1951 Hawthorn Football Club season
| 1951 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dave Prentice | ||
| Coach | Bob McCaskill | ||
| Captain(s) | Kevin Curran | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| Lightning Premiership | 1st Round | ||
| VFL Season | 4–14 (11th) | ||
| Finals Series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and Fairest | John Kennedy Sr. | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Pat Cash (26) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 14,000 (Round 12 vs. Carlton) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,000 (Round 5 vs. North Melbourne) | ||
| Average home attendance | 10,889 | ||
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The 1951 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 27th season in the Victorian Football League and 50th overall.
Fixture
Lightning Premiership
The lightning premiership was played between rounds 3 and 4.
| Rd | Date | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday, 9 May | Melbourne | 0.1 (1) | 0.4 (4) | Lost by 3 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, 21 April (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 13.9 (87) | 7.15 (57) | Lost by 30 points | Princes Park (A) | 13,000 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 28 April (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 9.7 (61) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 5 May (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 12.15 (87) | 9.10 (64) | Won by 23 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Saturday, 12 May (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 17.18 (120) | 7.14 (56) | Lost by 64 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 15,000 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 19 May (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 7.18 (60) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Saturday, 2 June (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 9.16 (70) | 7.17 (59) | Won by 11 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 2–4 |
| 7 | Saturday, 9 June (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 20.13 (133) | 8.15 (63) | Lost by 70 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 20,000 | 2–5 |
| 8 | Saturday, 16 June (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | 7.11 (53) | Lost by 33 points | Lake Oval (A) | 8,500 | 2–6 |
| 9 | Saturday, 23 June (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 8.9 (57) | 13.7 (85) | Lost by 28 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 2–7 |
| 10 | Saturday, 7 July (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 10.14 (74) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 1 point | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 8,500 | 3–7 |
| 11 | Saturday, 14 July (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 18.12 (120) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 4–7 |
| 12 | Saturday, 21 July (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 5.8 (38) | 7.13 (55) | Lost by 17 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 4–8 |
| 13 | Saturday, 28 July (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 16.18 (114) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 55 points | Windy Hill (A) | 13,000 | 4–9 |
| 14 | Saturday, 4 August (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 11.8 (74) | 9.14 (68) | Lost by 6 points | Junction Oval (A) | 6,000 | 4–10 |
| 15 | Saturday, 11 August (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 6.15 (51) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 22 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 4–11 |
| 16 | Saturday, 18 August (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 12 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 6,000 | 4–12 |
| 17 | Saturday, 25 August (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 11.14 (80) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 16 points | Western Oval (A) | 14,000 | 4–13 |
| 18 | Saturday, 1 September (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 5.8 (38) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 4–14 |
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Ladder
References
- ^ "AFL Tables - 1951 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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