1926 Hawthorn Football Club season

Second season in the Victorian Football League

Australian rules football club season

Hawthorn Football Club1926 season

President| J.W. Kennon
Coach| Dan Minogue
Captain(s)| Pat Burke
Dan Minogue
Home ground| Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season| 3–14–1 (11th)
Finals Series| Did not qualify
Leading goalkicker| Bert Hyde (27)
Highest home attendance| 16,000 (Round 1 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance| 4,500 (Round 13 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance| 8,611

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The 1926 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's second season in the Victorian Football League and 25th overall since its creation in 1904.

## Fixture

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### Premiership season

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Rd  | Date and local time  | Opponent  | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue  | Attendance  | Record

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1  | Saturday, 1 May (2:45 pm)  | Carlton | 6.14 (50) | 9.16 (70)  | Lost by 20 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 16,000  | 0–1
2  | Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm)  | North Melbourne | 5.8 (38)  | 5.12 (42) | Won by 4 points  | Arden Street Oval (A)  | 7,000  | 1–1
3  | Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm)  | Collingwood | 6.11 (47) | 17.17 (119)  | Lost by 72 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 13,000  | 1–2
4  | Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm)  | Richmond | 16.16 (112)  | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 12 points  | Punt Road Oval (A)  | 14,000  | 1–3
5  | Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm)  | Footscray | 9.13 (67) | 14.16 (100)  | Lost by 33 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 10,000  | 1–4
6  | Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm)  | St Kilda | 12.7 (79)  | 6.14 (50) | Lost by 29 points  | Junction Oval (A)  | 10,000  | 1–5
7  | Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm)  | Fitzroy | 11.15 (81)  | 14.12 (96) | Won by 15 points  | Brunswick Street Oval (A)  | 8,000  | 2–5
8  | Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm)  | Geelong | 10.12 (72) | 18.10 (118)  | Lost by 46 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 9,000  | 2–6
9  | Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm)  | Melbourne | 21.28 (154)  | 1.7 (13) | Lost by 141 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)  | 7,514  | 2–7
10  | Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm)  | South Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | 11.16 (82)  | Lost by 24 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 10,000  | 2–8
11  | Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm)  | Essendon | 11.8 (74)  | 7.5 (47) | Lost by 27 points  | Windy Hill (A)  | 10,000  | 2–9
12  | Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm)  | Carlton | 8.17 (65)  | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 8 points  | Princes Park (A)  | 12,000  | 2–10
13  | Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm)  | North Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | 10.10 (70)  | Draw  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 4,500  | 2–10–1
14  | Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm)  | Collingwood | 16.8 (104)  | 3.10 (28) | Lost by 76 points  | Victoria Park (A)  | 7,000  | 2–11–1
15  | Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm)  | Richmond | 10.9 (69) | 14.18 (102)  | Lost by 33 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 5,000  | 2–12–1
16  | Saturday, 28 August (2:45 pm)  | Footscray | 9.19 (73)  | 11.14 (80) | Won by 7 points  | Western Oval (A)  | 5,000  | 3–12–1
17  | Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm)  | St Kilda | 10.10 (70) | 12.14 (86)  | Lost by 16 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 5,000  | 3–13–1
18  | Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm)  | Melbourne | 11.12 (78) | 18.13 (121)  | Lost by 43 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 5,000  | 3–14–1
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## Ladder

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(P) | Premiers

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#  | Team  | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | %  | Pts

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1 | Collingwood | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1604 | 1074 | 149.3 | 60
2 | Geelong | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1605 | 1105 | 145.2 | 60
3 | Melbourne (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1720 | 1175 | 146.4 | 56
4 | Essendon | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1303 | 1048 | 124.3 | 48
5 | South Melbourne | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1408 | 1184 | 118.9 | 48
6 | Carlton | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1314 | 1234 | 106.5 | 44
7 | Richmond | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1376 | 1495 | 92.0 | 36
8 | Fitzroy | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1363 | 1583 | 86.1 | 24
9 | St Kilda | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1081 | 1427 | 75.8 | 24
10 | Footscray | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1164 | 1665 | 69.9 | 16
11 | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1094 | 1648 | 66.4 | 14
12 | North Melbourne | 18 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1102 | 1496 | 73.7 | 2

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 74.7
Source: AFL Tables

## References

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1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1926 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

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* Beyond Blue Cup
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