1991 Hawthorn Football Club season

67th season in the Australian Football League

Hawthorn Football Club
1991 season
PresidentTrevor Coote
CoachAlan Joyce
Captain(s)Michael Tuck
Home groundPrinces Park
Waverley Park
AFL season16–6 (2nd)
Finals seriesPremiers
(Defeated West Coast 139–86)
Best and FairestBen Allan
Leading goalkickerJason Dunstall (82)
Highest home attendance75,230 (Grand Final vs. West Coast)
Lowest home attendance5,741 (Round 13 vs. Brisbane Bears)
Average home attendance28,551
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The 1991 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 67th season in the Australian Football League and 90th overall.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Friday, 22 March (7:40 pm) Adelaide 24.11 (155) 9.15 (69) Lost by 86 points Football Park (A) 44,902 0–1
2 Monday, 1 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 25.16 (166) 10.15 (75) Won by 91 points Princes Park (H) 13,815 1–1
3 Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 20.16 (136) 11.13 (79) Won by 57 points Waverley Park (H) 25,960 2–1
4 Bye
5 Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 17.16 (118) 16.11 (107) Lost by 11 points Waverley Park (A) 21,448 2–2
6 Sunday, 28 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 11.8 (74) 36.15 (231) Won by 157 points North Hobart Oval (A) 13,335 3–2
7 Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 8.14 (62) 21.18 (144) Lost by 82 points Princes Park (H) 18,585 3–3
8 Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 18.14 (122) 11.12 (78) Won by 44 points Waverley Park (H) 29,727 4–3
9 Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.13 (103) 13.9 (87) Won by 16 points Waverley Park (H) 40,537 5–3
10 Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.12 (108) 23.13 (151) Won by 43 points Waverley Park (A) 45,595 6–3
11 Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 10.17 (77) 15.13 (103) Lost by 26 points Princes Park (H) 20,832 6–4
12 Monday, 10 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 13.18 (96) 20.16 (136) Lost by 40 points Princes Park (H) 23,123 6–5
13 Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 22.17 (149) 9.8 (62) Won by 87 points Princes Park (H) 5,741 7–5
14 Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.11 (77) 19.13 (127) Won by 50 points Waverley Park (A) 30,664 8–5
15 Friday, 28 June (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 18.7 (115) 27.17 (179) Won by 64 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 25,819 9–5
16 Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) Adelaide 23.20 (158) 14.11 (95) Won by 63 points Waverley Park (H) 21,715 10–5
17 Sunday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 14.19 (103) 15.24 (114) Won by 11 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 12,143 11–5
18 Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.10 (88) 13.16 (94) Won by 6 points Waverley Park (A) 24,731 12–5
19 Bye
20 Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 12.11 (83) 10.9 (69) Won by 14 points Waverley Park (H) 20,670 13–5
21 Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 28.27 (195) 10.9 (69) Won by 126 points Princes Park (H) 11,500 14–5
22 Sunday, 18 August (2:10 pm) West Coast 15.9 (99) 11.9 (75) Lost by 24 points Subiaco Oval (A) 35,001 14–6
23 Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 8.10 (58) 23.18 (156) Won by 98 points Princes Park (A) 18,521 15–6
24 Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.9 (63) 21.17 (143) Won by 80 points Waverley Park (A) 48,311 16–6
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Finals series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Sunday, 8 September (2:30 pm) West Coast 15.11 (101) 18.16 (124) Won by 23 points Subiaco Oval (A) 44,142
2nd semi-final Saturday, 14 September (2:30 pm) Geelong 13.17 (95) 13.15 (93) Won by 2 points Waverley Park (H) 63,733
Grand Final Saturday, 28 September (2:50 pm) West Coast 20.19 (139) 13.8 (86) Won by 53 points Waverley Park (H) 75,230
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Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 West Coast 22 19 3 0 2485 1532 162.2 76
2 Hawthorn (P) 22 16 6 0 2793 2055 135.9 64
3 Geelong 22 16 6 0 2660 2021 131.6 64
4 St Kilda 22 14 7 1 2512 2087 120.4 58
5 Melbourne 22 13 9 0 2355 2123 110.9 52
6 Essendon 22 13 9 0 2203 2017 109.2 52
7 Collingwood 22 12 9 1 2349 2033 115.5 50
8 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2456 2693 91.2 48
9 Adelaide 22 10 12 0 2041 2282 89.4 40
10 Footscray 22 9 12 1 1815 2064 87.9 38
11 Carlton 22 8 14 0 1878 2113 88.9 32
12 Sydney 22 7 14 1 2360 2778 85.0 30
13 Richmond 22 7 15 0 2141 2450 87.4 28
14 Fitzroy 22 4 18 0 1837 2771 66.3 16
15 Brisbane Bears 22 3 19 0 1976 2842 69.5 12

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 102.6
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1991 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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