1957 Hawthorn Football Club season
| 1957 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dr. A.S. Ferguson | ||
| Coach |
Jack Hale John Kennedy Sr.(round 11) | ||
| Captain(s) | John Kennedy Sr. | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| Night series | 1st round | ||
| VFL season | 3rd | ||
| Finals series | Preliminary final | ||
| Best and fairest | Alf Hughes | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Terry Ingersoll (33) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 69,455 (semi final vs. Carlton | ||
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Main article: 1957 VFL season
The 1957 Hawthorn Football Club season was the clubs 33rd season in the Victorian Football League.
Fixture
Night Series
See also: 1957 Night Series Cup
Due to the popularity of the night series cup every team competed in the 1957 night series.
| Rd | Date | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thursday, 12 September | Footscray | 11.10 (76) | 7.15 (57) | Lost by 19 points | Lake Oval | 14,000 |
Premiership Season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | ||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, 20 April (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 10.6 (66) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 36 points | Princes Park Football Ground (A) | 24,321 | 2nd |
| 2 | Saturday, 27 April (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 9.22 (76) | 8.9 (57) | Won by 19 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 21,000 | 1st |
| 3 | Saturday, 4 May (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 9 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 11,000 | 3rd |
| 4 | Saturday, 11 May (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 6.15 (51) | 4.9 (33) | Won by 18 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 20,000 | 1st |
| 5 | Saturday, 18 May (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 9.10 (64) | 3.19 (37) | Lost by 27 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 18,000 | 3rd |
| 6 | Saturday, 25 May (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 9.12 (66) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 8 points | Windy Hill (A) | 22,000 | 3rd |
| 7 | Saturday, 1 June (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 11.11 (77) | 7.8 (50) | Won by 27 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 26,000 | 1st |
| 8 | Saturday, 8 June (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 9.14 (68) | 13.11 (89) | Won by 21 points | Lake Oval (A) | 18,200 | 1st |
| 9 | Monday, 17 June (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 15.14 (104) | 7.14 (56) | Won by 48 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 25,500 | 1st |
| 10 | Saturday, 22 June (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 10.15 (75) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 16 points | Junction Oval (A) | 21,000 | 2nd |
| 11 | Saturday, 29 June (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 10.14 (74) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 19 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 27,000 | 2nd |
| 12 | Saturday, 6 July (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 7.10 (52) | 8.13 (61) | Lost by 9 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 26,000 | 5th |
| 13 | Saturday, 13 July (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 11.12 (78) | 10.15 (75) | Lost by 3 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 22,000 | 6th |
| 14 | Saturday, 27 July (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 7.13 (55) | 5.4 (34) | Won by 21 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 4th |
| 15 | Saturday, 3 August (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 8.18 (66) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 7 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 32,163 | 4th |
| 16 | Saturday, 10 August (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 14.19 (103) | 8.7 (55) | Won by 48 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,500 | 3rd |
| 17 | Saturday, 17 August (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 13.7 (85) | 9.10 (64) | Won by 21 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 31,000 | 2nd |
| 18 | Saturday, 24 August (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 8.11 (59) | 7.15 (57) | Lost by 2 points | Western Oval (A) | 25,436 | 3rd |
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Finals Series
See also: Page–McIntyre system
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semi Final | Saturday, 31 August (2:30 pm) | Carlton | 10.11 (71) | 6.12 (48) | Won by 23 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 69,455 | |
| Preliminary Final | Saturday, 14 September (2:30 pm) | Melbourne | 22.12 (144) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 68 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 74,090 | |
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Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne (P) | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1567 | 1129 | 138.80 | 50 | |||
| 2 | Essendon | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1447 | 1223 | 118.32 | 44 | |||
| 3 | Hawthorn | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1321 | 1132 | 116.70 | 44 | |||
| 4 | Carlton | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1341 | 1348 | 99.48 | 44 | |||
| 5 | Collingwood | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1390 | 1366 | 101.76 | 38 | |||
| 6 | Footscray | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1263 | 1275 | 99.06 | 38 | |||
| 7 | Richmond | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1506 | 1604 | 93.89 | 36 | |||
| 8 | North Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1404 | 1477 | 95.06 | 32 | |||
| 9 | St Kilda | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1318 | 1394 | 94.55 | 32 | |||
| 10 | South Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1349 | 1519 | 88.81 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Fitzroy | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1355 | 1611 | 84.11 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Geelong | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1368 | 1551 | 88.20 | 22 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against | ||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1957 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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