1902 Hawthorn Football Club season
Australian rules football club season
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The 1902 Hawthorn Football Club season was the inaugural season of the Hawthorn Football Club.[1][2] The club was formed in April 1902 and was admitted into the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA) several weeks later.[3][4]
| 1902 MJFA season | |
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| Home ground | Hawthorn Cricket Ground |
| Home-and-away season | 6â10 (6th) |
| Grand Final | Did not qualify |
Hawthorn's first-ever game was a four-point loss to St Ignatius in round 1.[5] The club's first win came in round 4, defeating Celtic by 18 points.[6] At the end of the season, Hawthorn finished sixth on the ladder with a 6â10 win-loss record.[7][8]
1902 playing squad
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Season summary
Results
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Record | Report | ||||
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| Home | Away | Result | ||||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 3 May (2:30pm) | St Ignatius | 3.9 (27) | 3.5 (23) | Lost by 4 points | Richmond City Reserve (A) | 0â1 | [5] | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 10 May | Caulfield | 5.12 (42) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 29 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 0â2 | [12][13] | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 17 May | Leopold | 8.15 (63) | 1.8 (14) | Lost by 48 points | Warehousemen's Cricket Ground (A) | 0â3 | [14] | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 24 May | Celtic | 5.14 (44) | 3.8 (26) | Won by 18 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 1â3 | [15] | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 31 May | Brighton | 7.12 (55) | 7.2 (44) | Lost by 11 points | Brighton Beach Oval (A) | 1â4 | [16] | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 7 June | Collegians | 9.18 (72) | 1.1 (7) | Lost by 65 points | St Kilda Cricket Ground (A) | 1â5 | [17] | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 14 June | Bye | ||||||||
| 8 | Saturday, 21 June | Caulfield | 10.15 (75) | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 25 points | Caulfield Park (A) | 1â6 | [18][19][20] | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 28 June | Beverley | 2.1 (13) | 5.11 (41) | Won by 28 points | Richmond City Reserve (A) | 2â6 | [21][22] | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 5 July | South Yarra | 5.6 (36) | 8.7 (55) | Lost by 19 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 2â7 | [10][23] | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 12 July | Celtic | N/A | Won via walkover | East Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 3â7 | [24][25] | |||
| 12 | Saturday, 19 July | Bye | ||||||||
| 13 | Saturday, 26 July | Brighton | 2.2 (14) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 61 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 3â8 | [26] | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 2 August | Richmond | 8.15 (63) | 2.2 (14) | Won by 49 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 4â8 | [27] | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 16 August | Leopold | 5.10 (40) | 5.4 (34) | Won by 6 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 5â8 | [28] | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 23 August | St Ignatius | 13.17 (95) | 1.5 (11) | Won by 84 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 6â8 | [29][30] | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 30 August | Collegians | 3.4 (22) | 6.18 (54) | Lost by 32 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 6â9 | [31][32][33] | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 6 September | South Yarra | 9.11 (65) | 2.2 (14) | Lost by 51 points | Fawkner Park (A) | 6â10 | [34][35][36] | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 13 September | Bye | ||||||||
Ladder
Total games "played" and "won" includes all walkover victories over Celtic.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 1 | Collegians (P) | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 51 | 60 |
| 2 | Brighton | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 50 | 60 |
| 3 | Caulfield | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 107 | 40 |
| 4 | South Yarra | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 93 | 83 | 38 |
| 5 | Leopold | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 110 | 73 | 36 |
| 6 | Hawthorn | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 94 | 24 |
| 7 | Beverley | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 48 | 92 | 18 |
| 8 | St Ignatius | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 12 |
| â | Celtic (W) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 0 |