1953 VFL Season: Hawthorn
These are the details of the premiership results for Hawthorn for the 1953 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 twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Club:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 68.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsop, Tom | #4 | 15 | 16 | R02-03, R06-18 |
| Atkins, Mack | #20 | 9 | 3 | R04-07, R12, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Black, Norm | #22 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Cash, Pat | #5 | 8 | 9 | R01-08 |
| Charleston, Peter | #17 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R10-11 |
| Chown, Alf | #19 | 12 | 3 | R01, R05-12, R15-17 |
| Coghlan, Kevin | #6 | 15 | 19 | R01-14, R16 |
| Collins, Bill | #34 | 17 | 12 | R01-17 |
| Considine, Bernie | #2 | 3 | 2 | R01, R03-04 |
| Considine, Maurie | #28 | 16 | 1 | R01-05, R07-12, R14-18 |
| Crane, Len | #14 | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Douglas, Jack | #31 | 5 | 0 | R02-04, R12-13 |
| Edwards, George | #26 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Egerton, Ian | #32 | 15 | 4 | R03-16, R18 |
| Fletcher, Ted | #1 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Hughes, Alf | #12 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Hughes, Peter | #11 | 10 | 1 | R09-18 |
| Jose, Max | #26 | 4 | 2 | R14-16, R18 |
| Kanis, Peter | #18 | 5 | 0 | R02-06 |
| Kennedy, John | #10 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| MacDonald, Jack | #21 | 3 | 2 | R01-02, R05 |
| Maginness, Norm | #35 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Marr, Jack | #24 | 10 | 5 | R01-02, R06-07, R09-13, R18 |
| Mathers, Ian | #33 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| McCann, Ian | #9 | 5 | 3 | R03-06, R17 |
| McCashney, John | #23 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Nash, Wally | #29 | 5 | 5 | R03-07 |
| O'Brien, Phil | #15 | 12 | 6 | R01-02, R08-13, R15-18 |
| O'Mahoney, John | #3 | 18 | 12 | R01-18 |
| Pearson, Neil | #7 | 13 | 1 | R01-11, R13-14 |
| Peck, Graham | #25 | 9 | 0 | R01, R08-09, R13-18 |
| Philp, Clive | #8 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Robison, Jim | #13 | 6 | 0 | R05-08, R12-13 |
| Simmonds, Roy | #27 | 16 | 7 | R01, R04-18 |
| White, Keith | #21 | 11 | 7 | R08-18 |
| Wilkinson, Lance | #16 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R07-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Jack | 18 | 3 | -0- | 15 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 49 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 35 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 69 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 10 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 70 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 20 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 16 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 18 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 23 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 28 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 34 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 11/07/1953 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 29 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 48 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 8 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 16 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 42 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 20 | Jack Hale | Ted Fletcher |