1963 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1963 season
PresidentDr. A.S. Ferguson
CoachJohn Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s)Graham Arthur
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL season13–4–1 (1st)
Finals seriesGrand Final
(lost to Geelong 60–109)
Best and fairestIan Law
Leading goalkickerJohn Peck (75)
Highest home attendance91,471 (Semi-final vs. Geelong)
Lowest home attendance10,500 (Round 12 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance33,601
← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 39th season in the Victorian Football League and 62nd. This was the second time Hawthorn were the minor premiers. Hawthorn qualified for their second Grand Final appearance, however they suffered their first Grand Final defeat losing to Geelong 60–109. Following the defeat John Kennedy Sr. stepped down as coach.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 20 April (2:20 pm) Essendon 8.12 (60) 13.7 (85) Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 30,000 0–1
2 Thursday, 25 April (2:20 pm) Melbourne 14.16 (100) 13.18 (96) Lost by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 55,293 0–2
3 Saturday, 4 May (2:20 pm) Collingwood 8.16 (54) 13.22 (100) Won by 36 points Victoria Park (A) 27,419 1–2
4 Saturday, 11 May (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 21.25 (151) 11.14 (80) Won by 71 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,000 2–2
5 Saturday, 18 May (2:20 pm) Footscray 8.9 (57) 11.10 (76) Won by 19 points Western Oval (A) 22,251 3–2
6 Saturday, 25 May (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 11.17 (83) 9.7 (61) Won by 22 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,837 4–2
7 Saturday, 1 June (2:20 pm) Geelong 9.12 (66) 9.12 (66) Draw Kardinia Park (A) 29,374 4–2–1
8 Saturday, 8 June (2:20 pm) St Kilda 8.13 (61) 9.11 (65) Won by 4 points Junction Oval (A) 34,900 5–2–1
9 Saturday, 22 June (2:20 pm) Carlton 9.6 (60) 7.12 (54) Won by 6 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 25,300 6–2–1
10 Saturday, 6 July (2:20 pm) Richmond 4.10 (34) 11.14 (80) Won by 46 points Punt Road Oval (A) 20,200 7–2–1
11 Saturday, 20 July (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 9.17 (71) 6.2 (38) Won by 33 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,500 8–2–1
12 Saturday, 27 July (2:20 pm) Essendon 11.17 (83) 7.10 (52) Lost by 31 points Windy Hill (A) 25,500 8–3–1
13 Saturday, 3 August (2:20 pm) Melbourne 13.6 (84) 8.14 (62) Won by 22 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 24,000 9–3–1
14 Saturday, 10 August (2:20 pm) Collingwood 15.9 (99) 8.9 (57) Won by 42 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 19,458 10–3–1
15 Saturday, 17 August (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 6.9 (45) 15.15 (105) Won by 60 points Lake Oval (A) 14,100 11–3–1
16 Saturday, 24 August (2:20 pm) Footscray 13.21 (99) 8.7 (55) Won by 44 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 17,000 12–3–1
17 Saturday, 31 August (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 6.9 (45) 12.14 (86) Won by 41 points Arden Street Oval (A) 12,963 13–3–1
18 Saturday, 7 September (2:20 pm) Geelong 6.16 (52) 13.12 (90) Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 35,500 13–4–1
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Finals series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Second Semi-Final Saturday, 21 September (2:30 pm) Geelong 11.16 (82) 14.17 (101) Lost by 19 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 91,471
Preliminary Final Saturday, 28 September (2:30 pm) Melbourne 11.11 (77) 10.8 (68) Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 86,546
Grand Final Saturday, 5 October (2:30 pm) Geelong 15.19 (109) 8.12 (60) Lost by 49 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 101,209
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Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Hawthorn 18 13 4 1 1485 1137 130.6 54
2 Geelong (P) 18 13 4 1 1354 1056 128.2 54
3 Melbourne 18 13 5 0 1680 1136 147.9 52
4 St Kilda 18 13 5 0 1501 1071 140.1 52
5 Essendon 18 13 5 0 1470 1069 137.5 52
6 Carlton 18 10 8 0 1275 1234 103.3 40
7 North Melbourne 18 8 10 0 1059 1244 85.1 32
8 Collingwood 18 7 11 0 1365 1427 95.7 28
9 Footscray 18 7 11 0 1126 1283 87.8 28
10 Richmond 18 5 13 0 1279 1687 75.8 20
11 South Melbourne 18 4 14 0 1202 1722 69.8 16
12 Fitzroy 18 1 17 0 986 1716 57.5 4

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 73.1
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1963 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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