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The 1953 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 29th season in the Victorian Football League and 52nd overall.

Fixture

Lightning Premiership

See also: 1953 VFL Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 6 and 7.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Tuesday, 2 June North Melbourne 3.5 (23) 2.2 (14) Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)
Semifinal Tuesday, 2 June Richmond 1.0 (6) 1.1 (7) Lost by 1 point Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)

Premiership Season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 18 April (2:15 pm) Geelong 12.15 (87) 5.8 (38) Lost by 49 points Kardinia Park (A) 19,877 0–1
2 Saturday, 2 May (2:15 pm) St Kilda 8.9 (57) 13.14 (92) Lost by 35 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 0–2
3 Saturday, 9 May (2:15 pm) Footscray 16.15 (111) 6.6 (42) Lost by 69 points Western Oval (A) 15,000 0–3
4 Saturday, 16 May (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 7.11 (53) 9.9 (63) Lost by 10 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 0–4
5 Saturday, 23 May (2:15 pm) Collingwood 13.18 (96) 3.8 (26) Lost by 70 points Victoria Park (A) 9,627 0–5
6 Saturday, 30 May (2:15 pm) Carlton 10.7 (67) 6.11 (47) Lost by 20 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 1–5
7 Saturday, 6 June (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 8.12 (60) 5.14 (44) Lost by 16 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 9,500 1–6
8 Saturday, 13 June (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 8.14 (62) 12.8 (80) Lost by 18 points Arden Street Oval (A) 7,000 1–7
9 Saturday, 20 June (2:15 pm) Essendon 9.10 (64) 12.15 (87) Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 1–8
10 Saturday, 27 June (2:15 pm) Melbourne 10.14 (74) 16.6 (102) Won by 28 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 11,993 2–8
11 Saturday, 4 July (2:15 pm) Richmond 12.10 (82) 7.6 (48) Lost by 34 points Punt Road Oval (A) 11,000 2–9
12 Saturday, 11 July (2:15 pm) Geelong 9.8 (62) 12.14 (86) Lost by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 2–10
13 Saturday, 25 July (2:15 pm) St Kilda 9.13 (67) 4.14 (38) Lost by 29 points Junction Oval (A) 7,500 2–11
14 Saturday, 1 August (2:15 pm) Footscray 3.10 (28) 11.10 (76) Lost by 48 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 2–12
15 Saturday, 8 August (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 7.12 (54) 9.8 (62) Won by 8 points Lake Oval (A) 8,500 3–12
16 Saturday, 15 August (2:15 pm) Collingwood 11.6 (72) 12.16 (88) Lost by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 7,000 3–13
17 Saturday, 22 August (2:15 pm) Carlton 12.15 (87) 6.9 (45) Lost by 42 points Princes Park (A) 8,500 3–14
18 Saturday, 29 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 9.10 (64) 13.6 (84) Lost by 20 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,000 3–15
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Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Geelong 18 15 3 0 1546 1079 143.3 60
2 Collingwood (P) 18 14 4 0 1518 1229 123.5 56
3 Footscray 18 13 5 0 1309 959 136.5 52
4 Essendon 18 13 5 0 1529 1177 129.9 52
5 Carlton 18 10 8 0 1409 1310 107.6 40
6 Fitzroy 18 10 8 0 1208 1421 85.0 40
7 North Melbourne 18 9 9 0 1388 1287 107.8 36
8 South Melbourne 18 9 9 0 1385 1323 104.7 36
9 St Kilda 18 5 13 0 1065 1561 68.2 20
10 Richmond 18 3 14 1 1220 1501 81.3 14
11 Melbourne 18 3 14 1 1137 1420 80.1 14
12 Hawthorn 18 3 15 0 974 1421 68.5 12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 72.6
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1953 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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