1945 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1945 season
President	Dr. Jacob Jona
Coach	Keith Shea
Captain(s)	Keith Shea
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season	6–14 (10th)
Finals Series	Did not qualify
Best and Fairest	Jim Bohan
Leading goalkicker	Alec Albiston (66)
Highest home attendance	13,000 (Round 5 vs. Richmond, Round 9 vs. South Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance	5,000 (Round 14 vs. St Kilda)
Average home attendance	9,050
← 1944 1946 →

The 1945 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 21st season in the Victorian Football League and 44th 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, 21 April (2:45 pm)	Essendon	22.18 (150)	12.7 (79)	Lost by 71 points	Windy Hill (A)	11,000	0–1
2	Saturday, 28 April (2:45 pm)	Carlton	16.10 (106)	9.18 (72)	Won by 34 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	11,000	1–1
3	Saturday, 5 May (2:45 pm)	St Kilda	15.10 (100)	11.13 (79)	Lost by 21 points	Junction Oval (A)	10,000	1–2
4	Saturday, 12 May (2:45 pm)	Collingwood	13.23 (101)	9.9 (63)	Lost by 38 points	Victoria Park (A)	11,000	1–3
5	Saturday, 19 May (2:45 pm)	Richmond	15.7 (97)	20.11 (131)	Lost by 34 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	13,000	1–4
6	Saturday, 26 May (2:45 pm)	Geelong	10.16 (76)	10.8 (68)	Lost by 8 points	Kardinia Park (A)	10,000	1–5
7	Saturday, 2 June (2:30 pm)	Footscray	11.15 (81)	17.14 (116)	Lost by 35 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	10,000	1–6
8	Saturday, 9 June (2:30 pm)	North Melbourne	16.10 (106)	10.8 (68)	Lost by 38 points	Arden Street Oval (A)	7,000	1–7
9	Saturday, 16 June (2:30 pm)	South Melbourne	12.10 (82)	20.10 (130)	Lost by 48 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	13,000	1–8
10	Saturday, 23 June (2:30 pm)	Melbourne	15.14 (104)	12.14 (86)	Lost by 18 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	6,000	1–9
11	Saturday, 30 June (2:30 pm)	Fitzroy	7.8 (50)	10.15 (75)	Lost by 25 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	7,500	1–10
12	Saturday, 7 July (2:30 pm)	Essendon	15.17 (107)	7.12 (54)	Won by 53 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	5,500	2–10
13	Saturday, 14 July (2:30 pm)	Carlton	13.12 (90)	8.11 (59)	Lost by 31 points	Princes Park (A)	10,000	2–11
14	Saturday, 21, July (2:30 pm)	St Kilda	15.15 (105)	13.3 (81)	Won by 24 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	5,000	3–11
15	Saturday, 28 July (2:30 pm)	Collingwood	9.13 (67)	15.9 (99)	Lost by 32 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	8,000	3–12
16	Saturday, 4 August (2:45 pm)	Richmond	15.15 (105)	19.7 (121)	Lost by 16 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	13,000	4–12
17	Saturday, 11 August (2:45 pm)	Geelong	14.21 (105)	9.13 (67)	Won by 38 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	5,500	5–12
18	Saturday, 18 August (2:45 pm)	Footscray	15.15 (105)	13.11 (89)	Lost by 16 points	Western Oval (A)	12,000	5–13
19	Saturday, 25 August (2:45 pm)	North Melbourne	11.11 (77)	10.10 (70)	Won by 7 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	12,000	6–13
20	Saturday, 1 September (2:45 pm)	South Melbourne	16.16 (112)	11.10 (76)	Lost by 36 points	Junction Oval (A)	12,000	6–14

Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	South Melbourne	20	16	4	0	1840	1396	131.8	64
2	Collingwood	20	15	5	0	1902	1477	128.8	60
3	North Melbourne	20	13	7	0	1696	1526	111.1	52
4	Carlton (P)	20	13	7	0	1718	1607	106.9	52
5	Footscray	20	12	8	0	1717	1576	108.9	48
6	Fitzroy	20	11	8	1	1730	1452	119.1	46
7	Richmond	20	11	9	0	1802	1742	103.4	44
8	Essendon	20	10	9	1	1837	1614	113.8	42
9	Melbourne	20	8	12	0	1683	1699	99.1	32
10	Hawthorn	20	6	14	0	1665	1944	85.6	24
11	Geelong	20	2	18	0	1415	2180	64.9	8
12	St Kilda	20	2	18	0	1305	2097	62.2	8

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 84.6
Source: AFL Tables