1966 Hawthorn Football Club season
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42nd season in the Victorian Football League
Australian rules football club season
| 1966 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Dr. A.S. Ferguson |
| Coach | Peter O'Donohue |
| Captain | 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 |
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.
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
References
- ↑ "AFL Tables - 1966 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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