1947 Hawthorn Football Club season
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| 1947 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dr. Jacob Jona | ||
| Coach | Alec Albiston | ||
| Captain(s) | Alec Albiston | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| VFL Season | 4–15 (11th) | ||
| Finals Series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and Fairest | Wally Culpitt | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Albert Prior (67) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 16,000 (Round 6 vs. Melbourne | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,000 (Round 15 vs. St Kilda | ||
| Average home attendance | 11,056 | ||
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The 1947 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 23rd season in the Victorian Football League and 46th overall.
Fixture[edit]
Premiership Season[edit]
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 19 April (2:45 pm) | Geelong | 19.15 (129) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 45 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 13,000 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 26 April (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 13.9 (87) | 19.20 (134) | Lost by 47 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,000 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 3 May (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 12.10 (82) | 20.14 (134) | Lost by 52 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Saturday, 10 May (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 10.17 (77) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 7 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,500 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 17 May (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 16.11 (107) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 2–3 |
| 6 | Saturday, 24 May (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 15 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 2–4 |
| 7 | Saturday, 31 May (2:45 pm) | South Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | 12.20 (92) | Lost by 12 points | Lake Oval (A) | 15,000 | 2–5 |
| 8 | Saturday, 7 June (2:30 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | 10.11 (71) | Won by 4 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 3–5 |
| 9 | Saturday, 14 June (2:30 pm) | Fitzroy | 16.15 (111) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 49 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 13,000 | 3–6 |
| 10 | Saturday, 21 June (2:30 pm) | Essendon | 6.9 (45) | 18.20 (128) | Lost by 83 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 3–7 |
| 11 | Saturday, 28 June (2:30 pm) | Carlton | 18.17 (125) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 63 points | Princes Park (A) | 14,000 | 3–8 |
| 12 | Saturday, 5 July (2:30 pm) | Geelong | 12.11 (83) | 16.21 (117) | Lost by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,500 | 3–9 |
| 13 | Saturday, 12 July (2:30 pm) | Collingwood | 8.17 (65) | 6.9 (45) | Lost by 20 points | Victoria Park (A) | 12,000 | 3–10 |
| 14 | Saturday, 19 July (2:30 pm) | Footscray | 13.18 (96) | 10.7 (67) | Lost by 29 points | Western Oval (A) | 10,000 | 3–11 |
| 15 | Saturday, 26 July (2:30 pm) | St Kilda | 16.18 (114) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 45 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 4–11 |
| 16 | Saturday, 2 August (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 13.18 (96) | 8.7 (55) | Lost by 41 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 12,000 | 4–12 |
| 17 | Saturday, 16 August (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 13.21 (99) | 14.9 (93) | Lost by 6 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 11,134 | 4–13 |
| 18 | Saturday, 23 August (2:45 pm) | South Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | 19.14 (128) | Lost by 45 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 4–14 |
| 19 | Saturday,30 August (2:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 4 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 4,000 | 4–15 |
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Ladder[edit]
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton (P) | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1833 | 1368 | 134.0 | 60 |
| 2 | Essendon | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1876 | 1528 | 122.8 | 56 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1736 | 1370 | 126.7 | 52 |
| 4 | Richmond | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1726 | 1582 | 109.1 | 48 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1738 | 1546 | 112.4 | 46 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1742 | 1488 | 117.1 | 44 |
| 7 | Geelong | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1761 | 1705 | 103.3 | 44 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1602 | 1652 | 97.0 | 34 |
| 9 | Footscray | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1646 | 1713 | 96.1 | 34 |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1390 | 1789 | 77.7 | 16 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1456 | 1907 | 76.4 | 16 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1221 | 2079 | 58.7 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 86.5
Source: AFL Tables
References[edit]
- ^ "AFL Tables - 1947 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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