1939 VFL Season: Hawthorn
These are the details of the premiership results for Hawthorn for the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Glenferrie Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Club:
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 |
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 |