35th season in the Victorian Football League
Australian rules football club season
The 1959 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 35th season in the Victorian Football League and 58th overall.
Fixture
Night Series
Rd
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Date and local time
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Opponent
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Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)
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Venue
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Attendance
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Home
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Away
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Result
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1
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Monday, 7 September
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St Kilda
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11.17 (83)
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4.7 (31)
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Won by 52 points
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Lake Oval
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12,400
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Semi-final
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Thursday, 17 September
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South Melbourne
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13.14 (92)
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13.10 (88)
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Won by 4 points
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Lake Oval
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16,100
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Final
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Monday, 28 September
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Fitzroy
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10.10 (70)
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4.16 (40)
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Lost by 30 points
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Lake Oval
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9,200
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Premiership Season
Rd
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Date and local time
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Opponent
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Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)
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Venue
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Attendance
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Record
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Home
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Away
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Result
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1
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Saturday, 18 April (2:30 pm)
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Fitzroy
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19.17 (131)
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17.18 (120)
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Lost by 11 points
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Brunswick Street Oval (A)
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20,000
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0–1
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2
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Saturday, 2 May (2:30 pm)
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Geelong
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18.15 (123)
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12.12 (84)
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Won by 39 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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14,000
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1–1
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3
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Saturday, 9 May (2:30 pm)
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Footscray
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8.10 (58)
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15.12 (102)
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Won by 44 points
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Western Oval (A)
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17,417
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2–1
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4
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Saturday, 16 May (2:30 pm)
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South Melbourne
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19.14 (128)
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13.19 (87)
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Won by 31 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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25,000
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3–1
|
5
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Saturday, 23 May (2:30 pm)
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St Kilda
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10.21 (81)
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11.11 (77)
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Lost by 4 points
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Junction Oval (A)
|
21,500
|
3–2
|
6
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Saturday, 30 May (2:30 pm)
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Carlton
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11.9 (75)
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12.11 (83)
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Lost by 8 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
|
28,000
|
3–3
|
7
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Saturday, 6 June (2:20 pm)
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Richmond
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14.9 (93)
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8.15 (63)
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Won by 30 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
|
14,500
|
4–3
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8
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Saturday, 13 June (2:20 pm)
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North Melbourne
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12.12 (84)
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8.6 (54)
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Lost by 30 points
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Arden Street Oval (A)
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12,500
|
4–4
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9
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Saturday, 27 June (2:20 pm)
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Melbourne
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6.16 (52)
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11.11 (77)
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Lost by 25 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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17,000
|
4–5
|
10
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Saturday, 4 July (2:20 pm)
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Essendon
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14.13 (97)
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12.20 (92)
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Won by 5 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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15,500
|
5–5
|
11
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Saturday, 11 July (2:20 pm)
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Collingwood
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10.15 (75)
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10.14 (74)
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Lost by 1 point
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Victoria Park (A)
|
24,502
|
5–6
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12
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Saturday, 18 July (2:20 pm)
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Fitzroy
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8.13 (61)
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8.19 (67)
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Lost by 6 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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15,500
|
5–7
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13
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Saturday, 25 July (2:20 pm)
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Geelong
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14.16 (100)
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13.13 (91)
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Lost by 9 points
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Kardinia Park (A)
|
10,072
|
5–8
|
14
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Saturday, 1 August (2:20 pm)
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Footscray
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14.15 (99)
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7.10 (52)
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Won by 47 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
|
10,000
|
6–8
|
15
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Saturday, 8 August (2:20 pm)
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South Melbourne
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8.14 (62)
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10.3 (63)
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Won by 1 point
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Lake Oval (A)
|
13,000
|
7–8
|
16
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Saturday, 15 August (2:20 pm)
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St Kilda
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10.11 (71)
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5.5 (35)
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Won by 36 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
|
12,000
|
8–8
|
17
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Saturday, 22 August (2:20 pm)
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Carlton
|
13.20 (98)
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14.12 (96)
|
Lost by 2 points
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Princes Park (A)
|
18,720
|
8–9
|
18
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Saturday, 29 August (2:20 pm)
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Richmond
|
10.13 (73)
|
17.14 (116)
|
Won by 43 points
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Punt Road Oval (A)
|
12,000
|
9–9
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Ladder
(P) |
Premiers
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Qualified for finals
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Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 81.2
Source: AFL Tables
References
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VFL/AFL home grounds | |
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VFL/AFL premierships (13) | |
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Runner-up (6) | |
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VFA/VFL/AFL Seasons (107) | |
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AFLW home grounds | |
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AFLW seasons (3) | |
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