1962 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1962 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 38th season in the Victorian Football League and 61st overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL premiers.

Hawthorn Football Club

1962 season
President	Dr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach	John Kennedy Sr.
Captain(s)	Graham Arthur
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
Night series	Runner-up
VFL season	5–13 (9th)
Finals series	Did not qualify
Best and fairest	Graham Arthur
Leading goalkicker	John Peck (38)
Highest home attendance	28,000 (Round 7 vs. St Kilda)
Lowest home attendance	9,600 (Round 17 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance	19,378
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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 (2:20 pm)	Footscray	12.8 (80)	6.11 (47)	Lost by 33 points	Western Oval (A)	30,762	0–1
2	Saturday, 28 April (2:20 pm)	Collingwood	13.9 (87)	10.15 (75)	Won by 12 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	23,500	1–1
3	Saturday, 5 May (2:20 pm)	Geelong	18.10 (118)	12.7 (79)	Lost by 39 points	Kardinia Park (A)	25,819	1–2
4	Saturday, 12 May (2:20 pm)	Carlton	12.6 (78)	12.19 (91)	Lost by 13 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	22,300	1–3
5	Saturday, 19 May (2:20 pm)	Richmond	11.8 (74)	9.16 (70)	Won by 4 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	18,000	2–3
6	Saturday, 26 May (2:20 pm)	Fitzroy	11.13 (79)	8.8 (56)	Lost by 23 points	Brunswick Street Oval (A)	14,781	2–4
7	Saturday, 4 June (2:20 pm)	St Kilda	9.8 (62)	12.22 (94)	Lost by 32 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	28,000	2–5
8	Saturday, 9 June (2:20 pm)	Essendon	9.15 (69)	7.10 (52)	Won by 17 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	21,000	3–5
9	Saturday, 23 June (2:20 pm)	North Melbourne	10.8 (68)	10.7 (67)	Lost by 1 point	Arden Street Oval (A)	8,470	3–6
10	Saturday, 30 June (2:20 pm)	South Melbourne	7.8 (50)	12.14 (86)	Won by 36 points	Lake Oval (A)	10,950	4–6
11	Saturday, 7 July (2:20 pm)	Melbourne	11.14 (80)	14.12 (96)	Lost by 16 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	18,000	4–7
12	Saturday, 14 July (2:20 pm)	Footscray	13.8 (84)	16.6 (102)	Lost by 18 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	16,000	4–8
13	Saturday, 21 July (2:20 pm)	Collingwood	15.9 (99)	9.6 (60)	Lost by 39 points	Victoria Park (A)	16,848	4–9
14	Saturday, 28 July (2:20 pm)	Geelong	11.17 (83)	16.13 (109)	Lost by 26 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	18,000	4–10
15	Saturday, 4 August (2:20 pm)	Carlton	8.11 (59)	7.11 (53)	Lost by 6 points	Princes Park (A)	18,250	4–11
16	Saturday, 11 August (2:20 pm)	Richmond	11.11 (77)	15.4 (94)	Won by 17 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	15,992	5–11
17	Saturday, 18 August (2:20 pm)	Fitzroy	12.11 (83)	13.13 (91)	Lost by 8 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	9,600	5–12
18	Saturday, 25 August (2:20 pm)	St Kilda	14.16 (100)	9.11 (65)	Lost by 35 points	Junction Oval (A)	17,450	5–13

Night series

See also: 1962 Night Series Cup

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
1	Tuesday, 11 September	Footscray	11.21 (87)	9.10 (64)	Won by 23 points	Lake Oval	13,560
Semi-Final	Tuesday, 18 September	Collingwood	18.13 (121)	7.7 (49)	Won by 72 points	Lake Oval	20,100
Final	Wednesday, 26 September	Richmond	8.16 (64)	9.6 (60)	Lost by 4 points	Lake Oval	24,550

Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Essendon (P)	18	16	2	0	1574	1207	130.4	64
2	Geelong	18	14	4	0	1690	1213	139.3	56
3	Melbourne	18	14	4	0	1374	1092	125.8	56
4	Carlton	18	13	5	0	1361	1205	112.9	52
5	Footscray	18	11	7	0	1390	1281	108.5	44
6	St Kilda	18	9	9	0	1379	1267	108.8	36
7	Collingwood	18	9	9	0	1365	1386	98.5	36
8	Richmond	18	5	13	0	1308	1446	90.5	20
9	Hawthorn	18	5	13	0	1307	1510	86.6	20
10	Fitzroy	18	5	13	0	1222	1529	79.9	20
11	North Melbourne	18	4	14	0	1152	1575	73.1	16
12	South Melbourne	18	3	15	0	1193	1604	74.4	12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 75.5
Source: AFL Tables