1962 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1962 season
PresidentDr. A.S. Ferguson
CoachJohn Kennedy Sr.
Captain(s)Graham Arthur
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
Night seriesRunner-up
VFL season5–13 (9th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and fairestGraham Arthur
Leading goalkickerJohn Peck (38)
Highest home attendance28,000 (Round 7 vs. St Kilda)
Lowest home attendance9,600 (Round 17 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance19,378
← 1961 1963 →

The 1962 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 38th season in the Victorian Football League and 61st overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL premiers.

Fixture

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 (2:20 pm) Footscray 12.8 (80) 6.11 (47) Lost by 33 points Western Oval (A) 30,762 0–1
2 Saturday, 28 April (2:20 pm) Collingwood 13.9 (87) 10.15 (75) Won by 12 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 23,500 1–1
3 Saturday, 5 May (2:20 pm) Geelong 18.10 (118) 12.7 (79) Lost by 39 points Kardinia Park (A) 25,819 1–2
4 Saturday, 12 May (2:20 pm) Carlton 12.6 (78) 12.19 (91) Lost by 13 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 22,300 1–3
5 Saturday, 19 May (2:20 pm) Richmond 11.8 (74) 9.16 (70) Won by 4 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 2–3
6 Saturday, 26 May (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 11.13 (79) 8.8 (56) Lost by 23 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 14,781 2–4
7 Saturday, 4 June (2:20 pm) St Kilda 9.8 (62) 12.22 (94) Lost by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 28,000 2–5
8 Saturday, 9 June (2:20 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69) 7.10 (52) Won by 17 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 21,000 3–5
9 Saturday, 23 June (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 10.8 (68) 10.7 (67) Lost by 1 point Arden Street Oval (A) 8,470 3–6
10 Saturday, 30 June (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 7.8 (50) 12.14 (86) Won by 36 points Lake Oval (A) 10,950 4–6
11 Saturday, 7 July (2:20 pm) Melbourne 11.14 (80) 14.12 (96) Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 4–7
12 Saturday, 14 July (2:20 pm) Footscray 13.8 (84) 16.6 (102) Lost by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,000 4–8
13 Saturday, 21 July (2:20 pm) Collingwood 15.9 (99) 9.6 (60) Lost by 39 points Victoria Park (A) 16,848 4–9
14 Saturday, 28 July (2:20 pm) Geelong 11.17 (83) 16.13 (109) Lost by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 4–10
15 Saturday, 4 August (2:20 pm) Carlton 8.11 (59) 7.11 (53) Lost by 6 points Princes Park (A) 18,250 4–11
16 Saturday, 11 August (2:20 pm) Richmond 11.11 (77) 15.4 (94) Won by 17 points Punt Road Oval (A) 15,992 5–11
17 Saturday, 18 August (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 12.11 (83) 13.13 (91) Lost by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,600 5–12
18 Saturday, 25 August (2:20 pm) St Kilda 14.16 (100) 9.11 (65) Lost by 35 points Junction Oval (A) 17,450 5–13
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Night series

See also: 1962 Night Series Cup
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Tuesday, 11 September Footscray 11.21 (87) 9.10 (64) Won by 23 points Lake Oval 13,560
Semi-Final Tuesday, 18 September Collingwood 18.13 (121) 7.7 (49) Won by 72 points Lake Oval 20,100
Final Wednesday, 26 September Richmond 8.16 (64) 9.6 (60) Lost by 4 points Lake Oval 24,550

Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Essendon (P) 18 16 2 0 1574 1207 130.4 64
2 Geelong 18 14 4 0 1690 1213 139.3 56
3 Melbourne 18 14 4 0 1374 1092 125.8 56
4 Carlton 18 13 5 0 1361 1205 112.9 52
5 Footscray 18 11 7 0 1390 1281 108.5 44
6 St Kilda 18 9 9 0 1379 1267 108.8 36
7 Collingwood 18 9 9 0 1365 1386 98.5 36
8 Richmond 18 5 13 0 1308 1446 90.5 20
9 Hawthorn 18 5 13 0 1307 1510 86.6 20
10 Fitzroy 18 5 13 0 1222 1529 79.9 20
11 North Melbourne 18 4 14 0 1152 1575 73.1 16
12 South Melbourne 18 3 15 0 1193 1604 74.4 12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 75.5
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1962 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.