1975 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1975 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 137.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Peter Crimmins
Vice-Captain:
Don Scott
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Geoff | #2 | 22 | 14 | R01-17, R19-20, R22, SF, GF |
| Bevan, Wayne | #37 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Bremner, Ian | #20 | 21 | 1 | R01-15, R19-22, SF, GF |
| Cooke, Michael | #48 | 2 | 4 | SF, GF |
| Crimmins, Peter | #5 | 7 | 7 | R01-07 |
| De Wolde, Alle | #27 | 13 | 9 | R01-12, R21 |
| DiPierdomenico, Robert | #38 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Douge, Brian | #11 | 7 | 1 | R13-15, R17-18, R20, R22 |
| Goad, Alan | #19 | 9 | 3 | R01-02, R07, R09, R16-17, R19-21 |
| Harrison, Glenn | #41 | 8 | 1 | R02-09 |
| Heath, Kevin | #8 | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R07, R21 |
| Hendrie, John | #25 | 24 | 33 | R01-22, SF, GF |
| Jaworskyj, Bohdan | #1 | 24 | 2 | R01-22, SF, GF |
| Jones, Bernie | #31 | 20 | 17 | R05-22, SF, GF |
| Knights, Peter | #24 | 23 | 3 | R01-13, R15-22, SF, GF |
| Lynn, Gerry | #29 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Martello, Alan | #14 | 24 | 18 | R01-22, SF, GF |
| Matthews, Kelvin | #4 | 24 | 19 | R01-22, SF, GF |
| Matthews, Leigh | #3 | 23 | 68 | R01-13, R15-22, SF, GF |
| McCarthy, Gerald | #21 | 17 | 0 | R05-06, R08, R10-22, SF |
| Meagher, Des | #30 | 3 | 1 | R01, SF, GF |
| Moncrieff, Michael | #6 | 23 | 57 | R01-06, R08-22, SF, GF |
| Moore, Kelvin | #15 | 24 | 0 | R01-22, SF, GF |
| Murphy, Shane | #32 | 3 | 5 | R22, SF, GF |
| Petch, Len | #34 | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R14, R16, R22 |
| Polkinghorne, David | #10 | 6 | 0 | R11, R14, R16-19 |
| Rice, Leon | #13 | 13 | 3 | R01-03, R09-16, R22, GF |
| Rowlings, Barry | #22 | 19 | 29 | R04, R07-22, SF, GF |
| Scott, Don | #23 | 22 | 15 | R01-13, R15, R17-22, SF, GF |
| Scrimshaw, Ian | #16 | 15 | 17 | R03-06, R08, R10, R12, R14-21 |
| Steel, Kelvin | #33 | 2 | 0 | R13, R18 |
| Trott, Stuart | #28 | 19 | 12 | R05-19, R21-22, SF, GF |
| Tuck, Michael | #17 | 24 | 20 | R01-22, SF, GF |
| Welsh, Peter | #12 | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, John | 24 | 18 | -0- | 6 | R01-22, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Peter Welsh | Kelvin Moore | Gerald McCarthy |
| Half-Back: | Bohdan Jaworskyj | Peter Knights | Ian Bremner |
| Centre: | Stuart Trott | Kelvin Matthews | Geoff Ablett |
| Half-Forward: | Ian Scrimshaw | Alan Martello | John Hendrie |
| Forward: | Bernie Jones | Michael Moncrieff | Barry Rowlings |
| Follower: | Don Scott | Michael Tuck | Leigh Matthews |
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 24 out of 24 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1975 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 29 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 12/04/1975 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 40 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 19/04/1975 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 29 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 26/04/1975 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 30 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 03/05/1975 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 55 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 10/05/1975 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 26 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 17/05/1975 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 40 | John Kennedy | Peter Crimmins |
| 24/05/1975 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 73 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 31/05/1975 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 76 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 07/06/1975 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 49 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 16/06/1975 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 56 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 21/06/1975 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 25 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 28/06/1975 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 24 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 05/07/1975 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 25 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 12/07/1975 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 62 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 19/07/1975 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 12 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 26/07/1975 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 4 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 02/08/1975 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 34 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 09/08/1975 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 118 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 16/08/1975 | Round 20 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 2 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 23/08/1975 | Round 21 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 30 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 30/08/1975 | Round 22 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 7 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 13/09/1975 | Semi Final | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 11 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |
| 27/09/1975 | Grand Final | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 55 | John Kennedy | Don Scott |