The 1943 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 19th season in the Victorian Football League and 42nd overall.
Fixture
Lightning Premiership
The lightning premiership was played between rounds 11 and 12.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
| Semifinal | Saturday, 24 July | Fitzroy | 5.4 (34) | 3.6 (24) | Lost by 10 points | Princes Park (A) | |
Premiership Season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 14.9 (93) | 13.17 (95) | Won by 2 points | Toorak Park (A) | 6,000 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 7.8 (50) | 11.15 (81) | Lost by 31 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,000 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | 17.15 (117) | Won by 45 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 5,000 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) | Fitzroy | 13.8 (86) | 9.21 (75) | Won by 11 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Saturday, 5 June (2:30 pm) | South Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | 12.13 (85) | Won by 10 points | Princes Park (A) | 14,000 | 4–1 |
| 6 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | Saturday, 19 June (2:30 pm) | North Melbourne | 20.16 (136) | 13.17 (95) | Won by 41 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 5–1 |
| 8 | Saturday, 26 June (2:30 pm) | Richmond | 15.16 (106) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 44 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 16,000 | 5–2 |
| 9 | Saturday, 3 July (2:30 pm) | Footscray | 13.11 (89) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 10 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 6–2 |
| 10 | Saturday, 10 July (2:30 pm) | Carlton | 16.9 (105) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 25 points | Princes Park (A) | 12,000 | 6–3 |
| 11 | Saturday, 17 July (2:30 pm) | Collingwood | 16.14 (110) | 12.13 (85) | Won by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 7–3 |
| 12 | Saturday, 31 July (2:30 pm) | Essendon | 7.13 (55) | 9.12 (66) | Lost by 11 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 7–4 |
| 13 | Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 13.19 (97) | 10.15 (75) | Lost by 22 points | Princes Park (A) | 15,000 | 7–5 |
| 14 | Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 9.14 (68) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 5 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 15,000 | 8–5 |
| 15 | Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) | South Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | 7.14 (56) | Won by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,000 | 9–5 |
| 16 | Saturday, 28 August (2:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 8.11 (59) | 7.16 (58) | Lost by 1 point | Arden Street Oval (A) | 4,500 | 9–6 |
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Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 951 | 782 | 121.6 | 36 | Plays 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th[2] |
| 2 | Richmond | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 968 | 808 | 119.8 | 32 | Plays 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 968 | 849 | 114.0 | 32 | Plays 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 910 | 866 | 105.1 | 32 | Plays 1st, 2nd, 5th, 8th, 10th |
| 5 | Carlton | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 893 | 789 | 113.2 | 24 | Plays 1st, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th |
| 6 | Footscray | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 837 | 774 | 108.1 | 24 | Plays 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 10th |
| 7 | Melbourne | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 898 | 1010 | 88.9 | 24 | Plays 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 10th |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 768 | 885 | 86.8 | 22 | Plays 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th |
| 9 | Collingwood | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 748 | 864 | 86.6 | 16 | Plays 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 887 | 943 | 94.1 | 12 | Plays 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th |
| 11 | St Kilda | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 731 | 989 | 73.9 | 10 | Eliminated |
Source: "How the clubs stand". The Football Record. Vol. 30, no. 14. Melbourne, VIC. 31 July 1943. p. 10.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond (P) | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1435 | 1166 | 123.1 | 44 |
| 2 | Essendon | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1296 | 1125 | 115.2 | 44 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1345 | 1234 | 109.0 | 44 |
| 4 | Carlton | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1420 | 1136 | 125.0 | 40 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1259 | 1212 | 103.9 | 40 |
| 6 | Footscray | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1164 | 1244 | 93.6 | 32 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1364 | 1537 | 88.7 | 32 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1346 | 1272 | 105.8 | 28 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1019 | 1323 | 77.0 | 26 |
| 10 | Collingwood | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1217 | 1358 | 89.6 | 24 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 731 | 989 | 73.9 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 85.0
Source: AFL Tables
References
- ^ "AFL Tables - 1943 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures". The Football Record. Vol. 30, no. 12. Melbourne, VIC. 17 July 1943. p. 11.
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