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1943 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1943 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
CoachRoy Cazaly
Captain(s)Bob Williams
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
Lightning PremiershipSemifinals
VFL Season9–6 (5th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestJim Bohan
Leading goalkickerWally Culpitt (43)
Highest home attendance16,000 (Round 9 vs. Footscray
Lowest home attendance7,000 (Round 2 vs. Essendon
Average home attendance10,714

The 1943 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 19th season in the Victorian Football League and 42nd overall.

Fixture

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Lightning Premiership

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The lightning premiership was played between rounds 11 and 12.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Semifinal Saturday, 24 July Fitzroy 5.4 (34) 3.6 (24) Lost by 10 points Princes Park (A)

Premiership Season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 14.9 (93) 13.17 (95) Won by 2 points Toorak Park (A) 6,000 1–0
2 Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) Essendon 7.8 (50) 11.15 (81) Lost by 31 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,000 1–1
3 Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) Melbourne 10.12 (72) 17.15 (117) Won by 45 points Punt Road Oval (A) 5,000 2–1
4 Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 13.8 (86) 9.21 (75) Won by 11 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,000 3–1
5 Saturday, 5 June (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 10.15 (75) 12.13 (85) Won by 10 points Princes Park (A) 14,000 4–1
6 Bye
7 Saturday, 19 June (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 20.16 (136) 13.17 (95) Won by 41 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 5–1
8 Saturday, 26 June (2:30 pm) Richmond 15.16 (106) 8.14 (62) Lost by 44 points Punt Road Oval (A) 16,000 5–2
9 Saturday, 3 July (2:30 pm) Footscray 13.11 (89) 11.13 (79) Won by 10 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,000 6–2
10 Saturday, 10 July (2:30 pm) Carlton 16.9 (105) 11.14 (80) Lost by 25 points Princes Park (A) 12,000 6–3
11 Saturday, 17 July (2:30 pm) Collingwood 16.14 (110) 12.13 (85) Won by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 7–3
12 Saturday, 31 July (2:30 pm) Essendon 7.13 (55) 9.12 (66) Lost by 11 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 7–4
13 Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) Carlton 13.19 (97) 10.15 (75) Lost by 22 points Princes Park (A) 15,000 7–5
14 Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) Richmond 9.14 (68) 11.7 (73) Won by 5 points Punt Road Oval (A) 15,000 8–5
15 Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 13.10 (88) 7.14 (56) Won by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,000 9–5
16 Saturday, 28 August (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 8.11 (59) 7.16 (58) Lost by 1 point Arden Street Oval (A) 4,500 9–6
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Richmond (P) 15 10 5 0 1435 1166 123.1 44
2 Essendon 15 10 5 0 1296 1125 115.2 44
3 Fitzroy 15 10 5 0 1345 1234 109.0 44
4 Carlton 15 9 6 0 1420 1136 125.0 40
5 Hawthorn 15 9 6 0 1259 1212 103.9 40
6 Footscray 15 7 8 0 1164 1244 93.6 32
7 Melbourne 15 7 8 0 1364 1537 88.7 32
8 South Melbourne 15 6 9 0 1346 1272 105.8 28
9 North Melbourne 15 5 9 1 1019 1323 77.0 26
10 Collingwood 15 5 10 0 1217 1358 89.6 24
11 St Kilda 10 1 8 1 731 989 73.9 10

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 85.0
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1943 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.