1971 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1971 season
PresidentPhil J. Ryan
CoachJohn Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s)David Parkin
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL season19–3 (1st)
Finals seriesPremiers
(Defeated St Kilda 82–75)
Best and FairestLeigh Matthews
Leading goalkickerPeter Hudson (150)
Highest home attendance118,192 (Grand Final vs. St Kilda)
Lowest home attendance9,112 (Round 19 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance32,198

The 1971 season was the Hawthorn Football Club 47th season in the Victorian Football League and 70th overall. Hawthorn finished as the minor premiers for the first time since 1963. Hawthorn qualified for the finals for the first time since 1963. Hawthorn qualified for their third Grand Final and first since 1963. Hawthorn defeated St Kilda in the Grand Final 82–75 to win their second VFL premiership and first since 1961. Peter Hudson kicked 150 goals equalling the record set by Bob Pratt in 1934.

Fixture[]

Premiership Season[]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.12 (72) 13.18 (96) Won by 24 points Windy Hill (A) 19,214 1–0
2 Saturday, 10 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 14.13 (97) 7.11 (53) Won by 44 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,310 2–0
3 Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 16.19 (115) 16.11 (107) Won by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,094 3–0
4 Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 10.9 (69) 18.19 (127) Won by 58 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 25,153 4–0
5 Saturday, 1 May (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 12.21 (93) 6.9 (45) Won by 48 points VFL Park (H) 16,205 5–0
6 Saturday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 18.5 (113) 16.11 (107) Lost by 6 points Western Oval (A) 19,205 5–1
7 Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 21.19 (145) 12.6 (78) Won by 67 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 22,976 6–1
8 Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 7.10 (52) 22.15 (147) Won by 95 points VFL Park (A) 14,843 7–1
9 Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 4.12 (36) 14.12 (96) Won by 60 points Princes Park (A) 30,151 8–1
10 Saturday, 5 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.17 (107) 7.13 (55) Won by 52 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 28,451 9–1
11 Monday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 10.14 (74) 14.10 (94) Won by 20 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 52,256 10–1
12 Saturday, 19 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 14.20 (104) 11.5 (71) Won by 33 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,219 11–1
13 Saturday, 26 June (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 7.16 (58) 14.9 (93) Won by 35 points VFL Park (A) 18,378 12–1
14 Saturday, 3 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 13.6 (84) 15.13 (103) Won by 19 points Kardinia Park (A) 14,733 13–1
15 Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm) St Kilda 20.5 (125) 15.12 (102) Won by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 22,542 14–1
16 Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 3.15 (33) 11.16 (82) Won by 49 points Lake Oval (A) 10,471 15–1
17 Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 23.16 (154) 4.15 (39) Won by 115 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 21,979 16–1
18 Saturday, 31 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 16.12 (108) 11.10 (76) Lost by 32 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 47,931 16–2
19 Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 23.16 (154) 9.8 (62) Won by 92 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,122 17–2
20 Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 11.15 (81) 19.6 (120) Lost by 39 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 22,781 17–3
21 Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.15 (105) 20.20 (140) Won by 35 points Victoria Park (A) 41,312 18–3
22 Saturday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 18.16 (124) 8.17 (65) Won by 59 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,876 19–3
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Finals series[]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Second Semi-Final Saturday, 11 September (2:30 pm) St Kilda 12.18 (90) 12.16 (88) Won by 2 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 99,822
Grand Final Saturday, 25 September (2:50 pm) St Kilda 12.10 (82) 11.9 (75) Won by 7 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 118,192
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Ladder[]

1971 VFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Hawthorn (P) 22 19 3 0 2460 1601 153.7 76 Finals
2 St Kilda 22 16 6 0 2176 1554 140.0 64
3 Richmond 22 16 6 0 2318 1890 122.6 64
4 Collingwood 22 14 7 1 2331 1840 126.7 58
5 Carlton 22 14 8 0 2103 2014 104.4 56
6 Fitzroy 22 12 10 0 2047 1915 106.9 48
7 Melbourne 22 11 10 1 1962 1791 109.5 46
8 Footscray 22 11 11 0 1966 2217 88.7 44
9 North Melbourne 22 5 16 1 1705 2551 66.8 22
10 Geelong 22 5 17 0 2072 2523 82.1 20
11 Essendon 22 4 17 1 1705 2252 75.7 18
12 South Melbourne 22 3 19 0 1618 2315 69.9 12
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References[]

  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1971 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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