1962 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1962 season
PresidentDr. A.S. Ferguson
CoachJohn Kennedy Sr.
Captain(s)Graham Arthur
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
Night seriesRunner-up
VFL season5–13 (9th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and fairestGraham Arthur
Leading goalkickerJohn Peck (38)
Highest home attendance28,000 (Round 7 vs. St Kilda)
Lowest home attendance9,600 (Round 17 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance19,378
← 1961 1963 →

The 1962 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 38th season in the Victorian Football League and 61st overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL premiers.

Fixture[]

Premiership season[]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 21 April (2:20 pm) Footscray 12.8 (80) 6.11 (47) Lost by 33 points Western Oval (A) 30,762 0–1
2 Saturday, 28 April (2:20 pm) Collingwood 13.9 (87) 10.15 (75) Won by 12 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 23,500 1–1
3 Saturday, 5 May (2:20 pm) Geelong 18.10 (118) 12.7 (79) Lost by 39 points Kardinia Park (A) 25,819 1–2
4 Saturday, 12 May (2:20 pm) Carlton 12.6 (78) 12.19 (91) Lost by 13 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 22,300 1–3
5 Saturday, 19 May (2:20 pm) Richmond 11.8 (74) 9.16 (70) Won by 4 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 2–3
6 Saturday, 26 May (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 11.13 (79) 8.8 (56) Lost by 23 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 14,781 2–4
7 Saturday, 4 June (2:20 pm) St Kilda 9.8 (62) 12.22 (94) Lost by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 28,000 2–5
8 Saturday, 9 June (2:20 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69) 7.10 (52) Won by 17 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 21,000 3–5
9 Saturday, 23 June (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 10.8 (68) 10.7 (67) Lost by 1 point Arden Street Oval (A) 8,470 3–6
10 Saturday, 30 June (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 7.8 (50) 12.14 (86) Won by 36 points Lake Oval (A) 10,950 4–6
11 Saturday, 7 July (2:20 pm) Melbourne 11.14 (80) 14.12 (96) Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 4–7
12 Saturday, 14 July (2:20 pm) Footscray 13.8 (84) 16.6 (102) Lost by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,000 4–8
13 Saturday, 21 July (2:20 pm) Collingwood 15.9 (99) 9.6 (60) Lost by 39 points Victoria Park (A) 16,848 4–9
14 Saturday, 28 July (2:20 pm) Geelong 11.17 (83) 16.13 (109) Lost by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 4–10
15 Saturday, 4 August (2:20 pm) Carlton 8.11 (59) 7.11 (53) Lost by 6 points Princes Park (A) 18,250 4–11
16 Saturday, 11 August (2:20 pm) Richmond 11.11 (77) 15.4 (94) Won by 17 points Punt Road Oval (A) 15,992 5–11
17 Saturday, 18 August (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 12.11 (83) 13.13 (91) Lost by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,600 5–12
18 Saturday, 25 August (2:20 pm) St Kilda 14.16 (100) 9.11 (65) Lost by 35 points Junction Oval (A) 17,450 5–13
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Night series[]

See also: 1962 Night Series Cup
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Tuesday, 11 September Footscray 11.21 (87) 9.10 (64) Won by 23 points Lake Oval 13,560
Semi-Final Tuesday, 18 September Collingwood 18.13 (121) 7.7 (49) Won by 72 points Lake Oval 20,100
Final Wednesday, 26 September Richmond 8.16 (64) 9.6 (60) Lost by 4 points Lake Oval 24,550

Ladder[]

1962 VFL ladder
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Essendon (P) 18 16 2 0 1574 1207 130.4 64 Finals
2 Geelong 18 14 4 0 1690 1213 139.3 56
3 Melbourne 18 14 4 0 1374 1092 125.8 56
4 Carlton 18 13 5 0 1361 1205 112.9 52
5 Footscray 18 11 7 0 1390 1281 108.5 44
6 St Kilda 18 9 9 0 1379 1267 108.8 36
7 Collingwood 18 9 9 0 1365 1386 98.5 36
8 Richmond 18 5 13 0 1308 1446 90.5 20
9 Hawthorn 18 5 13 0 1307 1510 86.6 20
10 Fitzroy 18 5 13 0 1222 1529 79.9 20
11 North Melbourne 18 4 14 0 1152 1575 73.1 16
12 South Melbourne 18 3 15 0 1193 1604 74.4 12
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References[]

  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1962 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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