1979 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1979 season
PresidentPhil J. Ryan
CoachDavid Parkin
Captain(s)Don Scott
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season10–12 (7th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestKelvin Moore
Leading goalkickerMichael Moncrieff (45)
Highest home attendance37,276 (Round 4 vs. South Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance10,977 (Round 8 vs. Melbourne)
Average home attendance20,016

The 1979 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 55th season in the Victorian Football League and 78th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers. This was the first time since 1973 Hawthorn didn't qualify for finals.

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, 7 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 19.14 (128) 14.19 (103) Lost by 25 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 22,060 0–1
2 Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.24 (102) 19.18 (132) Lost by 30 points Princes Park (H) 29,391 0–2
3 Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.15 (123) 11.17 (83) Won by 40 points Princes Park (H) 14,876 1–2
4 Wednesday, 25 April (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 29.15 (189) 15.5 (95) Won by 94 points VFL Park (H) 37,276 2–2
5 Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.16 (82) 24.17 (161) Won by 79 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 31,479 3–2
6 Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.12 (108) 25.18 (168) Lost by 60 points Princes Park (H) 29,935 3–3
7 Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 14.18 (102) 11.24 (90) Lost by 12 points Junction Oval (A) 15,872 3–4
8 Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.18 (120) 10.17 (77) Won by 43 points Princes Park (H) 10,977 4–4
9 Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 16.12 (108) 17.14 (116) Lost by 8 points Princes Park (H) 24,875 4–5
10 Sunday, 10 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 16.9 (105) 23.18 (156) Won by 51 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 31,395 5–5
11 Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Footscray 15.10 (100) 15.11 (101) Lost by 1 point Princes Park (H) 12,516 5–6
12 Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 19.18 (132) 13.15 (93) Won by 39 points Princes Park (H) 13,176 5–7
13 Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 25.19 (169) 8.16 (64) Lost by 105 points Victoria Park (A) 22,903 5–8
14 Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 13.11 (89) 10.14 (74) Lost by 15 points Lake Oval (A) 10,626 5–9
15 Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 11.12 (78) 11.13 (79) Won by 1 point VFL Park (A) 20,777 6–9
16 Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.20 (104) 18.11 (119) Lost by 15 points Princes Park (H) 13,557 6–10
17 Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.21 (111) 12.11 (83) Lost by 28 points Princes Park (A) 22,159 6–11
18 Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.14 (104) 15.25 (115) Lost by 11 points Princes Park (H) 15,104 6–12
19 Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 8.25 (73) 14.11 (95) Won by 22 points VFL Park (A) 12,827 7–12
20 Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.16 (70) 10.14 (74) Won by 4 points Windy Hill (A) 18,671 8–12
21 Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 7.18 (60) 24.21 (165) Lost by 105 points Princes Park (H) 18,492 8–13
22 Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Footscray 9.11 (65) 14.19 (103) Won by 38 points Western Oval (A) 12,839 9–13
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Carlton (P) 22 19 3 0 2772 1986 139.6 76
2 North Melbourne 22 17 5 0 2574 2083 123.6 68
3 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2501 1974 126.7 60
4 Fitzroy 22 15 7 0 2699 2198 122.8 60
5 Essendon 22 12 9 1 2236 2127 105.1 50
6 Geelong 22 12 10 0 2149 2140 100.4 48
7 Hawthorn 22 10 12 0 2332 2336 99.8 40
8 Richmond 22 9 13 0 2451 2512 97.6 36
9 Footscray 22 7 14 1 2015 2463 81.8 30
10 South Melbourne 22 6 16 0 2424 2666 90.9 24
11 Melbourne 22 6 16 0 2093 2759 75.9 24
12 St Kilda 22 3 19 0 1857 2859 65.0 12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 106.5
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1979 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.