1944 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1944 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
CoachTommy Lahiff
Captain(s)Jim Bohan
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL Season2–15–1 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestJack Blackman
Leading goalkickerWally Culpitt (57)
Highest home attendance12,000 (Round 1 vs. Essendon, Round 8 vs. Fitzroy)
Lowest home attendance5,000 (Round 17 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance9,556
← 1943 1945 →

The 1944 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 20th season in the Victorian Football League and 43rd overall.

Fixture[]

Premiership Season[]

See also: 1944 VFL season

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

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
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 0–1
2 Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) Carlton 18.16 (124) 9.14 (68) Lost by 56 points Princes Park (A) 11,000 0–2
3 Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) Geelong 22.12 (144) 13.13 (91) Won by 53 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 1–2
4 Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 9.12 (66) 11.7 (73) Won by 7 points Junction Oval (A) 10,000 2–2
5 Saturday, 3 June (2:30 pm) Collingwood 8.9 (57) 10.13 (73) Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 2–3
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 2–4
7 Saturday, 17 June (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 14.13 (97) 7.10 (52) Lost by 45 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 10,000 2–5
8 Saturday, 24 June (2:30 pm) Footscray 9.10 (64) 14.18 (102) Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 2–6
9 Saturday, 1 July (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 15.12 (102) 11.11 (77) Lost by 25 points Junction Oval (A) 12,000 2–7
10 Saturday, 8 July (2:30 pm) Richmond 11.9 (75) 13.16 (94) Lost by 19 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 2–8
11 Saturday, 15 July (2:30 pm) Melbourne 7.10 (52) 22.25 (157) Lost by 105 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 2–9
12 Saturday, 22 July (2:30 pm) Essendon 19.18 (132) 3.7 (25) Lost by 107 points Windy Hill (A) 8,000 2–10
13 Saturday, 29 July (2:30 pm) Carlton 10.2 (62) 13.28 (106) Lost by 44 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 2–11
14 Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) Geelong 11.20 (86) 9.7 (61) Lost by 25 points Kardinia Park (A) 7,000 2–12
15 Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) St Kilda 12.16 (88) 12.16 (88) Draw Glenferrie Oval (H) 6,000 2–12–1
16 Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 18.20 (118) 7.14 (56) Lost by 72 points Victoria Park (A) 5,000 2–13–1
17 Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 12.12 (84) 15.19 (109) Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,000 2–14–1
18 Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) Melbourne 14.27 (111) 6.13 (49) Lost by 62 points Punt Road Oval (A) 4,000 2–15–1
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Ladder[]

1944 VFL ladder
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Richmond 18 13 4 1 1886 1438 131.2 54 Finals
2 Fitzroy (P) 18 13 4 1 1678 1280 131.1 54
3 Essendon 18 12 4 2 1887 1408 134.0 52
4 Footscray 18 12 5 1 1529 1430 106.9 50
5 Carlton 18 12 6 0 1656 1259 131.5 48
6 North Melbourne 18 10 8 0 1619 1614 100.3 40
7 South Melbourne 18 9 9 0 1358 1402 96.9 36
8 Melbourne 18 7 11 0 1521 1481 102.7 28
9 St Kilda 18 6 10 2 1358 1502 90.4 28
10 Collingwood 18 7 11 0 1452 1629 89.1 28
11 Hawthorn 18 2 15 1 1268 1914 66.2 10
12 Geelong 18 1 17 0 1210 2065 58.6 4
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References[]

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


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