1931 Hawthorn Football Club season
Australian rules football club season
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The 1931 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 7th season in the Victorian Football League and 30th overall.
| 1931 season | |
|---|---|
| President | J.W. Kennon |
| Coach | John Harris |
| Captain | John Harris |
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval |
| VFL Season | 3â15 (11th) |
| Finals Series | Did not qualify |
| Best and Fairest | Unknown |
| Leading goalkicker | Jack Ryan (39) |
| Highest home attendance | 15,000 (Round 2 vs. Collingwood) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,000 (Round 10 vs. North Melbourne) |
| Average home attendance | 8,889 |
Schedule
Premiership season
Hawthorn played their round 7 and 8 games before their round 6 game due to round 6 being split with games played on either Monday, 8 June or Saturday, 27 June.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 2 May (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 8.13 (61) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 1 points | Western Oval (A) | 12,000 | 0â1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 8.17 (65) | 11.18 (84) | Lost by 19 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,000 | 0â2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 10.12 (72) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 4 points | Junction Oval (A) | 14,000 | 0â3 |
| 4 | Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 15 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 0â4 |
| 5 | Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm) | South Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 0â5 |
| 6 | Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 9.15 (69) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 11 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 19,000 | 0â6 |
| 7 | Saturday, 13 June (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 8.12 (60) | 12.8 (80) | Won by 20 points | Windy Hill (A) | 10,000 | 1â6 |
| 8 | Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm) | Fitzroy | 12.8 (80) | 7.14 (56) | Won by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 2â6 |
| 9 | Saturday, 4 July (2:45 pm) | Geelong | 13.9 (87) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 26 points | Corio Oval (A) | 9,500 | 2â7 |
| 10 | Saturday, 11 July (2:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | 3.6 (24) | Lost by 72 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 4,000 | 3â7 |
| 11 | Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 16.15 (111) | 5.8 (38) | Lost by 73 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 17,000 | 3â8 |
| 12 | Saturday, 25 July (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 8.5 (53) | 6.19 (55) | Lost by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3â9 |
| 13 | Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 15.13 (103) | 7.16 (58) | Lost by 45 points | Victoria Park (A) | 9,000 | 3â10 |
| 14 | Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 11.9 (75) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3â11 |
| 15 | Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | 2.6 (18) | Lost by 75 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 3,614 | 3â12 |
| 16 | Saturday, 29 August (2:45 pm) | South Melbourne | 12.18 (90) | 9.5 (59) | Lost by 31 points | Lake Oval (A) | 4,500 | 3â13 |
| 17 | Saturday, 5 September (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 5.13 (43) | 13.21 (99) | Lost by 56 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 3â14 |
| 18 | Saturday, 12 September (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 8.15 (63) | 9.12 (66) | Lost by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3â15 |
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Ladder
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1572 | 1038 | 151.4 | 60 |
| 2 | Richmond | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1627 | 1153 | 141.1 | 60 |
| 3 | Carlton | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1613 | 1289 | 125.1 | 48 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1589 | 1281 | 124.0 | 48 |
| 5 | Footscray | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1161 | 1054 | 110.2 | 48 |
| 6 | Essendon | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1416 | 1428 | 99.2 | 40 |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1393 | 1406 | 99.1 | 36 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1286 | 1403 | 91.7 | 32 |
| 9 | St Kilda | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1323 | 1484 | 89.2 | 32 |
| 10 | Fitzroy | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1380 | 1605 | 86.0 | 16 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1145 | 1395 | 82.1 | 12 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | 50.8 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 76.4
Source: AFL Tables
