1925 Hawthorn Football Club season

First season in the Victorian Football League December 2017 December 2017 Hawthorn Football Club 1925 120px Hawthorn's guernsey for the 1925 season J.W. Kennon Alex Hall Jim Jackson Glenferrie Oval VFL season 3–14 (12th) Finals series Did not qualify Best and Fairest Fred Finch Les Woodford (20) 20,000 (Round 1 vs. ) 6,000 (Round 11 vs. ) 10,750 1924 (VFA) 1926 The 1925 Hawthorn Football Club season first edition of the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League and 24th overall. The club was allowed entry to join the VFL crossing over from the Victorian Football Association. Alex Hall was the first coach for the VFL team while Jim Jackson was the first captain. The club's first match in the Victorian Football League were against the at the Glenferrie Oval on the 2 May 1925. The club finished 3–14 in their first season which placed them 12th and last on the ladder, receiving the wooden spoon. Hawthorn's best and fairest was awarded to Fred Finch while Les Woodford was the leading goalkicker with twenty goals for the season. Roster Hawthorn Football Club #4D2004 #FBBF15 #FBBF15 #4D2004 AFL Tables 3 October 2016 Senior list  1 Jim Jackson(c)  2 Cyril Nott  3 Stan McKenzie  4 Hec Yeomans  5 Les Woodford  6 Paddy Burke  7 Clem Splatt  8 Jim McCashney  9 Arthur Pearson  10 Fred Brown  11 Fred Finch  12 Ern Utting  12 Pat Kennedy  14 Jack Gill  15 Jack Pickford  16 Clarrie Lethlean  17 Gil Hendrie  18 Les Carbarns  19 George Bolt  20 Reg Whitehead  20 Bert McComb  21 Bert Officer  22 Mick Ennis  23 Dave Elliman  24 Roy Donovan  24 Syd James  25 Bob Sellers  26 Bert Calwell  27 Jack Price  28 Wal Williams  29 Pat Keary  30 Lew Gough  31 Martin Larkin  32 Bert Hyde Alex Hall Season summary Hawthorn began their 1925 season on the 2 May against at Glenferrie Oval as one of the three new teams competing (the others being and .https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155754104/18723357 Football Season Opens The Age 5 4 May 1925 trove.org In the opening game, they scored the first VFL goal, from Hec Yeomans, although they would lose by 39 points.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155754231/18723357# Hawthorn's Promising Display The Age 5 4 May 1925 trove.org The following week they suffered a 54 point loss to StK.https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1925/101519250509.html AFL Tables - St Kilda v Hawthorn 3 June 2020 AFL Main It would not be until Round 5, that Hawthorn would record their first victory in the VFL as Les Woodford scored three goals in a sixteen point victory over fellow newcomers who was missing seven players from the previous week.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155758656/18723819 Hawthorn's First Victory The Age 14 1 June 1925 trove.org The following week would see Hawthorn give up a seventeen point lead at the half time break to lose by four points at Arden Street Oval to North Melbourne.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155767172/18723930 North's Third Quarter The Age 11 8 June 1925 trove.org That loss to North Melbourne, would see the start of a seven-game losing streak which included losses to the defending VFL champions (31 points),https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155763494/18724154 Well-Contested Game The Age 15 22 June 1925 trove.org (67 points)https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155761019/18724261 A Time Contest The Age 15 29 June 1925 trove.org and (84 points).https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155796337/18724478 Fitzory Tall Score The Age 7 13 July 1925 trove.org The streak of losses would be broken on the 10 August with a three point win over StK at home in Round 13 with Bert Hyde getting three goals for Hawthorn in the victory.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155818909/18724916 An Exciting Finish The Age 7 10 August 1925 trove.org They evently finish with the wooden-spoon with a third win in the final match of the season against North Melbourne at home in what was their biggest win of the season (25 points).https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155811489/18725464 Dull Play at Hawthorn The Age 15 14 September 1925 trove.org Results Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Record Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 2 May (2:45 pm) 5.8 (38) 11.11 (77) Lost by 39 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 0–1 2 Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm) StK 17.12 (114) 8.12 (60) Lost by 54 points Junction Oval (A) 0–2 3 Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm) 9.11 (65) 11.16 (82) Lost by 17 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 0–3 4 Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm) 10.10 (70) 6.13 (49) Lost by 21 points Princes Park (A) 0–4 5 Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm) 10.14 (74) 8.10 (58) Won by 16 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 1–4 6 Saturday, 6 June (2:45 pm) 8.13 (61) 8.9 (57) Lost by 4 points Arden Street Oval (A) 1–5 7 Saturday, 13 June (2:45 pm) 15.11 (101) 7.7 (49) Lost by 52 points Corio Oval (A) 1–6 8 Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm) 9.7 (61) 10.14 (74) Lost by 31 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 1–7 9 Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm) 15.14 (104) 5.7 (37) Lost by 67 points Lake Oval (A) 1–8 10 Saturday, 11 July (2:45 pm) 19.11 (125) 5.11 (41) Lost by 84 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 1–9 11 Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm) 6.10 (46) 14.18 (102) Lost by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 1–10 12 Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm) 6.11 (47) 3.11 (29) Lost by 18 points Punt Road Oval (A) 1–11 13 Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm) StK 8.11 (59) 8.8 (56) Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 2–11 14 Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm) 11.18 (84) 8.12 (60) Lost by 24 points Victoria Park (A) 2–12 15 Saturday, 29 August (2:45 pm) 7.10 (52) 11.14 (80) Lost by 28 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 2–13 16 Saturday, 5 September (2:45 pm) 15.10 (100) 10.10 (70) Lost by 30 points Western Oval (A) 2–14 17 Saturday, 12 September (2:45 pm) 7.13 (55) 4.6 (30) Won by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 3–14 http://afltables.com/afl/seas/1925.html afltables.com AFL Tables - 1925 Season Scores 13 September 2016 Ladder Ladder Haw References Category:Hawthorn Football Club seasons Hawthorn