1962 Hawthorn Football Club season
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38th season in the Victorian Football League
Australian rules football club season
| 1962 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Dr. A.S. Ferguson |
| Coach | John Kennedy Sr. |
| Captain | Graham Arthur |
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval |
| Night series | Runner-up |
| VFL season | 5–13 (9th) |
| Finals series | Did not qualify |
| Best and fairest | Graham Arthur |
| Leading goalkicker | John Peck (38) |
| Highest home attendance | 28,000 (Round 7 vs. St Kilda) |
| Lowest home attendance | 9,600 (Round 17 vs. Fitzroy) |
| Average home attendance | 19,378 |
The 1962 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 38th season in the Victorian Football League and 61st overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL premiers.
Premiership season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 21 April (2:20 pm) | Footscray | 12.8 (80) | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 33 points | Western Oval (A) | 30,762 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 28 April (2:20 pm) | Collingwood | 13.9 (87) | 10.15 (75) | Won by 12 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 23,500 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 5 May (2:20 pm) | Geelong | 18.10 (118) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 39 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 25,819 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Saturday, 12 May (2:20 pm) | Carlton | 12.6 (78) | 12.19 (91) | Lost by 13 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 22,300 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 19 May (2:20 pm) | Richmond | 11.8 (74) | 9.16 (70) | Won by 4 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,000 | 2–3 |
| 6 | Saturday, 26 May (2:20 pm) | Fitzroy | 11.13 (79) | 8.8 (56) | Lost by 23 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 14,781 | 2–4 |
| 7 | Saturday, 4 June (2:20 pm) | St Kilda | 9.8 (62) | 12.22 (94) | Lost by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 28,000 | 2–5 |
| 8 | Saturday, 9 June (2:20 pm) | Essendon | 9.15 (69) | 7.10 (52) | Won by 17 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 21,000 | 3–5 |
| 9 | Saturday, 23 June (2:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | 10.7 (67) | Lost by 1 point | Arden Street Oval (A) | 8,470 | 3–6 |
| 10 | Saturday, 30 June (2:20 pm) | South Melbourne | 7.8 (50) | 12.14 (86) | Won by 36 points | Lake Oval (A) | 10,950 | 4–6 |
| 11 | Saturday, 7 July (2:20 pm) | Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | 14.12 (96) | Lost by 16 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,000 | 4–7 |
| 12 | Saturday, 14 July (2:20 pm) | Footscray | 13.8 (84) | 16.6 (102) | Lost by 18 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 4–8 |
| 13 | Saturday, 21 July (2:20 pm) | Collingwood | 15.9 (99) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 39 points | Victoria Park (A) | 16,848 | 4–9 |
| 14 | Saturday, 28 July (2:20 pm) | Geelong | 11.17 (83) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 26 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,000 | 4–10 |
| 15 | Saturday, 4 August (2:20 pm) | Carlton | 8.11 (59) | 7.11 (53) | Lost by 6 points | Princes Park (A) | 18,250 | 4–11 |
| 16 | Saturday, 11 August (2:20 pm) | Richmond | 11.11 (77) | 15.4 (94) | Won by 17 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 15,992 | 5–11 |
| 17 | Saturday, 18 August (2:20 pm) | Fitzroy | 12.11 (83) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 8 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,600 | 5–12 |
| 18 | Saturday, 25 August (2:20 pm) | St Kilda | 14.16 (100) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 35 points | Junction Oval (A) | 17,450 | 5–13 |
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Night series
See also: 1962 Night Series Cup
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
| 1 | Tuesday, 11 September | Footscray | 11.21 (87) | 9.10 (64) | Won by 23 points | Lake Oval | 13,560 |
| Semi-Final | Tuesday, 18 September | Collingwood | 18.13 (121) | 7.7 (49) | Won by 72 points | Lake Oval | 20,100 |
| Final | Wednesday, 26 September | Richmond | 8.16 (64) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 4 points | Lake Oval | 24,550 |
Ladder
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon (P) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1574 | 1207 | 130.4 | 64 |
| 2 | Geelong | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1690 | 1213 | 139.3 | 56 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1374 | 1092 | 125.8 | 56 |
| 4 | Carlton | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1361 | 1205 | 112.9 | 52 |
| 5 | Footscray | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1390 | 1281 | 108.5 | 44 |
| 6 | St Kilda | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1379 | 1267 | 108.8 | 36 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1365 | 1386 | 98.5 | 36 |
| 8 | Richmond | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1308 | 1446 | 90.5 | 20 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1307 | 1510 | 86.6 | 20 |
| 10 | Fitzroy | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1222 | 1529 | 79.9 | 20 |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1152 | 1575 | 73.1 | 16 |
| 12 | South Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1193 | 1604 | 74.4 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 75.5
Source: AFL Tables
References
- ↑ "AFL Tables - 1962 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.