1972 VFL Season: Hawthorn

Season Team Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Team: Hawthorn
Home Ground: Glenferrie Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 111.1%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 36
Brownlow Leader(s): Leigh Matthews (16)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Peter Knights (46)
Peter Crimmins Medal Recipient(s): Leigh Matthews

Team Leaders

Captain(s): David Parkin

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Angus, Geoff #33 6 R03-R04, R08, R12, R16-R17 3
Beck, Ken #4 11 R10, R12, R14-R22 0
Bremner, Ian #20 17 R01-R07, R09-R13, R18-R22 0
Bussell, Norm #16 16 R01, R05-R18, R20 0
Chiron, Gene #36 6 R05, R08, R18, R20-R22 0
Crimmins, Peter #5 22 R01-R22 39
Day, Robert #12 15 R01-R07, R09-R10, R15-R19, R22 2
Douge, Brian #11 6 R01-R04, R13-R14 1
Fitzgerald, Terry #45 1 R13 0
Goad, Alan #40 5 R18-R22 4
Grummisch, Charlie #7 9 R02-R06, R09, R12, R17, R21 15
Hawken, Les #18 22 R01-R22 1
Heath, Kevin #8 22 R01-R22 10
Hendrie, John #25 16 R01-R04, R06-R09, R12-R14, R18-R22 8
Hudson, Peter #26 1 R01 8
Johnson, Ross #19 5 R03, R05-R08 0
Keddie, Bob #2 17 R01-R04, R06-R07, R09-R12, R15-R21 27
Knights, Peter #24 20 R01-R11, R13-R20, R22 46
Martello, Alan #14 21 R01-R17, R19-R22 18
Matthews, Kelvin #28 12 R05-R07, R13-R19, R21-R22 13
Matthews, Leigh #3 21 R01-R11, R13-R22 45
McCarthy, Gerald #42 3 R20-R22 2
Meagher, Des #30 22 R01-R22 9
Moncrieff, Michael #6 9 R09-R11, R15, R18-R22 35
Moore, Kelvin #15 21 R01-R21 2
Parkin, David #27 20 R01-R02, R04-R12, R14-R22 0
Porter, Michael #9 11 R05, R08-R11, R13-R15, R20-R22 12
Rice, Leon #13 21 R01-R17, R19-R22 5
Scott, Andrew #21 4 R11-R14 4
Scott, Don #23 18 R01-R14, R16-R17, R19, R22 2
Shinners, Brian #29 5 R02, R07, R10-R12 0
Smith, Geoff #22 4 R05, R10-R11, R13 0
Stevenson, Bruce #34 12 R01-R04, R08, R12-R18 8
Stubbs, Ron #1 5 R01-R04, R11 1
Tuck, Michael #17 5 R08-R09, R14-R16 3
Wilson, Ray #10 9 R06-R08, R12, R15-R19 1

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)
Kennedy, John 22 13 -0- 9 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
01/04/1972 Round 1 Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 29 John Kennedy David Parkin
08/04/1972 Round 2 North Melbourne AWAY WIN HAW by 62 John Kennedy David Parkin
15/04/1972 Round 3 Geelong AWAY WIN HAW by 42 John Kennedy Peter Crimmins
22/04/1972 Round 4 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 19 John Kennedy David Parkin
29/04/1972 Round 5 Footscray HOME WIN HAW by 28 John Kennedy David Parkin
06/05/1972 Round 6 Collingwood AWAY WIN HAW by 5 John Kennedy David Parkin
13/05/1972 Round 7 South Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 18 John Kennedy David Parkin
20/05/1972 Round 8 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 7 John Kennedy David Parkin
27/05/1972 Round 9 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 2 John Kennedy David Parkin
03/06/1972 Round 10 Carlton HOME WIN HAW by 3 John Kennedy David Parkin
10/06/1972 Round 11 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 54 John Kennedy David Parkin
17/06/1972 Round 12 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 1 John Kennedy David Parkin
01/07/1972 Round 13 North Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 64 John Kennedy Peter Crimmins
08/07/1972 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME WIN HAW by 53 John Kennedy David Parkin
15/07/1972 Round 15 Geelong HOME WIN HAW by 30 John Kennedy David Parkin
22/07/1972 Round 16 Footscray AWAY WIN HAW by 41 John Kennedy David Parkin
29/07/1972 Round 17 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 45 John Kennedy David Parkin
05/08/1972 Round 18 South Melbourne AWAY WIN HAW by 59 John Kennedy David Parkin
12/08/1972 Round 19 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 11 John Kennedy David Parkin
19/08/1972 Round 20 Essendon HOME WIN HAW by 19 John Kennedy David Parkin
26/08/1972 Round 21 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 68 John Kennedy David Parkin
02/09/1972 Round 22 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 19 John Kennedy David Parkin