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51st season in the Victorian Football League
The 1975 season was the Hawthorn Football Club 's 51st season in the Victorian Football League and 74th overall. Hawthorn finished as minor premiers for the fourth time and the first time since 1971 , This was the first time Hawthorn qualified for finals in consecutive seasons. Hawthorn qualified for their fourth Grand Final and their first since 1971 . Hawthorn were defeated by North Melbourne in the Grand Final 67–122. This was their first Grand Final defeat since 1963 .
Fixture [ edit ]
Premiership season [ edit ]
Rd
Date and local time
Opponent
Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)
Venue
Attendance
Record
Home
Away
Result
1
Saturday, 5 April (2:10 pm)
North Melbourne
15.15 (105)
11.10 (76)
Won by 29 points
Princes Park (H)
14,978
1–0
2
Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm)
St Kilda
11.15 (81)
17.19 (121)
Won by 40 points
Moorabbin Oval (A)
18,465
2–0
3
Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm)
Richmond
12.15 (87)
17.14 (116)
Won by 29 points
VFL Park (A)
39,496
3–0
4
Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm)
South Melbourne
9.15 (69)
13.21 (99)
Won by 30 points
Lake Oval (A)
12,708
4–0
5
Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm)
Melbourne
19.22 (136)
11.15 (81)
Won by 55 points
Princes Park (H)
11,198
5–0
6
Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm)
Carlton
16.15 (111)
12.13 (85)
Lost by 26 points
Princes Park (A)
28,532
5–1
7
Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm)
Fitzroy
19.16 (130)
13.12 (90)
Won by 40 points
Princes Park (H)
10,940
6–1
8
Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm)
Geelong
5.10 (40)
17.11 (113)
Won by 73 points
VFL Park (A)
23,466
7–1
9
Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm)
Footscray
8.10 (58)
20.14 (134)
Won by 76 points
Western Oval (A)
15,933
8–1
10
Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm)
Collingwood
19.24 (138)
13.11 (89)
Won by 49 points
Princes Park (H)
24,061
9–1
11
Monday, 16 June (2:10 pm)
Essendon
13.12 (90)
21.20 (146)
Won by 56 points
Windy Hill (A)
23,244
10–1
12
Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm)
North Melbourne
13.17 (95)
18.12 (120)
Won by 25 points
Arden Street Oval (A)
15,478
11–1
13
Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm)
St Kilda
11.19 (85)
7.19 (61)
Won by 24 points
Princes Park (H)
15,533
12–1
14
Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm)
South Melbourne
9.10 (64)
5.9 (39)
Won by 25 points
VFL Park (H)
14,008
13–1
15
Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm)
Richmond
14.10 (94)
2.20 (32)
Won by 62 points
Princes Park (H)
17,276
14–1
16
Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm)
Melbourne
15.17 (107)
17.17 (119)
Won by 12 points
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
18,829
15–1
17
Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm)
Carlton
15.15 (105)
15.11 (101)
Won by 4 points
Princes Park (H)
31,253
16–1
18
Saturday, 2 August (2:10 pm)
Fitzroy
15.23 (113)
10.19 (79)
Lost by 34 points
Junction Oval (A)
9,139
16–2
19
Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm)
Geelong
25.23 (173)
8.7 (55)
Won by 118 points
Princes Park (H)
8,417
17–2
20
Saturday, 16 August (2:10 pm)
Footscray
13.13 (91)
14.9 (93)
Lost by 2 points
VFL Park (H)
15,601
17–3
21
Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm)
Collingwood
7.15 (57)
3.9 (27)
Lost by 30 points
Victoria Park (A)
26,303
17–4
22
Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm)
Essendon
14.19 (103)
17.8 (110)
Lost by 7 points
Princes Park (H)
12,236
17–5
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Finals Series [ edit ]
(P)
Premiers
Qualified for finals
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 94.6 Source: AFL Tables
References [ edit ]
VFL/AFL home grounds VFL/AFL premierships (13) Runner-up (6) VFA/VFL/AFL Seasons (107) AFLW home grounds AFLW seasons (3) Related articles VFA in recess from 1916–1917, Hawthorn did not participate in the 1918 VFA season due to World War I (indicated in grey)