1944 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1944 season
President Dr. Jacob Jona
Coach Tommy Lahiff
Captain(s) Jim Bohan
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season 11th
Finals Series Did not qualify
Best and Fairest Jack Blackman
Leading goalkicker Wally Culpitt (57)
Highest home attendance 12,000 (Round 1 vs. Essendon, Round 8 vs. Fitzroy)
Main article: 1944 VFL season

The 1944 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 20th season in the Victorian Football League.

Fixture

Premiership Season

See also: 1944 VFL season

The VFL went back to a 18-round season after Geelong rejoined the comptition due to the wartime travel restriction being relaxed.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) Essendon 9.14 (68) 15.16 (106) Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 11th
2 Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) Carlton 18.16 (124) 9.14 (68) Lost by 56 points Princes Park (A) 11,000 12th
3 Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) Geelong 22.12 (144) 13.13 (91) Won by 53 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 9th
4 Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 9.12 (66) 11.7 (73) Won by 7 points Junction Oval (A) 10,000 7th
5 Saturday, 3 June (2:30 pm) Collingwood 8.9 (57) 10.13 (73) Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 10th
6 Saturday, 10 June (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 21.16 (142) 17.11 (113) Lost by 29 points Arden Street Oval (A) 10,000 11th
7 Saturday, 17 June (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 14.13 (97) 7.10 (52) Lost by 45 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 10,000 11th
8 Saturday, 24 June (2:30 pm) Footscray 9.10 (64) 14.18 (102) Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 11th
9 Saturday, 1 July (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 15.12 (102) 11.11 (77) Lost by 25 points Junction Oval (A) 12,000 11th
10 Saturday, 8 July (2:30 pm) Richmond 11.9 (75) 13.16 (94) Lost by 19 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 11th
11 Saturday, 15 July (2:30 pm) Melbourne 7.10 (52) 22.25 (157) Lost by 105 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 11th
12 Saturday, 22 July (2:30 pm) Essendon 19.18 (132) 3.7 (25) Lost by 107 points Windy Hill (A) 8,000 11th
13 Saturday, 29 July (2:30 pm) Carlton 10.2 (62) 13.28 (106) Lost by 44 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 11th
14 Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) Geelong 11.20 (86) 9.7 (61) Lost by 25 points Kardinia Park (A) 7,000 11th
15 Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) St Kilda 12.16 (88) 12.16 (88) Draw Glenferrie Oval (H) 6,000 11th
16 Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 18.20 (118) 7.14 (56) Lost by 72 points Victoria Park (A) 5,000 11th
17 Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 12.12 (84) 15.19 (109) Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,000 11th
18 Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) Melbourne 14.27 (111) 6.13 (49) Lost by 62 points Punt Road Oval (A) 4,000 11th
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Ladder

1944 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Richmond 18 13 4 1 1886 1438 131.15 54
2 Fitzroy (P) 18 13 4 1 1678 1280 131.09 54
3 Essendon 18 12 4 2 1887 1408 134.02 52
4 Footscray 18 12 5 1 1529 1430 106.92 50
5 Carlton 18 12 6 0 1656 1259 131.53 48
6 North Melbourne 18 10 8 0 1619 1614 100.31 40
7 South Melbourne 18 9 9 0 1358 1402 96.86 36
8 Melbourne 18 7 11 0 1521 1481 102.70 28
9 St Kilda 18 6 10 2 1358 1502 90.41 28
10 Collingwood 18 7 11 0 1452 1629 89.13 28
11 Hawthorn 18 2 15 1 1268 1914 66.25 10
12 Geelong 18 1 17 0 1210 2065 58.60 4
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. "AFL Tables - 1944 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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