1931 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1931 season
PresidentJ.W. Kennon
CoachJohn Harris
Captain(s)John Harris
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL Season3–15 (11th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestUnknown
Leading goalkickerJack Ryan (39)
Highest home attendance15,000 (Round 2 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance4,000 (Round 10 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance8,889
← 1930 1932 →

The 1931 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 7th season in the Victorian Football League and 30th overall.

Schedule

Premiership season

Hawthorn played their round 7 and 8 games before their round 6 game due to round 6 being split with games played on either Monday, 8 June or Saturday, 27 June.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 2 May (2:45 pm) Footscray 8.13 (61) 9.6 (60) Lost by 1 points Western Oval (A) 12,000 0–1
2 Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm) Collingwood 8.17 (65) 11.18 (84) Lost by 19 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,000 0–2
3 Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm) St Kilda 10.12 (72) 10.8 (68) Lost by 4 points Junction Oval (A) 14,000 0–3
4 Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm) Melbourne 13.16 (94) 16.13 (109) Lost by 15 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 0–4
5 Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 11.10 (76) 11.13 (79) Lost by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 0–5
6 Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm) Richmond 9.15 (69) 8.10 (58) Lost by 11 points Punt Road Oval (A) 19,000 0–6
7 Saturday, 13 June (2:45 pm) Essendon 8.12 (60) 12.8 (80) Won by 20 points Windy Hill (A) 10,000 1–6
8 Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 12.8 (80) 7.14 (56) Won by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 2–6
9 Saturday, 4 July (2:45 pm) Geelong 13.9 (87) 9.7 (61) Lost by 26 points Corio Oval (A) 9,500 2–7
10 Saturday, 11 July (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 14.12 (96) 3.6 (24) Lost by 72 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 4,000 3–7
11 Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm) Carlton 16.15 (111) 5.8 (38) Lost by 73 points Arden Street Oval (A) 17,000 3–8
12 Saturday, 25 July (2:45 pm) Footscray 8.5 (53) 6.19 (55) Lost by 2 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 3–9
13 Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 15.13 (103) 7.16 (58) Lost by 45 points Victoria Park (A) 9,000 3–10
14 Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm) St Kilda 11.9 (75) 11.11 (77) Lost by 2 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 3–11
15 Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm) Melbourne 13.15 (93) 2.6 (18) Lost by 75 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 3,614 3–12
16 Saturday, 29 August (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 12.18 (90) 9.5 (59) Lost by 31 points Lake Oval (A) 4,500 3–13
17 Saturday, 5 September (2:45 pm) Richmond 5.13 (43) 13.21 (99) Lost by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 3–14
18 Saturday, 12 September (2:45 pm) Essendon 8.15 (63) 9.12 (66) Lost by 3 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 (P) 18 15 3 0 1572 1038 151.4 60
2 Richmond 18 15 3 0 1627 1153 141.1 60
3 Carlton 18 12 6 0 1613 1289 125.1 48
4 Collingwood 18 12 6 0 1589 1281 124.0 48
5 Footscray 18 12 6 0 1161 1054 110.2 48
6 Essendon 18 10 8 0 1416 1428 99.2 40
7 South Melbourne 18 9 9 0 1393 1406 99.1 36
8 Melbourne 18 8 10 0 1286 1403 91.7 32
9 St Kilda 18 8 10 0 1323 1484 89.2 32
10 Fitzroy 18 4 14 0 1380 1605 86.0 16
11 Hawthorn 18 3 15 0 1145 1395 82.1 12
12 North Melbourne 18 0 18 0 1000 1969 50.8 0

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 76.4
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1931 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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