 5–12
18 Saturday, 23 August (2:15 pm) Essendon 20.12 (132) 11.11 (77) Lost by 55 points Windy Hill (A) 12,000 5–13
19 Saturday, 30 August (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 8.11 (59) 12.10 (82) Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 6,000 5–14
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA  % Pts
1Geelong (P)19162115941183134.766
2Collingwood19145015281058144.456
3Fitzroy19136012331170105.452
4Carlton19116214731310112.448
5South Melbourne19117114111337105.546
6Melbourne1999114201379103.038
7North Melbourne1991001352139696.836
8Essendon19810115791390113.634
9Richmond1981101281138492.632
10Footscray1951401052136477.120
11Hawthorn1951401030148069.620
12St Kilda1921701071157368.18

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 70.3
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. "AFL Tables - 1952 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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