1972 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus, Geoff | #33 | 6 | 3 | R03-04, R08, R12, R16-17 |
| Beck, Ken | #4 | 11 | 0 | R10, R12, R14-22 |
| Bremner, Ian | #20 | 17 | 0 | R01-07, R09-13, R18-22 |
| Bussell, Norm | #16 | 16 | 0 | R01, R05-18, R20 |
| Chiron, Gene | #36 | 6 | 0 | R05, R08, R18, R20-22 |
| Crimmins, Peter | #5 | 22 | 39 | R01-22 |
| Day, Robert | #12 | 15 | 2 | R01-07, R09-10, R15-19, R22 |
| Douge, Brian | #11 | 6 | 1 | R01-04, R13-14 |
| Fitzgerald, Terry | #45 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Goad, Alan | #40 | 5 | 4 | R18-22 |
| Grummisch, Charlie | #7 | 9 | 15 | R02-06, R09, R12, R17, R21 |
| Hawken, Les | #18 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Heath, Kevin | #8 | 22 | 10 | R01-22 |
| Hendrie, John | #25 | 16 | 8 | R01-04, R06-09, R12-14, R18-22 |
| Hudson, Peter | #26 | 1 | 8 | R01 |
| Johnson, Ross | #19 | 5 | 0 | R03, R05-08 |
| Keddie, Bob | #2 | 17 | 27 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-12, R15-21 |
| Knights, Peter | #24 | 20 | 46 | R01-11, R13-20, R22 |
| Martello, Alan | #14 | 21 | 18 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Matthews, Kelvin | #28 | 12 | 13 | R05-07, R13-19, R21-22 |
| Matthews, Leigh | #3 | 21 | 45 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| McCarthy, Gerald | #42 | 3 | 2 | R20-22 |
| Meagher, Des | #30 | 22 | 9 | R01-22 |
| Moncrieff, Michael | #6 | 9 | 35 | R09-11, R15, R18-22 |
| Moore, Kelvin | #15 | 21 | 2 | R01-21 |
| Parkin, David | #27 | 20 | 0 | R01-02, R04-12, R14-22 |
| Porter, Michael | #9 | 11 | 12 | R05, R08-11, R13-15, R20-22 |
| Rice, Leon | #13 | 21 | 5 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Scott, Andrew | #21 | 4 | 4 | R11-14 |
| Scott, Don | #23 | 18 | 2 | R01-14, R16-17, R19, R22 |
| Shinners, Brian | #29 | 5 | 0 | R02, R07, R10-12 |
| Smith, Geoff | #22 | 4 | 0 | R05, R10-11, R13 |
| Stevenson, Bruce | #34 | 12 | 8 | R01-04, R08, R12-18 |
| Stubbs, Ron | #1 | 5 | 1 | R01-04, R11 |
| Tuck, Michael | #17 | 5 | 3 | R08-09, R14-16 |
| Wilson, Ray | #10 | 9 | 1 | R06-08, R12, R15-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, John | 22 | 13 | -0- | 9 | R01-22 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | David Parkin | Kelvin Moore | Les Hawken |
| Half-Back: | Norm Bussell | Kevin Heath | Ian Bremner |
| Centre: | Des Meagher | Leon Rice | Robert Day |
| Half-Forward: | Bob Keddie | Alan Martello | Kelvin Matthews |
| Forward: | Michael Porter | Peter Knights | Leigh Matthews |
| Follower: | Don Scott | Bruce Stevenson | Peter Crimmins |
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 22 out of 22 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1972 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 29 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 62 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 42 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 19 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 28 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 5 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 18 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 7 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 2 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 3 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 10/06/1972 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 54 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 1 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 64 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 53 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 30 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 41 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 45 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 59 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 11 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 19 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 68 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 19 | John Kennedy | David Parkin |