1973 Hawthorn Football Club season
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49th season in the Victorian Football League
Australian rules football club season
PresidentPhil J. Ryan
CoachJohn Kennedy, Sr.
Roy Simmonds (acting)
Roy Simmonds (acting)
CaptainDavid Parkin
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
| 1973 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Phil J. Ryan |
| Coach | John Kennedy, Sr. Roy Simmonds (acting) |
| Captain | David Parkin |
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval |
| VFL season | 11–11 (7th) |
| Finals series | Did not qualify |
| Best and Fairest | Don Scott |
| Leading goalkicker | Leigh Matthews (51) |
| Highest home attendance | 32,101 (Round 3 vs. Essendon) |
| Lowest home attendance | 9,932 (Round 22 vs. South Melbourne) |
| Average home attendance | 16,308 |
The 1973 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 49th season in the Victorian Football League and 72nd overall.
Premiership season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | 9.16 (70) | Lost by 28 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 15,934 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | 13.22 (100) | Lost by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,336 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Monday, 23 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 27.8 (170) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 68 points | VFL Park (H) | 32,101 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 14.11 (95) | 12.11 (83) | Lost by 12 points | Princes Park Football Ground (A) | 28,872 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 18.16 (124) | 16.12 (108) | Won by 16 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,492 | 2–3 |
| 6 | Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 15.17 (107) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 22 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,706 | 2–4 |
| 7 | Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 19.15 (129) | 9.14 (68) | Won by 61 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,701 | 3–4 |
| 8 | Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 10.22 (82) | 16.23 (119) | Won by 37 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 32,613 | 4–4 |
| 9 | Monday, 4 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 11.12 (78) | 8.16 (64) | Lost by 14 points | Moorabbin Oval (A) | 22,521 | 4–5 |
| 10 | Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 14.11 (95) | 15.18 (108) | Lost by 13 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 20,053 | 4–6 |
| 11 | Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) | South Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | 17.17 (119) | Won by 43 points | VFL Park (A) | 9,413 | 5–6 |
| 12 | Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 15 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,470 | 6–6 |
| 13 | Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 15.15 (105) | 15.22 (112) | Won by 7 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 25,787 | 7–6 |
| 14 | Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 14.24 (108) | 12.14 (86) | Won by 22 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,406 | 8–6 |
| 15 | Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 23.13 (151) | 18.8 (116) | Lost by 35 points | Windy Hill (A) | 22,437 | 8–7 |
| 16 | Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 6.9 (45) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 20 points | Western Oval (A) | 10,987 | 9–7 |
| 17 | Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 15.10 (100) | 9.9 (63) | Won by 37 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,477 | 10–7 |
| 18 | Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | 14.10 (94) | Lost by 1 point | Kardinia Park (A) | 13,546 | 10–8 |
| 19 | Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 11.11 (77) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 5 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 20,376 | 10–9 |
| 20 | Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 11.11 (77) | 15.8 (98) | Lost by 21 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 17,042 | 10–10 |
| 21 | Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 16.10 (106) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 18 points | VFL Park (A) | 48,312 | 10–11 |
| 22 | Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm) | South Melbourne | 16.20 (116) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 37 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,932 | 11–11 |
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Ladder
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2356 | 1878 | 125.5 | 76 |
| 2 | Richmond (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2301 | 1957 | 117.6 | 68 |
| 3 | Carlton | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2342 | 1850 | 126.6 | 60 |
| 4 | Essendon | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2443 | 2341 | 104.4 | 52 |
| 5 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2024 | 1922 | 105.3 | 48 |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1938 | 1986 | 97.6 | 46 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2194 | 2002 | 109.6 | 44 |
| 8 | Fitzroy | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1990 | 2194 | 90.7 | 36 |
| 9 | Footscray | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1860 | 2109 | 88.2 | 30 |
| 10 | Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1938 | 2111 | 91.8 | 28 |
| 11 | Geelong | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1903 | 2426 | 78.4 | 24 |
| 12 | South Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1932 | 2445 | 79.0 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 95.5
Source: AFL Tables
References
- ↑ "AFL Tables - 1973 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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