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1945 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1945 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
CoachKeith Shea
Captain(s)Keith Shea
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL Season6–14 (10th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestJim Bohan
Leading goalkickerAlec Albiston (66)
Highest home attendance13,000 (Round 5 vs. Richmond, Round 9 vs. South Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance5,000 (Round 14 vs. St Kilda)
Average home attendance9,050

The 1945 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 21st season in the Victorian Football League and 44th overall.

Fixture

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Premiership Season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 21 April (2:45 pm) Essendon 22.18 (150) 12.7 (79) Lost by 71 points Windy Hill (A) 11,000 0–1
2 Saturday, 28 April (2:45 pm) Carlton 16.10 (106) 9.18 (72) Won by 34 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 1–1
3 Saturday, 5 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 15.10 (100) 11.13 (79) Lost by 21 points Junction Oval (A) 10,000 1–2
4 Saturday, 12 May (2:45 pm) Collingwood 13.23 (101) 9.9 (63) Lost by 38 points Victoria Park (A) 11,000 1–3
5 Saturday, 19 May (2:45 pm) Richmond 15.7 (97) 20.11 (131) Lost by 34 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 13,000 1–4
6 Saturday, 26 May (2:45 pm) Geelong 10.16 (76) 10.8 (68) Lost by 8 points Kardinia Park (A) 10,000 1–5
7 Saturday, 2 June (2:30 pm) Footscray 11.15 (81) 17.14 (116) Lost by 35 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 1–6
8 Saturday, 9 June (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 16.10 (106) 10.8 (68) Lost by 38 points Arden Street Oval (A) 7,000 1–7
9 Saturday, 16 June (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 12.10 (82) 20.10 (130) Lost by 48 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 13,000 1–8
10 Saturday, 23 June (2:30 pm) Melbourne 15.14 (104) 12.14 (86) Lost by 18 points Punt Road Oval (A) 6,000 1–9
11 Saturday, 30 June (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 7.8 (50) 10.15 (75) Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,500 1–10
12 Saturday, 7 July (2:30 pm) Essendon 15.17 (107) 7.12 (54) Won by 53 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,500 2–10
13 Saturday, 14 July (2:30 pm) Carlton 13.12 (90) 8.11 (59) Lost by 31 points Princes Park (A) 10,000 2–11
14 Saturday, 21, July (2:30 pm) St Kilda 15.15 (105) 13.3 (81) Won by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,000 3–11
15 Saturday, 28 July (2:30 pm) Collingwood 9.13 (67) 15.9 (99) Lost by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 3–12
16 Saturday, 4 August (2:45 pm) Richmond 15.15 (105) 19.7 (121) Lost by 16 points Punt Road Oval (A) 13,000 4–12
17 Saturday, 11 August (2:45 pm) Geelong 14.21 (105) 9.13 (67) Won by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,500 5–12
18 Saturday, 18 August (2:45 pm) Footscray 15.15 (105) 13.11 (89) Lost by 16 points Western Oval (A) 12,000 5–13
19 Saturday, 25 August (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 11.11 (77) 10.10 (70) Won by 7 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 6–13
20 Saturday, 1 September (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 16.16 (112) 11.10 (76) Lost by 36 points Junction Oval (A) 12,000 6–14
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 South Melbourne 20 16 4 0 1840 1396 131.8 64
2 Collingwood 20 15 5 0 1902 1477 128.8 60
3 North Melbourne 20 13 7 0 1696 1526 111.1 52
4 Carlton (P) 20 13 7 0 1718 1607 106.9 52
5 Footscray 20 12 8 0 1717 1576 108.9 48
6 Fitzroy 20 11 8 1 1730 1452 119.1 46
7 Richmond 20 11 9 0 1802 1742 103.4 44
8 Essendon 20 10 9 1 1837 1614 113.8 42
9 Melbourne 20 8 12 0 1683 1699 99.1 32
10 Hawthorn 20 6 14 0 1665 1944 85.6 24
11 Geelong 20 2 18 0 1415 2180 64.9 8
12 St Kilda 20 2 18 0 1305 2097 62.2 8

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 84.6
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1945 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.