1972 Hawthorn Football Club season
| 1972 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Phil J. Ryan | ||
| Coach | John Kennedy, Sr. | ||
| Captain(s) | David Parkin | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| VFL season | 13–9 (6th) | ||
| Finals series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and Fairest | Leigh Matthews | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Peter Knights (46) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 38,861 (Round 20 vs. Essendon) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,206 (Round 13 vs. North Melbourne) | ||
| Average home attendance | 19,797 | ||
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The 1972 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 48th season in the Victorian Football League and 71st 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, 1 April (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | 10.15 (75) | Won by 29 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 21,513 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | 19.24 (138) | Won by 62 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 10,200 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 9.11 (65) | 15.17 (107) | Won by 42 points | VFL Park (A) | 16,431 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Saturday, 22 April (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 11.17 (83) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 19 points | Junction Oval (A) | 16,397 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 14.20 (104) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 28 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,440 | 4–1 |
| 6 | Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 14.12 (96) | 15.11 (101) | Won by 5 points | Victoria Park (A) | 29,885 | 5–1 |
| 7 | Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) | South Melbourne | 13.14 (92) | 9.20 (74) | Won by 18 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,727 | 6–1 |
| 8 | Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 11.25 (91) | 13.6 (84) | Lost by 7 points | VFL Park (A) | 25,661 | 6–2 |
| 9 | Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 15.17 (107) | 14.21 (105) | Lost by 2 points | Windy Hill (A) | 28,187 | 6–3 |
| 10 | Saturday, 3 June (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 11.22 (88) | 13.7 (85) | Won by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 26,585 | 7–3 |
| 11 | Saturday, 10 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 17.8 (110) | 7.14 (56) | Lost by 54 points | Moorabbin Oval (A) | 27,313 | 7–4 |
| 12 | Saturday, 17 June (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 1 point | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 31,314 | 7–5 |
| 13 | Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 21.14 (140) | 10.16 (76) | Won by 64 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,206 | 8–5 |
| 14 | Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 19.19 (133) | 12.8 (80) | Won by 53 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,375 | 9–5 |
| 15 | Saturday, 15 July (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 19.14 (128) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 30 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,844 | 10–5 |
| 16 | Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 13.11 (89) | 19.16 (130) | Won by 41 points | Western Oval (A) | 18,400 | 11–5 |
| 17 | Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 11.16 (82) | 19.13 (127) | Lost by 45 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 24,132 | 11–6 |
| 18 | Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) | South Melbourne | 13.11 (89) | 23.10 (148) | Won by 59 points | Lake Oval (A) | 9,207 | 12–6 |
| 19 | Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 15.12 (102) | 17.11 (113) | Lost by 11 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,834 | 12–7 |
| 20 | Saturday, 19 August (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 15.16 (106) | 12.15 (87) | Won by 19 points | VFL Park (H) | 36,861 | 13–7 |
| 21 | Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 24.12 (156) | 11.22 (88) | Lost by 68 points | Princes Park (A) | 32,048 | 13–8 |
| 22 | Saturday, 2 September (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 15.12 (102) | 18.13 (121) | Lost by 19 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 22,923 | 13–9 |
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Ladder[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton (P) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2237 | 1666 | 134.3 | 74 | Finals |
| 2 | Richmond | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2469 | 2098 | 117.7 | 72 | |
| 3 | Collingwood | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2338 | 1747 | 133.8 | 58 | |
| 4 | St Kilda | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1989 | 1721 | 115.6 | 56 | |
| 5 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2317 | 2140 | 108.3 | 56 | |
| 6 | Hawthorn | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2277 | 2050 | 111.1 | 52 | |
| 7 | Footscray | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1930 | 2038 | 94.7 | 44 | |
| 8 | Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2043 | 1929 | 105.9 | 40 | |
| 9 | Fitzroy | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1997 | 2062 | 96.8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Geelong | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1994 | 2369 | 84.2 | 28 | |
| 11 | South Melbourne | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1513 | 2323 | 65.1 | 8 | |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1628 | 2589 | 62.9 | 4 |
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
References[]
- ^ "AFL Tables - 1972 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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