1959 VFL Season: Hawthorn

Season Team Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Team: Hawthorn
Home Ground: Glenferrie Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 112.7%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 37
Brownlow Leader(s): Colin Youren (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Garry Young (35)
Peter Crimmins Medal Recipient(s): Allan Woodley

Team Leaders

Captain(s): John Kennedy

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Arthur, Graham #2 16 R01-R04, R06-R11, R13-R18 21
Cabble, Ron #6 8 R01-R08 0
Coleman, Brian #35 6 R05-R06, R09-R12 5
Cooper, Graham #51 10 R07-R10, R12-R17 0
Dineen, John #29 1 R08 0
Edwards, Brendan #9 17 R01-R11, R13-R18 8
Elward, John #34 3 R01, R06-R07 2
Falconer, Brian #36 7 R01-R04, R09-R11 0
Fisher, John #5 8 R01, R03-R09 2
Gent, Don #26 6 R02-R03, R11-R14 0
Hay, Sted #54 11 R05, R09-R18 0
Howells, Geoff #25 2 R05, R12 0
Hughes, Alf #12 17 R01-R13, R15-R18 0
Kaine, Les #1 16 R01-R11, R13, R15-R18 26
Kann, Brian #22 4 R09-R12 0
Kennedy, John #10 14 R01-R06, R08, R12-R18 1
McPherson, Cam #45 1 R18 0
McVilly, Ray #14 11 R02, R05-R07, R12-R18 0
Nalder, Ron #33 18 R01-R18 1
Nisbet, Bob #16 15 R01-R02, R04-R13, R16-R18 15
Northcote, Kevin #19 8 R01-R08 5
O'Mahoney, John #3 7 R12-R18 7
Peck, John #23 15 R01-R11, R14-R15, R17-R18 29
Rasmussen, Garry #37 1 R04 0
Ritchie, Dave #39 9 R01-R07, R10, R14 2
Robertson, John #32 3 R14-R16 2
Shelton, Bill #7 1 R01 0
Simmonds, Roy #27 17 R01-R13, R15-R18 15
Sullivan, Paul #13 1 R18 0
Toy, Barry #49 3 R14, R16-R17 1
Voigt, Noel #17 17 R01-R09, R11-R18 4
Wilson, Geoff #18 16 R01-R04, R07-R18 17
Woodley, Allan #24 18 R01-R18 9
Yeoman, Ray #21 10 R08, R10-R18 3
Young, Garry #31 12 R02-R03, R09-R18 35
Young, Maurie #8 13 R03-R15 15
Youren, Colin #30 18 R01-R18 4

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hale, Jack 18 9 -0- 9 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1959 Round 1 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 11 Jack Hale John Kennedy
02/05/1959 Round 2 Geelong HOME WIN HAW by 39 Jack Hale John Kennedy
09/05/1959 Round 3 Footscray AWAY WIN HAW by 44 Jack Hale John Kennedy
16/05/1959 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 31 Jack Hale John Kennedy
23/05/1959 Round 5 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 4 Jack Hale John Kennedy
30/05/1959 Round 6 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 8 Jack Hale John Kennedy
06/06/1959 Round 7 Richmond HOME WIN HAW by 30 Jack Hale Graham Arthur
13/06/1959 Round 8 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 30 Jack Hale John Kennedy
27/06/1959 Round 9 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 25 Jack Hale Graham Arthur
04/07/1959 Round 10 Essendon HOME WIN HAW by 5 Jack Hale Graham Arthur
11/07/1959 Round 11 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 1 Jack Hale Graham Arthur
18/07/1959 Round 12 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 6 Jack Hale John Kennedy
25/07/1959 Round 13 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 9 Jack Hale John Kennedy
01/08/1959 Round 14 Footscray HOME WIN HAW by 47 Jack Hale John Kennedy
08/08/1959 Round 15 South Melbourne AWAY WIN HAW by 1 Jack Hale John Kennedy
15/08/1959 Round 16 St Kilda HOME WIN HAW by 36 Jack Hale John Kennedy
22/08/1959 Round 17 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 2 Jack Hale John Kennedy
29/08/1959 Round 18 Richmond AWAY WIN HAW by 43 Jack Hale John Kennedy