Hawthorn Football Club
1942 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
CoachRoy Cazaly
Captain(s)Jack Carmody
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL Season1–14 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestJack Barker
Leading goalkickerAlec Albiston (32)
Highest home attendance6,000 (Round 11 vs. Richmond
Lowest home attendance2,500 (Round 15 vs. Melbourne
Average home attendance4,143
← 1941 1943 →

The 1942 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 18th season in the Victorian Football League and 41st overall.

Fixture

Premiership Season

See also: 1942 VFL season

With World War II happening at the time, Geelong weren't able to compete in the 1942 season due to wartime travel restrictions, whilst Melbourne and Collingwood struggled to field a team. Hawthorn and Collingwood also withdrew their teams from the reserves competition.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 13.15 (93) 18.19 (117) Lost by 34 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,000 0–1
2 Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 16.13 (109) 9.17 (71) Lost by 38 points Toorak Park (A) 5,500 0–2
3 Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm) Footscray 5.11 (41) 17.15 (117) Lost by 76 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,000 0–3
4 Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm) Melbourne 16.15 (111) 8.17 (65) Lost by 46 points Punt Road Oval (A) 3,500 0–4
5 Saturday, 6 June (2:45 pm) Collingwood 13.10 (88) 10.20 (80) Won by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 4,000 1–4
6 Bye
7 Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 16.14 (110) 14.10 (94) Lost by 16 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 5,000 1–5
8 Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm) Essendon 22.12 (144) 5.8 (38) Lost by 106 points Windy Hill (A) 6,000 1–6
9 Saturday, 4 July (2:45 pm) Carlton 8.10 (58) 12.14 (86) Lost by 28 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 3,000 1–7
10 Saturday, 11 July (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 12.19 (91) 13.10 (88) Lost by 3 points Punt Road Oval (A) 6,000 1–8
11 Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm) Richmond 13.17 (95) 19.13 (127) Lost by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 6,000 1–9
12 Saturday, 25 July (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 9.10 (64) 6.16 (52) Lost by 12 points Arden Street Oval (A) 3,000 1–10
13 Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm) St Kilda 8.9 (57) 10.15 (75) Lost by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 3,500 1–11
14 Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm) Footscray 20.17 (137) 9.4 (58) Lost by 79 points Yarraville Oval (A) 2,500 1–12
15 Saturday, 15 August (2:45 pm) Melbourne 7.15 (57) 16.22 (118) Lost by 61 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 2,500 1–13
16 Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 16.21 (117) 15.13 (103) Lost by 14 points Victoria Park (A) 2,000 1–14
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Ladder

Teams were awarded four premiership points for each bye, with five teams receiving two byes as the result of an uneven fixture.[2]

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D B PF PA % Pts
1 Essendon (P) 15 12 3 0 1 1426 1122 127.1 52
2 Richmond 15 11 4 0 1 1778 1322 134.5 48
3 South Melbourne 15 11 4 0 1 1513 1173 129.0 48
4 Footscray 14 10 4 0 2 1460 1159 126.0 48
5 Carlton 14 10 4 0 2 1361 1132 120.2 48
6 Fitzroy 15 8 7 0 1 1405 1340 104.9 36
7 St Kilda 14 6 8 0 2 1076 1314 81.9 32
8 Melbourne 15 5 10 0 1 1384 1624 85.2 24
9 North Melbourne 14 4 10 0 2 1105 1413 78.2 24
10 Collingwood 14 2 12 0 2 1120 1474 76.0 16
11 Hawthorn 15 1 14 0 1 1058 1613 65.6 8

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 91.8
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1942 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ Rodgers, Stephen (1992), Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results, 1897–1991 (3rd ed.), Ringwood, VIC: Viking O‘Neil


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