1975 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1975 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 51st season in the Victorian Football League and 74th overall. Hawthorn finished as minor premiers for the fourth time and the first time since 1971, This was the first time Hawthorn qualified for finals in consecutive seasons. Hawthorn qualified for their fourth Grand Final and their first since 1971. Hawthorn were defeated by North Melbourne in the Grand Final 67–122. This was their first Grand Final defeat since 1963.

Hawthorn Football Club
1975 season
PresidentPhil J. Ryan
CoachJohn Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s)Peter Crimmins
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season17–5 (1st)
Finals SeriesGrand Final
(lost to North Melbourne 67–122)
Best and FairestPeter Knights
Leading goalkickerLeigh Matthews (68)
Highest home attendance110,551 (Grand Final vs. North Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance8,417 (Round 19 vs. Geelong)
Average home attendance26,011

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
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 5 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 15.15 (105) 11.10 (76) Won by 29 points Princes Park (H) 14,978 1–0
2 Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 11.15 (81) 17.19 (121) Won by 40 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 18,465 2–0
3 Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.15 (87) 17.14 (116) Won by 29 points VFL Park (A) 39,496 3–0
4 Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 9.15 (69) 13.21 (99) Won by 30 points Lake Oval (A) 12,708 4–0
5 Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 19.22 (136) 11.15 (81) Won by 55 points Princes Park (H) 11,198 5–0
6 Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.15 (111) 12.13 (85) Lost by 26 points Princes Park (A) 28,532 5–1
7 Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 19.16 (130) 13.12 (90) Won by 40 points Princes Park (H) 10,940 6–1
8 Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 5.10 (40) 17.11 (113) Won by 73 points VFL Park (A) 23,466 7–1
9 Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 8.10 (58) 20.14 (134) Won by 76 points Western Oval (A) 15,933 8–1
10 Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 19.24 (138) 13.11 (89) Won by 49 points Princes Park (H) 24,061 9–1
11 Monday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 13.12 (90) 21.20 (146) Won by 56 points Windy Hill (A) 23,244 10–1
12 Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 13.17 (95) 18.12 (120) Won by 25 points Arden Street Oval (A) 15,478 11–1
13 Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 11.19 (85) 7.19 (61) Won by 24 points Princes Park (H) 15,533 12–1
14 Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 9.10 (64) 5.9 (39) Won by 25 points VFL Park (H) 14,008 13–1
15 Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.10 (94) 2.20 (32) Won by 62 points Princes Park (H) 17,276 14–1
16 Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 15.17 (107) 17.17 (119) Won by 12 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 18,829 15–1
17 Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.15 (105) 15.11 (101) Won by 4 points Princes Park (H) 31,253 16–1
18 Saturday, 2 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.23 (113) 10.19 (79) Lost by 34 points Junction Oval (A) 9,139 16–2
19 Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 25.23 (173) 8.7 (55) Won by 118 points Princes Park (H) 8,417 17–2
20 Saturday, 16 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 13.13 (91) 14.9 (93) Lost by 2 points VFL Park (H) 15,601 17–3
21 Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 7.15 (57) 3.9 (27) Lost by 30 points Victoria Park (A) 26,303 17–4
22 Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 14.19 (103) 17.8 (110) Lost by 7 points Princes Park (H) 12,236 17–5
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Finals Series

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
First semi-final Saturday, 13 September (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 12.10 (82) 10.11 (71) Won by 11 points VFL Park (H) 52,076
Grand Final Saturday, 27 September (2:50 pm) North Melbourne 9.13 (67) 19.8 (122) Lost by 55 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 110,551
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2383 1735 137.3 68
2 Carlton 22 16 6 0 2360 1827 129.2 64
3 North Melbourne (P) 22 14 8 0 2096 1821 115.1 56
4 Richmond 22 13 9 0 2269 1999 113.5 52
5 Collingwood 22 13 9 0 1983 2112 93.9 52
6 St Kilda 22 11 11 0 1982 1954 101.4 44
7 Footscray 22 11 11 0 1968 2076 94.8 44
8 Essendon 22 10 12 0 2222 2451 90.7 40
9 Fitzroy 22 9 13 0 2079 2142 97.1 36
10 Melbourne 22 9 13 0 2092 2234 93.6 36
11 Geelong 22 7 15 0 1735 2218 78.2 28
12 South Melbourne 22 2 20 0 1798 2398 75.0 8

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 94.6
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1975 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.