1929 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1929 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 5th season in the Victorian Football League and 28th overall.

Hawthorn Football Club

1929 season
President	J.W. Kennon
Coach	Albert Chadwick
Captain(s)	Albert Chadwick
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season	4–13 (10th)
Finals Series	Did not qualify
Best and Fairest	Ern Utting
Leading goalkicker	Bert Hyde (47)
Highest home attendance	12,500 (Round 16 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance	4,000 (Round 17 vs. Footscray)
Average home attendance	9,611
← 1928 1930 →

Fixture

Premiership Season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 27 April (2:45 pm)	St Kilda	12.10 (82)	8.10 (58)	Lost by 24 points	Junction Oval (A)	13,000	0–1
2	Saturday, 4 May (2:45 )	Collingwood	11.7 (73)	18.18 (126)	Lost by 53 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	12,000	0–2
3	Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm)	Carlton	13.28 (106)	9.14 (68)	Lost by 38 points	Princes Park (A)	17,000	0–3
4	Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm)	Essendon	10.10 (70)	10.15 (75)	Lost by 5 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	12,000	0–4
5	Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm)	Richmond	16.22 (118)	12.5 (77)	Lost by 41 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	14,000	0–5
6	Monday, 3 June (2:45 pm)	Footscray	16.24 (120)	7.15 (57)	Lost by 63 points	Western Oval (A)	14,000	0–6
7	Saturday, 15 June (2:45 pm)	South Melbourne	15.8 (98)	11.13 (79)	Won by 19 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	10,000	1–6
8	Saturday, 22 June (2:45 pm)	Geelong	8.8 (56)	2.13 (25)	Lost by 31 points	Corio Oval (A)	4,000	1–7
9	Saturday, 29 June (2:45 pm)	Fitzroy	13.15 (93)	8.10 (58)	Won by 35 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	10,000	2–7
10	Saturday, 6 July (2:45 pm)	North Melbourne	8.6 (54)	8.18 (66)	Won by 12 points	Arden Street Oval (A)	4,500	3–7
11	Saturday, 13 July (2:45 pm)	Melbourne	5.13 (43)	7.11 (53)	Lost by 10 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	8,000	3–8
12	Saturday, 20 July (2:45 pm)	St Kilda	7.9 (51)	15.12 (102)	Lost by 51 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	12,000	3–9
13	Saturday, 27 July (2:45 pm)	Collingwood	22.10 (142)	7.14 (56)	Lost by 86 points	Victoria Park (A)	7,000	3–10
14	Saturday, 3 August (2:45 pm)	Carlton	5.7 (37)	7.8 (50)	Lost by 13 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	6,000	3–11
15	Saturday, 10 August (2:45 pm)	Essendon	15.10 (100)	13.14 (92)	Lost by 8 points	Windy Hill (A)	11,000	3–12
16	Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm)	Richmond	8.10 (58)	11.14 (80)	Lost by 22 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	12,500	3–13
17	Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm)	Footscray	10.17 (77)	5.3 (33)	Won by 44 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	4,000	4–13
18	Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm)	South Melbourne	13.10 (88)	11.5 (71)	Lost by 17 points	Lake Oval (A)	8,000	4–14

Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Collingwood (P)	18	18	0	0	1918	1117	171.7	72
2	Carlton	18	15	3	0	1589	1161	136.9	60
3	Richmond	18	12	5	1	1703	1399	121.7	50
4	St Kilda	18	12	6	0	1493	1146	130.3	48
5	Melbourne	18	11	6	1	1228	1164	105.5	46
6	Essendon	18	9	8	1	1349	1405	96.0	38
7	Geelong	18	8	10	0	1175	1082	108.6	32
8	South Melbourne	18	7	11	0	1338	1578	84.8	28
9	Footscray	18	6	11	1	1268	1464	86.6	26
10	Hawthorn	18	4	14	0	1170	1522	76.9	16
11	Fitzroy	18	3	15	0	1340	1827	73.3	12
12	North Melbourne	18	1	17	0	1070	1776	60.2	4

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 77.0
Source: AFL Tables