Hawthorn Football Club
1940 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jano
CoachBert Mills
Captain(s)Bert Mills
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
Patriotic Premiership1st Round
VFL Season7–11 (9th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestAndy Angwin
Leading goalkickerAlby Naismith (25)
Highest home attendance16,000 (Round 3 vs. Richmond
Lowest home attendance5,500 (Round 18 vs. Fitzroy
Average home attendance9.833
← 1939 1941 →

The 1940 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 16th season in the Victorian Football League and 39th overall.

Fixture

Patriotic Premiership

See also: 1940 VFL Lightning Premiership

The VFL between Rounds 14 and 15 played a one-day lightning carnival, Known as the Patriotic Premiership, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to raise money for the Patriotic Fund. The matches played were twenty minutes long with no time-on.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 3 August St Kilda 2.2 (14) 3.2 (20) Lost by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

Premiership Season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 27 April (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 25.11 (161) 13.11 (89) Won by 72 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 1–0
2 Saturday, 4 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 12.25 (97) 7.13 (55) Lost by 42 points Junction Oval (A) 17,000 1–1
3 Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) Richmond 15.12 (102) 19.15 (129) Lost by 27 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,000 1–2
4 Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 22.13 (145) 16.10 (106) Lost by 39 points Lake Oval (A) 9,000 1–3
5 Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) Essendon 12.18 (90) 9.19 (73) Lost by 17 points Windy Hill (A) 12,000 1–4
6 Saturday, 1 June (2:30 pm) Melbourne 12.15 (87) 11.15 (81) Won by 6 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 2–4
7 Saturday, 8 June (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 17.11 (113) 12.14 (86) Lost by 27 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 7,000 2–5
8 Saturday, 15 June (2:30 pm) Footscray 8.17 (65) 15.20 (110) Lost by 45 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 2–6
9 Saturday, 22 June (2:30 pm) Geelong 12.18 (90) 6.10 (46) Lost by 44 points Corio Oval (A) 4,000 2–7
10 Saturday, 29 June (2:30 pm) Carlton 13.11 (89) 13.18 (96) Won by 7 points Princes Park (A) 10,000 3–7
11 Saturday, 6 July (2:30 pm) Collingwood 10.17 (77) 14.17 (101) Lost by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 3–8
12 Saturday, 13 July (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 11.11 (77) 9.16 (70) Lost by 7 points Arden Street Oval (A) 3,000 3–9
13 Saturday, 20 July (2:30 pm) St Kilda 17.17 (119) 8.15 (63) Won by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 4–9
14 Saturday, 27 July (2:30 pm) Richmond 11.13 (79) 12.15 (87) Won by 8 points Punt Road Oval (A) 9,000 5–9
15 Saturday, 10 August (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 10.19 (79) 10.13 (73) Won by 6 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 6–9
16 Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) Essendon 11.8 (84) 18.12 (120) Lost by 36 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,000 6–10
17 Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) Melbourne 26.20 (176) 8.14 (62) Lost by 114 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 8,722 6–11
18 Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 13.16 (94) 5.8 (38) Won by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,500 7–11
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Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Melbourne (P) 18 14 4 0 2110 1677 125.8 56
2 Richmond 18 12 6 0 1787 1489 120.0 48
3 Essendon 18 12 6 0 1611 1489 108.2 48
4 Geelong 18 11 7 0 1645 1599 102.9 44
5 Carlton 18 10 8 0 1730 1555 111.3 40
6 Footscray 18 9 9 0 1696 1558 108.9 36
7 Fitzroy 18 9 9 0 1443 1563 92.3 36
8 Collingwood 18 8 10 0 1621 1611 100.6 32
9 Hawthorn 18 7 11 0 1549 1760 88.0 28
10 South Melbourne 18 7 11 0 1480 1696 87.3 28
11 St Kilda 18 5 13 0 1418 1634 86.8 20
12 North Melbourne 18 4 14 0 1381 1840 75.1 16

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 90.1
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1940 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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