1966 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 1966 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 42nd season in the Victorian Football League and 65th overall. Following the season John Kennedy Sr. returned as coach.
| 1966 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dr. A.S. Ferguson | ||
| Coach | Peter O'Donohue | ||
| Captain(s) | Graham Arthur | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| VFL season | 5–13 (9th) | ||
| Finals Series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and Fairest | Ray Wilson | ||
| Leading goalkicker | John Peck (32) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 21,520 (Round 17 vs. Essendon) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,429 (Round 16 vs. Footscray) | ||
| Average home attendance | 14,679 | ||
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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, 23 April (2:20 pm) | Collingwood | 17.13 (115) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 53 points | Victoria Park (A) | 32,741 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 30 April (2:20 pm) | Melbourne | 7.14 (56) | 3.11 (29) | Won by 27 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,054 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 7 May (2:20 pm) | South Melbourne | 14.22 (106) | 7.15 (57) | Lost by 49 points | Lake Oval (A) | 16,894 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Saturday, 14 May (2:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | 14.15 (99) | Lost by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,816 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 21 May (2:20 pm) | Footscray | 10.10 (70) | 4.10 (34) | Lost by 36 points | Western Oval (A) | 12,424 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Saturday, 28 May (2:20 pm) | Essendon | 15.15 (105) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 24 points | Windy Hill (A) | 15,329 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Saturday, 4 June (2:20 pm) | St Kilda | 11.12 (78) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 17,755 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Monday, 13 June (2:20 pm) | Fitzroy | 8.13 (61) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 19 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 13,057 | 2–6 |
| 9 | Saturday, 18 June (2:20 pm) | Carlton | 9.13 (67) | 9.9 (63) | Won by 4 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 19,504 | 3–6 |
| 10 | Saturday, 25 June (2:20 pm) | Geelong | 17.15 (117) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 60 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 13,941 | 3–7 |
| 11 | Saturday, 9 July (2:20 pm) | Richmond | 6.13 (49) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 30 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,880 | 3–8 |
| 12 | Saturday, 16 July (2:20 pm) | Collingwood | 5.7 (37) | 16.14 (110) | Lost by 73 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,880 | 3–9 |
| 13 | Saturday, 23 July (2:20 pm) | Melbourne | 23.13 (151) | 9.5 (59) | Lost by 92 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 18,254 | 3–10 |
| 14 | Saturday, 30 July (2:20 pm) | South Melbourne | 10.16 (76) | 14.17 (101) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,277 | 3–11 |
| 15 | Saturday, 6 August (2:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 11.16 (82) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 1 point | Arden Street Oval (A) | 5,835 | 4–11 |
| 16 | Saturday, 13 August (2:20 pm) | Footscray | 18.11 (119) | 9.13 (67) | Won by 52 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,429 | 5–11 |
| 17 | Saturday, 20 August (2:20 pm) | Essendon | 11.13 (79) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 21 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 21,520 | 5–12 |
| 18 | Saturday, 27 August (2:20 pm) | St Kilda | 14.9 (93) | 13.5 (83) | Lost by 10 points | Moorabbin Oval (A) | 23,860 | 5–13 |
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Ladder
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1687 | 1073 | 157.2 | 60 |
| 2 | St Kilda (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1641 | 1149 | 142.8 | 56 |
| 3 | Geelong | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1599 | 1162 | 137.6 | 56 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1457 | 1204 | 121.0 | 56 |
| 5 | Richmond | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1626 | 1320 | 123.2 | 54 |
| 6 | Carlton | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1233 | 1143 | 107.9 | 40 |
| 7 | North Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1294 | 1381 | 93.7 | 30 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1486 | 1505 | 98.7 | 28 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1224 | 1650 | 74.2 | 20 |
| 10 | Footscray | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1004 | 1458 | 68.9 | 16 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1235 | 1580 | 78.2 | 12 |
| 12 | Fitzroy | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1004 | 1865 | 53.8 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 76.3
Source: AFL Tables
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