1979 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 99.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Geoff | #2 | 16 | 11 | R01-04, R06-09, R12-13, R15, R17, R19-22 |
| Ablett, Kevin | #35 | 12 | 18 | R04-09, R14-19 |
| Ayres, Gary | #7 | 10 | 11 | R01, R05, R07-08, R14-18, R22 |
| De Wolde, Alle | #27 | 21 | 1 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| DiPierdomenico, Robert | #9 | 15 | 1 | R03-07, R09, R12-13, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Eade, Rodney | #26 | 21 | 9 | R01-21 |
| Emery, Steve | #38 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R15, R17 |
| Goad, Alan | #19 | 12 | 11 | R01, R04, R08-14, R19-21 |
| Goss, Norm | #1 | 18 | 29 | R01-05, R07, R09-14, R16, R18-22 |
| Hendrie, John | #25 | 19 | 23 | R01-03, R05-06, R09-22 |
| Jones, Bernie | #39 | 6 | 1 | R04, R06, R08-09, R21-22 |
| Kennedy, John | #34 | 17 | 1 | R06-22 |
| King, Tony | #30 | 4 | 3 | R05, R08, R17-18 |
| Knights, Peter | #24 | 11 | 10 | R01-06, R10-11, R13-15 |
| Martello, Alan | #14 | 6 | 7 | R02-03, R10-13 |
| Matthews, Leigh | #3 | 13 | 30 | R01-06, R08-12, R16-17 |
| McCarthy, Michael | #20 | 8 | 7 | R04, R16-22 |
| McFaull, Brendan | #18 | 2 | 1 | R02-03 |
| Moncrieff, Michael | #6 | 15 | 45 | R01-09, R11-14, R17-18 |
| Moore, Kelvin | #15 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Moore, Terry | #33 | 14 | 8 | R05-07, R10-17, R19-21 |
| Murnane, Peter | #43 | 20 | 16 | R01-16, R18-20, R22 |
| O'Halloran, David | #8 | 18 | 6 | R01-10, R14-21 |
| Paton, Ian | #42 | 15 | 3 | R01-05, R07-16 |
| Polkinghorne, David | #10 | 20 | 3 | R01-07, R10-22 |
| Polkinghorne, Robert | #11 | 4 | 0 | R08, R20-22 |
| Rice, Leon | #13 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Russo, Peter | #4 | 12 | 12 | R02-03, R06-07, R10-11, R13, R15-17, R21-22 |
| Scott, Don | #23 | 14 | 15 | R01, R03-12, R18-19, R22 |
| Tuck, Michael | #17 | 22 | 20 | R01-22 |
| Turner, Mark | #44 | 9 | 2 | R14-22 |
| Wallace, Terry | #16 | 21 | 7 | R01-02, R04-22 |
| Walter, Richard | #45 | 2 | 2 | R01-02 |
| Wilkinson, Robert | #31 | 6 | 4 | R07, R14, R17-20 |
| Wilton, Nick | #21 | 9 | 6 | R08-13, R20-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkin, David | 22 | 10 | -0- | 12 | R01-22 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Alle De Wolde | Kelvin Moore | John Kennedy |
| Half-Back: | David Polkinghorne | Peter Knights | David O'Halloran |
| Centre: | Rodney Eade | Terry Wallace | Geoff Ablett |
| Half-Forward: | Ian Paton | John Hendrie | Peter Murnane |
| Forward: | Peter Russo | Michael Moncrieff | Norm Goss |
| Follower: | Don Scott | Michael Tuck | Leigh Matthews |
| Interchange: | Robert DiPierdomenico | Terry Moore |
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 25 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 14/04/1979 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 30 | David Parkin | Leigh Matthews |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 40 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 25/04/1979 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 94 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 79 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 60 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 12 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 43 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 8 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 10/06/1979 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 51 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 16/06/1979 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 39 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 105 | David Parkin | unknown |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 15 | David Parkin | unknown |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 1 | David Parkin | unknown |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 15 | David Parkin | Leigh Matthews |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 28 | David Parkin | Leigh Matthews |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 11 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 22 | David Parkin | Don Scott |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 4 | David Parkin | unknown |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 105 | David Parkin | unknown |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 38 | David Parkin | Don Scott |