1938 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1938 season
President	Dr. Jacob Jona
Coach	Ivan McAlpine
Captain(s)	Bert Mills
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season	4–14 (11th)
Finals Series	Did not qualify
Best and Fairest	Stan Spinks
Leading goalkicker	Alby Naismith (30)
Highest home attendance	18,000 (Round 1 vs. Carlton, Round 5 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance	7,000 (Round 13 vs. Melbourne, Round 17 vs. South Melbourne)
Average home attendance	11,667
← 1937 1939 →

The 1938 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 14th season in the Victorian Football League and 37th overall.

Fixture

Premiership Season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 23 April (2:45 pm)	Carlton	10.10 (76)	14.8 (92)	Lost by 16 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	18,000	0–1
2	Saturday, 30 April (2:45 pm)	Melbourne	14.8 (92)	16.15 (111)	Won by 19 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	11,327	1–1
3	Saturday, 7 May (2:45 pm)	Footscray	8.14 (62)	9.16 (70)	Lost by 8 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	14,500	1–2
4	Saturday, 14 May (2:45 pm)	Collingwood	21.15 (141)	14.16 (100)	Lost by 41 points	Victoria Park (A)	14,000	1–3
5	Saturday, 21 May (2:45 pm)	Richmond	13.9 (87)	12.12 (84)	Won by 3 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	18,000	2–3
6	Saturday, 28 May (2:45 pm)	South Melbourne	13.16 (94)	18.12 (120)	Won by 26 points	Lake Oval (A)	11,000	3–3
7	Saturday, 4 June (2:45 pm)	Essendon	16.20 (116)	16.7 (103)	Lost by 13 points	Windy Hill (A)	12,000	3–4
8	Monday, 13 June (2:45 pm)	Fitzroy	7.11 (53)	12.22 (94)	Lost by 41 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	16,000	3–5
9	Saturday, 18 June (2:45 pm)	Geelong	11.23 (89)	6.13 (49)	Lost by 40 points	Corio Oval (A)	7,000	3–6
10	Saturday, 25 June (2:45 pm)	St Kilda	8.12 (60)	9.10 (64)	Lost by 4 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	10,000	3–7
11	Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm)	North Melbourne	13.14 (92)	12.6 (78)	Lost by 14 points	Arden Street Oval (A)	4,000	3–8
12	Saturday, 9 July (2:45 pm)	Carlton	12.12 (84)	8.15 (63)	Lost by 21 points	Princes Park (A)	14,000	3–9
13	Saturday, 23 July (2:45 pm)	Melbourne	10.9 (69)	9.16 (70)	Lost by 1 point	Glenferrie Oval (H)	7,000	3–10
14	Saturday, 30 July (2:45 pm)	Footscray	17.14 (116)	4.7 (31)	Lost by 85 points	Western Oval (A)	11,000	3–11
15	Saturday, 6 August (2:45 pm)	Collingwood	12.11 (83)	18.15 (123)	Lost by 40 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	8,000	3–12
16	Saturday, 13 August (2:45 pm)	Richmond	19.18 (132)	12.11 (83)	Lost by 49 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	9,000	3–13
17	Saturday, 20 August (2:45 pm)	South Melbourne	17.15 (117)	9.20 (74)	Won by 43 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	7,000	4–13
18	Saturday, 27 August (2:45 pm)	Essendon	9.15 (69)	12.18 (90)	Lost by 21 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	6,500	4–14

Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Carlton (P)	18	14	4	0	1827	1574	116.1	56
2	Geelong	18	13	5	0	1897	1468	129.2	52
3	Footscray	18	13	5	0	1723	1386	124.3	52
4	Collingwood	18	12	6	0	1942	1652	117.6	48
5	Melbourne	18	11	7	0	1776	1676	106.0	44
6	Richmond	18	10	8	0	1747	1563	111.8	40
7	Essendon	18	9	9	0	1801	1760	102.3	36
8	St Kilda	18	9	9	0	1474	1606	91.8	36
9	North Melbourne	18	6	12	0	1384	1852	74.7	24
10	Fitzroy	18	5	13	0	1543	1742	88.6	20
11	Hawthorn	18	4	14	0	1414	1717	82.4	16
12	South Melbourne	18	2	16	0	1353	1885	71.8	8

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 92.0
Source: AFL Tables