1962 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1962 season
President Dr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach John Kennedy Sr.
Captain(s) Graham Arthur
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
Night series Runner-up
VFL season 9th
Finals series Did not qualify
Best and fairest Graham Arthur
Leading goalkicker John Peck (38)
Highest home attendance 28,000
(round 7 vs. St Kilda)
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Main article: 1962 VFL season

The 1962 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 38th season in the Victorian Football League. 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 Ladder
position
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 11th
2 Saturday, 28 April (2:20 pm) Collingwood 13.9 (87) 10.15 (75) Won by 12 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 23,500 7th
3 Saturday, 5 May (2:20 pm) Geelong 18.10 (118) 12.7 (79) Lost by 39 points Kardinia Park (A) 25,819 9th
4 Saturday, 12 May (2:20 pm) Carlton 12.6 (78) 12.19 (91) Lost by 13 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 22,300 9th
5 Saturday, 19 May (2:20 pm) Richmond 11.8 (74) 9.16 (70) Won by 4 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 9th
6 Saturday, 26 May (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 11.13 (79) 8.8 (56) Lost by 23 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 14,781 9th
7 Saturday, 4 June (2:20 pm) St Kilda 9.8 (62) 12.22 (94) Lost by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 28,000 9th
8 Saturday, 9 June (2:20 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69) 7.10 (52) Won by 17 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 21,000 9th
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 9th
10 Saturday, 30 June (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 7.8 (50) 12.14 (86) Won by 36 points Lake Oval (A) 10,950 8th
11 Saturday, 7 July (2:20 pm) Melbourne 11.14 (80) 14.12 (96) Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 8th
12 Saturday, 14 July (2:20 pm) Footscray 13.8 (84) 16.6 (102) Lost by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,000 8th
13 Saturday, 21 July (2:20 pm) Collingwood 15.9 (99) 9.6 (60) Lost by 39 points Victoria Park (A) 16,848 8th
14 Saturday, 28 July (2:20 pm) Geelong 11.17 (83) 16.13 (109) Lost by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 8th
15 Saturday, 4 August (2:20 pm) Carlton 8.11 (59) 7.11 (53) Lost by 6 points Princes Park (A) 18,250 8th
16 Saturday, 11 August (2:20 pm) Richmond 11.11 (77) 15.4 (94) Won by 17 points Punt Road Oval (A) 15,992 8th
17 Saturday, 18 August (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 12.11 (83) 13.13 (91) Lost by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,600 8th
18 Saturday, 25 August (2:20 pm) St Kilda 14.16 (100) 9.11 (65) Lost by 35 points Junction Oval (A) 17,450 9th
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Night series

Rd Date 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

1962 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Essendon (P) 18 16 2 0 1574 1207 130.41 64
2 Geelong 18 14 4 0 1690 1213 139.32 56
3 Melbourne 18 14 4 0 1374 1092 125.82 56
4 Carlton 18 13 5 0 1361 1205 112.95 52
5 Footscray 18 11 7 0 1390 1281 108.51 44
6 St Kilda 18 9 9 0 1379 1267 108.84 36
7 Collingwood 18 9 9 0 1365 1386 98.48 36
8 Richmond 18 5 13 0 1308 1446 90.46 20
9 Hawthorn 18 5 13 0 1307 1510 86.56 20
10 Fitzroy 18 5 13 0 1222 1529 79.92 20
11 North Melbourne 18 4 14 0 1152 1575 73.14 16
12 South Melbourne 18 3 15 0 1193 1604 74.38 12
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

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