1941 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1941 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 17th season in the Victorian Football League and 40th overall.

Hawthorn Football Club
1941 season
PresidentDr. Jacob Jona
CoachBert Mills
Captain(s)Bert Mills
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
Lightning Premiership1st Round
VFL Season3–15 (12th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestAlec Albiston
Leading goalkickerAlec Albiston (57)
Highest home attendance10,000 (Round 5 vs. Essendon)
Lowest home attendance2,000 (Round 12 vs. Melbourne
Average home attendance6,500

Fixture

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Lightning Premiership

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The VFL held a lightning premiership competition for the second season in a row. The competition was held between rounds 4 and 5

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 24 May Fitzroy 4.0 (24) 3.1 (19) Lost by 5 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)

Premiership Season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday. 26 April (2:45 pm) Footscray 13.15 (93) 7.10 (52) Lost by 41 points Western Oval (A) 10,500 0–1
2 Saturday, 3 May (2:45 pm) Collingwood 13.17 (95) 17.16 (118) Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,000 0–2
3 Saturday, 10 May (2:45 pm) Carlton 18.12 (120) 10.13 (73) Lost by 47 points Princes Park Football Ground (A) 9,000 0–3
4 Saturday, 17 May (2:45 pm) Geelong 13.16 (94) 11.13 (79) Won by 15 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 6,000 1–3
5 Saturday, 31 May (2:45 pm) Essendon 8.12 (60) 23.18 (156) Lost by 96 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 1–4
6 Saturday, 7 June (2:45 pm) Richmond 17.15 (117) 8.14 (62) Lost by 55 points Punt Road Oval (A) 8,500 1–5
7 Saturday, 14 June (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 6.20 (56) 13.12 (90) Lost by 34 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,000 1–6
8 Saturday, 21 June (2:30 pm) Melbourne 6.8 (44) 12.12 (84) Lost by 40 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 2,000 1–7
9 Saturday, 28 June (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 21.19 (145) 10.20 (80) Lost by 65 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 7,000 1–8
10 Saturday, 5 July (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 13.20 (98) 6.14 (50) Lost by 48 points Arden Street Oval (A) 3,000 1–9
11 Saturday, 12 July (2:30 pm) St Kilda 13.12 (90) 9.15 (69) Won by 21 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 4,000 2–9
12 Saturday, 19 July (2:30 pm) Footscray 11.14 (80) 15.12 (102) Lost by 22 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,000 2–10
13 Saturday, 26 July (2:30 pm) Collingwood 22.20 (152) 12.13 (85) Lost by 67 points Victoria Park (A) 4,000 2–11
14 Saturday, 2 August (2:45 pm) Carlton 11.15 (81) 16.25 (121) Lost by 40 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,500 2–12
15 Saturday, 9 August (2:45 pm) Geelong 22.12 (144) 19.15 (129) Lost by 15 points Kardinia Park (A) 4,500 2–13
16 Saturday, 16 August (2:45 pm) Essendon 19.17 (131) 14.9 (93) Lost by 38 points Windy Hill (A) 7,000 2–14
17 Saturday, 23 August (2:45 pm) Richmond 8.12 (60) 18.22 (130) Lost by 70 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 2–15
18 Saturday, 30 August (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 7.12 (54) 11.17 (83) Won by 29 points Lake Oval (A) 3,000 3–15
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Carlton 18 14 4 0 1948 1619 120.3 56
2 Melbourne (P) 18 14 4 0 1993 1701 117.2 56
3 Richmond 18 14 4 0 1714 1469 116.7 56
4 Essendon 18 13 5 0 1864 1431 130.3 52
5 Collingwood 18 12 6 0 1743 1571 110.9 48
6 Footscray 18 10 8 0 1676 1517 110.5 40
7 Fitzroy 18 8 10 0 1695 1760 96.3 32
8 South Melbourne 18 8 10 0 1397 1552 90.0 32
9 North Melbourne 18 6 12 0 1759 1893 92.9 24
10 Geelong 18 3 15 0 1561 1880 83.0 12
11 St Kilda 18 3 15 0 1454 1775 81.9 12
12 Hawthorn 18 3 15 0 1367 2003 68.2 12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 93.4
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1941 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.