1961 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1961 season
President Dr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach John Kennedy Sr.
Captain(s) Graham Arthur
Home ground Glenferrie Oval
VFL season 1st
Finals series Premiers
Best and fairest Ian Law
Leading goalkicker John Peck (49)
Highest home attendance 107,935 (grand final vs. Footscray)
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Main article: 1961 VFL season

The 1961 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 37th season in the Victorian Football League. The 1961 season was a historical one for Hawthorn finishing top of the ladder and claiming the McClelland Trophy for the first time in their history, reaching the Grand Final for the first time in their history, and winning the Premiership for the first time in their history.

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, 15 April (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 7.14 (56) 11.15 (81) Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 20,000 10th
2 Saturday, 22 April (2:20 pm) Melbourne 5.14 (44) 11.10 (76) Won by 32 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 34,640 5th
3 Saturday, 29 April (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 13.17 (95) 10.9 (69) Won by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 21,500 3rd
4 Saturday, 6 May (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 8.7 (55) 12.13 (85) Won by 30 points Arden Street Oval (A) 13,500 2nd
5 Saturday, 13 May (2:20 pm) Essendon 9.21 (75) 12.4 (76) Lost by 1 point Glenferrie Oval (H) 31,000 4th
6 Saturday, 21 May (2:20 pm) St Kilda 14.16 (100) 12.9 (81) Lost by 19 points Junction Oval (A) 32,900 6th
7 Saturday, 3 June (2:20 pm) Richmond 10.13 (73) 8.12 (60) Won by 13 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,000 5th
8 Monday, 12 June (2:20 pm) Footscray 14.19 (103) 13.13 (91) Lost by 12 points Western Oval (A) 24,132 8th
9 Saturday, 17 June (2:20 pm) Geelong 9.7 (61) 10.10 (70) Won by 9 points Kardinia Park (A) 14,197 5th
10 Saturday, 24 June (2:20 pm) Carlton 12.6 (78) 6.10 (46) Won by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 21,500 3rd
11 Saturday, 1 July (2:20 pm) Collingwood 13.12 (90) 4.12 (36) Won by 54 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 31,500 2nd
12 Saturday, 8 July (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 7.7 (49) 9.11 (65) Won by 16 points Lake Oval (A) 13,860 2nd
13 Saturday, 15 July (2:20 pm) Melbourne 8.10 (58) 5.10 (40) Won by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 27,500 2nd
14 Saturday, 29 July (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 12.15 (87) 13.16 (94) Won by 7 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 23,012 1st
15 Saturday, 5 August (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 15.10 (100) 6.11 (47) Won by 53 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 1st
16 Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) Essendon 10.12 (72) 11.13 (79) Won by 7 points Windy Hill (A) 27,200 1st
17 Saturday, 19 August (2:20 pm) St Kilda 19.6 (120) 14.7 (91) Won by 29 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 34,500 1st
18 Saturday, 26 August (2:20 pm) Richmond 8.8 (56) 11.15 (81) Won by 25 points Punt Road Oval (A) 15,177 1st
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Finals Series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Second Semi-Final Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Melbourne 12.8 (80) 11.7 (73) Won by 7 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 87,744
Grand Final Saturday, 23 September (2:50 pm) Footscray 13.16 (94) 7.9 (51) Won by 43 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 107,935
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Ladder

1961 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Hawthorn (P) 18 14 4 0 1467 1173 125.06 56
2 Melbourne 18 12 5 1 1510 1151 131.19 50
3 St Kilda 18 11 7 0 1373 1173 117.05 44
4 Footscray 18 11 7 0 1334 1216 109.70 44
5 Fitzroy 18 10 7 1 1469 1258 116.77 42
6 Geelong 18 10 7 1 1367 1362 100.37 42
7 Essendon 18 9 8 1 1462 1335 109.51 38
8 Carlton 18 9 9 0 1279 1325 96.53 36
9 Collingwood 18 5 12 1 1166 1375 84.80 22
10 Richmond 18 5 13 0 1126 1428 78.85 20
11 South Melbourne 18 5 13 0 1187 1644 72.20 20
12 North Melbourne 18 4 13 1 1133 1433 79.06 18
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1961 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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