1939 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-1-12, P%: 86.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albiston, Alec | #5 | 16 | 37 | R01-09, R11, R13-18 |
| Albiston, Harold | #7 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Allison, Neil | #9 | 3 | 0 | R08-10 |
| Angwin, Andrew | #4 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R06 |
| Barker, George | #11 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Barker, Jack | #6 | 16 | 0 | R01-08, R10-15, R17-18 |
| Blackman, Jack | #34 | 13 | 9 | R05-13, R15-18 |
| Bohan, Jim | #15 | 9 | 7 | R01-02, R09, R13-18 |
| Booth, Frank | #36 | 3 | 2 | R07-08, R12 |
| Burke, Jack | #10 | 7 | 9 | R01-04, R10-11, R18 |
| Byrne, Tom | #23 | 2 | 2 | R11-12 |
| Carter, George | #34 | 14 | 1 | R01-09, R14-18 |
| Davey, Tom | #27 | 2 | 0 | R16, R18 |
| Davidson, Arthur | #16 | 7 | 19 | R01-04, R07-09 |
| Day, Howard | #2 | 3 | 6 | R05-06, R10 |
| Deague, Bill | #17 | 18 | 23 | R01-18 |
| Dower, George | #25 | 17 | 1 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Elliott, Russ | #31 | 1 | 1 | R17 |
| Feltscheer, Ken | #18 | 16 | 1 | R02-08, R10-18 |
| Hird, Allan | #29 | 8 | 8 | R06-08, R10-14 |
| Jacobs, Harry | #8 | 2 | 1 | R15-16 |
| Mills, Bert | #12 | 17 | 5 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Moore, Bill | #22 | 15 | 5 | R01-05, R09-18 |
| Murphy, Leo | #38 | 5 | 0 | R08-11, R14 |
| Naismith, Alby | #1 | 12 | 17 | R01-06, R09-11, R16-18 |
| Pabst, Len | #33 | 14 | 3 | R05-18 |
| Pavey, Bill | #19 | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R06-07, R09, R11-17 |
| Pierce, Charlie | #2 | 2 | 1 | R03-04 |
| Robinson, Bill | #30 | 4 | 0 | R03-06 |
| Samblebe, Frank | #24 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Spinks, Stan | #8 | 12 | 1 | R01-09, R12-13, R16 |
| Sutherland, Tom | #14 | 5 | 5 | R05, R11-12, R14-15 |
| Thomas, Len | #1 | 16 | 15 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Van Der Bist, Charlie | #32 | 4 | 6 | R07, R10-12 |
| Waters, Gordon | #28 | 8 | 0 | R04-05, R07-08, R10-13 |
| Wellington, Tom | #37 | 10 | 3 | R09-18 |
| Williams, Bob | #3 | 17 | 9 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Young, Gus | #21 | 5 | 1 | R13-15, R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas, Len | 18 | 5 | -1- | 12 | R01-18 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Harold Albiston | George Carter | Bill Pavey |
| Half-Back: | Gordon Waters | George Dower | Jack Barker |
| Centre: | Ken Feltscheer | Stan Spinks | Len Pabst |
| Half-Forward: | Bob Williams | Bill Deague | Jack Blackman |
| Forward: | Alby Naismith | Jack Burke | Alec Albiston |
| Follower: | Bert Mills | Len Thomas | Arthur Davidson |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 18 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 61 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 38 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 50 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 3 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 19 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 22 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 10/06/1939 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 38 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 17/06/1939 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 22 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | Len Thomas | Bert Mills |
| 01/07/1939 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 2 | Len Thomas | Tom Byrne |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 23 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 37 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 22 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 1 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 62 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 40 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |