Hawthorn Football Club
1938 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
CoachIvan McAlpine
Captain(s)Bert Mills
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL Season4–14 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestStan Spinks
Leading goalkickerAlby Naismith (30)
Highest home attendance18,000 (Round 1 vs. Carlton, Round 5 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance7,000 (Round 13 vs. Melbourne, Round 17 vs. South Melbourne)
Average home attendance11,667
← 1937 1939 →

The 1938 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 14th season in the Victorian Football League and 37th overall.

Fixture

Premiership Season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 23 April (2:45 pm) Carlton 10.10 (76) 14.8 (92) Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 0–1
2 Saturday, 30 April (2:45 pm) Melbourne 14.8 (92) 16.15 (111) Won by 19 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 11,327 1–1
3 Saturday, 7 May (2:45 pm) Footscray 8.14 (62) 9.16 (70) Lost by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,500 1–2
4 Saturday, 14 May (2:45 pm) Collingwood 21.15 (141) 14.16 (100) Lost by 41 points Victoria Park (A) 14,000 1–3
5 Saturday, 21 May (2:45 pm) Richmond 13.9 (87) 12.12 (84) Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 2–3
6 Saturday, 28 May (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 13.16 (94) 18.12 (120) Won by 26 points Lake Oval (A) 11,000 3–3
7 Saturday, 4 June (2:45 pm) Essendon 16.20 (116) 16.7 (103) Lost by 13 points Windy Hill (A) 12,000 3–4
8 Monday, 13 June (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 7.11 (53) 12.22 (94) Lost by 41 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,000 3–5
9 Saturday, 18 June (2:45 pm) Geelong 11.23 (89) 6.13 (49) Lost by 40 points Corio Oval (A) 7,000 3–6
10 Saturday, 25 June (2:45 pm) St Kilda 8.12 (60) 9.10 (64) Lost by 4 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 3–7
11 Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 13.14 (92) 12.6 (78) Lost by 14 points Arden Street Oval (A) 4,000 3–8
12 Saturday, 9 July (2:45 pm) Carlton 12.12 (84) 8.15 (63) Lost by 21 points Princes Park (A) 14,000 3–9
13 Saturday, 23 July (2:45 pm) Melbourne 10.9 (69) 9.16 (70) Lost by 1 point Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,000 3–10
14 Saturday, 30 July (2:45 pm) Footscray 17.14 (116) 4.7 (31) Lost by 85 points Western Oval (A) 11,000 3–11
15 Saturday, 6 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 12.11 (83) 18.15 (123) Lost by 40 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 3–12
16 Saturday, 13 August (2:45 pm) Richmond 19.18 (132) 12.11 (83) Lost by 49 points Punt Road Oval (A) 9,000 3–13
17 Saturday, 20 August (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 17.15 (117) 9.20 (74) Won by 43 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,000 4–13
18 Saturday, 27 August (2:45 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69) 12.18 (90) Lost by 21 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 6,500 4–14
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Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Carlton (P) 18 14 4 0 1827 1574 116.1 56
2 Geelong 18 13 5 0 1897 1468 129.2 52
3 Footscray 18 13 5 0 1723 1386 124.3 52
4 Collingwood 18 12 6 0 1942 1652 117.6 48
5 Melbourne 18 11 7 0 1776 1676 106.0 44
6 Richmond 18 10 8 0 1747 1563 111.8 40
7 Essendon 18 9 9 0 1801 1760 102.3 36
8 St Kilda 18 9 9 0 1474 1606 91.8 36
9 North Melbourne 18 6 12 0 1384 1852 74.7 24
10 Fitzroy 18 5 13 0 1543 1742 88.6 20
11 Hawthorn 18 4 14 0 1414 1717 82.4 16
12 South Melbourne 18 2 16 0 1353 1885 71.8 8

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 92.0
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1938 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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