1942 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 1942 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 18th season in the Victorian Football League and 41st overall.
| 1942 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dr. Jacob Jona | ||
| Coach | Roy Cazaly | ||
| Captain(s) | Jack Carmody | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| VFL Season | 1–14 (11th) | ||
| Finals Series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and Fairest | Jack Barker | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Alec Albiston (32) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,000 (Round 11 vs. Richmond | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,500 (Round 15 vs. Melbourne | ||
| Average home attendance | 4,143 | ||
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Fixture
Premiership Season
With World War II happening at the time, Geelong weren't able to compete in the 1942 season due to wartime travel restrictions, whilst Melbourne and Collingwood struggled to field a team. Hawthorn and Collingwood also withdrew their teams from the reserves competition.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | 18.19 (117) | Lost by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 16.13 (109) | 9.17 (71) | Lost by 38 points | Toorak Park (A) | 5,500 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 5.11 (41) | 17.15 (117) | Lost by 76 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 16.15 (111) | 8.17 (65) | Lost by 46 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 3,500 | 0–4 |
| 5 | Saturday, 6 June (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 13.10 (88) | 10.20 (80) | Won by 8 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 4,000 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm) | Fitzroy | 16.14 (110) | 14.10 (94) | Lost by 16 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 5,000 | 1–5 |
| 8 | Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 22.12 (144) | 5.8 (38) | Lost by 106 points | Windy Hill (A) | 6,000 | 1–6 |
| 9 | Saturday, 4 July (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 8.10 (58) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 28 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 3,000 | 1–7 |
| 10 | Saturday, 11 July (2:30 pm) | South Melbourne | 12.19 (91) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 3 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 6,000 | 1–8 |
| 11 | Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 13.17 (95) | 19.13 (127) | Lost by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 6,000 | 1–9 |
| 12 | Saturday, 25 July (2:30 pm) | North Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | 6.16 (52) | Lost by 12 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 3,000 | 1–10 |
| 13 | Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 8.9 (57) | 10.15 (75) | Lost by 18 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 3,500 | 1–11 |
| 14 | Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 20.17 (137) | 9.4 (58) | Lost by 79 points | Yarraville Oval (A) | 2,500 | 1–12 |
| 15 | Saturday, 15 August (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 7.15 (57) | 16.22 (118) | Lost by 61 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 2,500 | 1–13 |
| 16 | Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 16.21 (117) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 14 points | Victoria Park (A) | 2,000 | 1–14 |
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Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | B | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon (P) | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1426 | 1122 | 127.1 | 52 | Finals |
| 2 | Richmond | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1778 | 1322 | 134.5 | 48 | |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1513 | 1173 | 129.0 | 48 | |
| 4 | Footscray | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1460 | 1159 | 126.0 | 48 | |
| 5 | Carlton | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1361 | 1132 | 120.2 | 48 | |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1405 | 1340 | 104.9 | 36 | |
| 7 | St Kilda | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1076 | 1314 | 81.9 | 32 | |
| 8 | Melbourne | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1384 | 1624 | 85.2 | 24 | |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1105 | 1413 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 10 | Collingwood | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1120 | 1474 | 76.0 | 16 | |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1058 | 1613 | 65.6 | 8 |
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Note: Each team was awarded 4 pts for every bye they received during the year
(P) Premiers.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Note: Each team was awarded 4 pts for every bye they received during the year
(P) Premiers.
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