1977 VFL Season: Hawthorn
These are the details of the premiership results of Hawthorn for the 1977 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating North Melbourne in the qualifying final and being defeated by Collingwood in a semi final, Hawthorn were defeated by North Melbourne in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 133.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Geoff | #2 | 24 | 8 | R01-07, R09-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Ablett, Kevin | #35 | 15 | 4 | R04, R07, R11-19, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Bennett, Peter | #16 | 6 | 2 | R01, R13-16, R19 |
| De Wolde, Alle | #27 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R20-21 |
| Eade, Rodney | #26 | 22 | 6 | R02-10, R13-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Fletcher, Don | #7 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Goad, Alan | #19 | 9 | 11 | R01-09 |
| Hendrie, John | #25 | 24 | 52 | R01-10, R12-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Hudson, Peter | #1 | 24 | 110 | R01-12, R14-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Jones, Bernie | #31 | 7 | 5 | R03-09 |
| Knights, Peter | #24 | 19 | 15 | R01, R05, R08-20, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Martello, Alan | #14 | 23 | 13 | R01-07, R10-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Matthews, Kelvin | #4 | 10 | 21 | R01-10 |
| Matthews, Leigh | #3 | 24 | 91 | R01-12, R14-22, QF, SF, PF |
| McCarthy, Gerald | #21 | 17 | 2 | R02-13, R20-21, QF, SF, PF |
| Moncrieff, Michael | #6 | 24 | 8 | R01-08, R10-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Moore, Kelvin | #15 | 25 | 0 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Murnane, Peter | #43 | 9 | 1 | R01-03, R11-13, R17, R21, PF |
| Murphy, Shane | #32 | 2 | 4 | R11-12 |
| O'Halloran, David | #8 | 25 | 1 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Paton, Ian | #42 | 17 | 9 | R06-16, R20-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Petch, Len | #34 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Polkinghorne, David | #10 | 23 | 3 | R01-19, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Rice, Leon | #13 | 18 | 2 | R02, R04, R09-22, QF, SF |
| Rowlings, Barry | #22 | 25 | 24 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Scott, Don | #23 | 23 | 4 | R01-06, R09-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Steel, Kelvin | #33 | 8 | 1 | R15-16, R18-22, PF |
| Trott, Stuart | #28 | 19 | 3 | R01, R05-11, R13-14, R17-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Tuck, Michael | #17 | 25 | 13 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Walter, Richard | #45 | 5 | 4 | R01-02, R17-19 |
| Welsh, Peter | #12 | 21 | 1 | R03-18, R20-22, QF, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkin, David | 25 | 18 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Peter Welsh | Kelvin Moore | Michael Moncrieff |
| Half-Back: | David O'Halloran | Peter Knights | David Polkinghorne |
| Centre: | Geoff Ablett | Barry Rowlings | Rodney Eade |
| Half-Forward: | Leon Rice | Alan Martello | John Hendrie |
| Forward: | Ian Paton | Peter Hudson | Alan Goad |
| 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 25 out of 25 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1977 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 60 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 11/04/1977 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 1 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 16/04/1977 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 55 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 23/04/1977 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 13 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 30/04/1977 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 56 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 07/05/1977 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 88 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 14/05/1977 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 70 | David Parkin | Leigh Matthews |
| 21/05/1977 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 60 | David Parkin | Leigh Matthews |
| 28/05/1977 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 34 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 04/06/1977 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 12 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 13/06/1977 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 106 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 18/06/1977 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 1 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 25/06/1977 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 14 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 02/07/1977 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 14 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 09/07/1977 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 107 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 16/07/1977 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 56 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 23/07/1977 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 86 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 30/07/1977 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 14 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 06/08/1977 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 25 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 13/08/1977 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 6 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 20/08/1977 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 11 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 27/08/1977 | Round 22 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 38 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 03/09/1977 | Qualifying Final | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 38 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 10/09/1977 | Semi Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 2 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 17/09/1977 | Preliminary Final | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 67 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.