1941 Hawthorn Football Club season
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17th season in the Victorian Football League
Australian rules football club season
| 1941 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Dr. Jacob Jona |
| Coach | Bert Mills |
| Captain | Bert Mills |
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval |
| Lightning Premiership | 1st Round |
| VFL Season | 3–15 (12th) |
| Finals Series | Did not qualify |
| Best and Fairest | Alec Albiston |
| Leading goalkicker | Alec Albiston (57) |
| Highest home attendance | 10,000 (Round 5 vs. Essendon) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 (Round 12 vs. Melbourne |
| Average home attendance | 6,500 |
The 1941 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 17th season in the Victorian Football League and 40th overall.
Lightning Premiership
See also: 1941 VFL Lightning Premiership
The VFL held a lightning premiership competition for the second season in a row. The competition was held between rounds 4 and 5
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
| 1 | Saturday, 24 May | Fitzroy | 4.0 (24) | 3.1 (19) | Lost by 5 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. 26 April (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 13.15 (93) | 7.10 (52) | Lost by 41 points | Western Oval (A) | 10,500 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 3 May (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 13.17 (95) | 17.16 (118) | Lost by 23 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 10 May (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 18.12 (120) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 47 points | Princes Park Football Ground (A) | 9,000 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Saturday, 17 May (2:45 pm) | Geelong | 13.16 (94) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 15 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 6,000 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 31 May (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 8.12 (60) | 23.18 (156) | Lost by 96 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Saturday, 7 June (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 17.15 (117) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 55 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 8,500 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Saturday, 14 June (2:30 pm) | South Melbourne | 6.20 (56) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,000 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Saturday, 21 June (2:30 pm) | Melbourne | 6.8 (44) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 40 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 2,000 | 1–7 |
| 9 | Saturday, 28 June (2:30 pm) | Fitzroy | 21.19 (145) | 10.20 (80) | Lost by 65 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 7,000 | 1–8 |
| 10 | Saturday, 5 July (2:30 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.20 (98) | 6.14 (50) | Lost by 48 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 3,000 | 1–9 |
| 11 | Saturday, 12 July (2:30 pm) | St Kilda | 13.12 (90) | 9.15 (69) | Won by 21 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 4,000 | 2–9 |
| 12 | Saturday, 19 July (2:30 pm) | Footscray | 11.14 (80) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 22 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 2–10 |
| 13 | Saturday, 26 July (2:30 pm) | Collingwood | 22.20 (152) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 67 points | Victoria Park (A) | 4,000 | 2–11 |
| 14 | Saturday, 2 August (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 11.15 (81) | 16.25 (121) | Lost by 40 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,500 | 2–12 |
| 15 | Saturday, 9 August (2:45 pm) | Geelong | 22.12 (144) | 19.15 (129) | Lost by 15 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 4,500 | 2–13 |
| 16 | Saturday, 16 August (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 19.17 (131) | 14.9 (93) | Lost by 38 points | Windy Hill (A) | 7,000 | 2–14 |
| 17 | Saturday, 23 August (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 8.12 (60) | 18.22 (130) | Lost by 70 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 2–15 |
| 18 | Saturday, 30 August (2:45 pm) | South Melbourne | 7.12 (54) | 11.17 (83) | Won by 29 points | Lake Oval (A) | 3,000 | 3–15 |
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Ladder
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1948 | 1619 | 120.3 | 56 |
| 2 | Melbourne (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1993 | 1701 | 117.2 | 56 |
| 3 | Richmond | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1714 | 1469 | 116.7 | 56 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1864 | 1431 | 130.3 | 52 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1743 | 1571 | 110.9 | 48 |
| 6 | Footscray | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1676 | 1517 | 110.5 | 40 |
| 7 | Fitzroy | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1695 | 1760 | 96.3 | 32 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1397 | 1552 | 90.0 | 32 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1759 | 1893 | 92.9 | 24 |
| 10 | Geelong | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1561 | 1880 | 83.0 | 12 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1454 | 1775 | 81.9 | 12 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1367 | 2003 | 68.2 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 93.4
Source: AFL Tables
References
- ↑ "AFL Tables - 1941 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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