Hawthorn Football Club
1953 season
PresidentDave Prentice
Dr. A.S. Ferguson
CoachJack Hale
Captain(s)Ted Fletcher
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
Lightning PremiershipSemifinals
VFL Season3–15 (12th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestTed Fletcher
Leading goalkickerKevin Coghlan (19)
Highest home attendance14,000 (Round 14 vs. Geelong)
Lowest home attendance5,000 (Round 18 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance9,667
← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 29th season in the Victorian Football League and 52nd overall.

Fixture

Lightning Premiership

See also: 1953 VFL Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 6 and 7.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Tuesday, 2 June North Melbourne 3.5 (23) 2.2 (14) Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)
Semifinal Tuesday, 2 June Richmond 1.0 (6) 1.1 (7) Lost by 1 point 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, 18 April (2:15 pm) Geelong 12.15 (87) 5.8 (38) Lost by 49 points Kardinia Park (A) 19,877 0–1
2 Saturday, 2 May (2:15 pm) St Kilda 8.9 (57) 13.14 (92) Lost by 35 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 0–2
3 Saturday, 9 May (2:15 pm) Footscray 16.15 (111) 6.6 (42) Lost by 69 points Western Oval (A) 15,000 0–3
4 Saturday, 16 May (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 7.11 (53) 9.9 (63) Lost by 10 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 0–4
5 Saturday, 23 May (2:15 pm) Collingwood 13.18 (96) 3.8 (26) Lost by 70 points Victoria Park (A) 9,627 0–5
6 Saturday, 30 May (2:15 pm) Carlton 10.7 (67) 6.11 (47) Lost by 20 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 1–5
7 Saturday, 6 June (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 8.12 (60) 5.14 (44) Lost by 16 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 9,500 1–6
8 Saturday, 13 June (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 8.14 (62) 12.8 (80) Lost by 18 points Arden Street Oval (A) 7,000 1–7
9 Saturday, 20 June (2:15 pm) Essendon 9.10 (64) 12.15 (87) Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 1–8
10 Saturday, 27 June (2:15 pm) Melbourne 10.14 (74) 16.6 (102) Won by 28 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 11,993 2–8
11 Saturday, 4 July (2:15 pm) Richmond 12.10 (82) 7.6 (48) Lost by 34 points Punt Road Oval (A) 11,000 2–9
12 Saturday, 11 July (2:15 pm) Geelong 9.8 (62) 12.14 (86) Lost by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 2–10
13 Saturday, 25 July (2:15 pm) St Kilda 9.13 (67) 4.14 (38) Lost by 29 points Junction Oval (A) 7,500 2–11
14 Saturday, 1 August (2:15 pm) Footscray 3.10 (28) 11.10 (76) Lost by 48 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 2–12
15 Saturday, 8 August (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 7.12 (54) 9.8 (62) Won by 8 points Lake Oval (A) 8,500 3–12
16 Saturday, 15 August (2:15 pm) Collingwood 11.6 (72) 12.16 (88) Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,000 3–13
17 Saturday, 22 August (2:15 pm) Carlton 12.15 (87) 6.9 (45) Lost by 42 points Princes Park (A) 8,500 3–14
18 Saturday, 29 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 9.10 (64) 13.6 (84) Lost by 20 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,000 3–15
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Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Geelong 18 15 3 0 1546 1079 143.3 60
2 Collingwood (P) 18 14 4 0 1518 1229 123.5 56
3 Footscray 18 13 5 0 1309 959 136.5 52
4 Essendon 18 13 5 0 1529 1177 129.9 52
5 Carlton 18 10 8 0 1409 1310 107.6 40
6 Fitzroy 18 10 8 0 1208 1421 85.0 40
7 North Melbourne 18 9 9 0 1388 1287 107.8 36
8 South Melbourne 18 9 9 0 1385 1323 104.7 36
9 St Kilda 18 5 13 0 1065 1561 68.2 20
10 Richmond 18 3 14 1 1220 1501 81.3 14
11 Melbourne 18 3 14 1 1137 1420 80.1 14
12 Hawthorn 18 3 15 0 974 1421 68.5 12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 72.6
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1953 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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