1952 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1952 season
President Dave Prentice
Coach Jack Hale
Captain(s) Peter O'Donohue
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
Lightning Premiership 1st Round
VFL Season 11th
Finals Series Did not qualify
Best and fairest John Kennedy Sr.
Leading goalkicker Jack MacDonald (25)
Highest home attendance 15,000 (Round 4 vs. South Melbourne
Main article: 1952 VFL season

The 1952 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 28th season in the Victorian Football League.

Fixture

Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 5 and 6.

Rd Date Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 24 May Collingwood 4.3 (27) 0.4 (4) Lost by 23 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

Premiership Season

See also: 1952 VFL season
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 19 April (2:15 pm) Collingwood 2.8 (20) 15.16 (106) Lost by 86 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 12th
2 Saturday, 26 April (2:15 pm) Richmond 12.10 (82) 8.14 (62) Lost by 20 points Punt Road Oval (A) 13,000 12th
3 Saturday, 3 May (2:15 pm) Melbourne 8.12 (60) 10.14 (74) Won by 14 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 13,529 11th
4 Saturday, 10 May (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 11.3 (69) 8.12 (60) Won by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,000 7th
5 Saturday, 17 May (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 6.6 (42) 5.11 (41) Lost by 1 point Brunswick Street Oval (A) 9,500 10th
6 Saturday, 31 May (2:15 pm) Essendon 5.14 (44) 15.8 (98) Lost by 54 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 10th
7 Saturday, 7 June (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 12.8 (80) 7.8 (50) Lost by 30 points Arden Street Oval (A) 11,000 11th
8 Saturday, 14 June (2:15 pm) Carlton 17.15 (117) 11.14 (80) Lost by 37 points Euroa Oval (A) 7,500 11th
9 Saturday, 21 June (2:15 pm) St Kilda 5.11 (41) 7.6 (48) Won by 7 points Junction Oval (A) 7,500 10th
10 Saturday, 28 June (2:15 pm) Geelong 6.8 (44) 10.10 (70) Lost by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,500 10th
11 Saturday, 5 July (2:15 pm) Carlton 5.11 (41) 9.24 (78) Lost by 37 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 11th
12 Saturday, 12 July (2:15 pm) Footscray 4.11 (35) 9.4 (58) Won by 23 points Western Oval (A) 12,218 10th
13 Saturday, 19 July (2:15 pm) Collingwood 12.15 (87) 4.4 (28) Lost by 59 points Victoria Park (A) 12,643 11th
14 Saturday, 26 July (2:15 pm) Richmond 8.14 (62) 14.7 (91) Lost by 29 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 11th
15 Saturday, 2 August (2:15 pm) Melbourne 9.3 (57) 12.13 (85) Lost by 28 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,000 11th
16 Saturday, 9 August (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 6.14 (50) 9.14 (68) Won by 18 points Lake Oval (A) 12,000 10th
17 Saturday, 16 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 7.6 (48) 12.12 (84) Lost by 36 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 10th
18 Saturday, 23 August (2:15 pm) Essendon 20.12 (132) 11.11 (77) Lost by 55 points Windy Hill (A) 12,000 10th
19 Saturday, 30 August (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 8.11 (59) 12.10 (82) Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 6,000 11th
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Ladder

1952 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Geelong (P) 19 16 2 1 1594 1183 134.74 66
2 Collingwood 19 14 5 0 1528 1058 144.42 56
3 Fitzroy 19 13 6 0 1233 1170 105.38 52
4 Carlton 19 11 6 2 1473 1310 112.44 48
5 South Melbourne 19 11 7 1 1411 1337 105.53 46
6 Melbourne 19 9 9 1 1420 1379 102.97 38
7 North Melbourne 19 9 10 0 1352 1396 96.85 36
8 Essendon 19 8 10 1 1579 1390 113.60 34
9 Richmond 19 8 11 0 1281 1384 92.56 32
10 Footscray 19 5 14 0 1052 1364 77.13 20
11 Hawthorn 19 5 14 0 1030 1480 69.59 20
12 St Kilda 19 2 17 0 1071 1573 68.09 8
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. "AFL Tables - 1952 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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