1991 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1991 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 67th season in the Australian Football League and 90th overall.

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

Fixture

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Premiership season

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RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Friday, 22 March (7:40 pm)Adelaide24.11 (155)9.15 (69)Lost by 86 pointsFootball Park (A)44,9020–1
2Monday, 1 April (2:10 pm)Sydney25.16 (166)10.15 (75)Won by 91 pointsPrinces Park (H)13,8151–1
3Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm)Richmond20.16 (136)11.13 (79)Won by 57 pointsWaverley Park (H)25,9602–1
4Bye
5Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm)Footscray17.16 (118)16.11 (107)Lost by 11 pointsWaverley Park (A)21,4482–2
6Sunday, 28 April (2:10 pm)Fitzroy11.8 (74)36.15 (231)Won by 157 pointsNorth Hobart Oval (A)13,3353–2
7Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm)West Coast8.14 (62)21.18 (144)Lost by 82 pointsPrinces Park (H)18,5853–3
8Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm)Carlton18.14 (122)11.12 (78)Won by 44 pointsWaverley Park (H)29,7274–3
9Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm)Essendon15.13 (103)13.9 (87)Won by 16 pointsWaverley Park (H)40,5375–3
10Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm)Collingwood16.12 (108)23.13 (151)Won by 43 pointsWaverley Park (A)45,5956–3
11Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm)St Kilda10.17 (77)15.13 (103)Lost by 26 pointsPrinces Park (H)20,8326–4
12Monday, 10 June (2:10 pm)Geelong13.18 (96)20.16 (136)Lost by 40 pointsPrinces Park (H)23,1236–5
13Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm)Brisbane Bears22.17 (149)9.8 (62)Won by 87 pointsPrinces Park (H)5,7417–5
14Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm)Melbourne11.11 (77)19.13 (127)Won by 50 pointsWaverley Park (A)30,6648–5
15Friday, 28 June (7:40 pm)North Melbourne18.7 (115)27.17 (179)Won by 64 pointsMelbourne Cricket Ground (A)25,8199–5
16Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm)Adelaide23.20 (158)14.11 (95)Won by 63 pointsWaverley Park (H)21,71510–5
17Sunday, 14 July (2:10 pm)Sydney14.19 (103)15.24 (114)Won by 11 pointsSydney Cricket Ground (A)12,14311–5
18Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm)Richmond13.10 (88)13.16 (94)Won by 6 pointsWaverley Park (A)24,73112–5
19Bye
20Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm)Footscray12.11 (83)10.9 (69)Won by 14 pointsWaverley Park (H)20,67013–5
21Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm)Fitzroy28.27 (195)10.9 (69)Won by 126 pointsPrinces Park (H)11,50014–5
22Sunday, 18 August (2:10 pm)West Coast15.9 (99)11.9 (75)Lost by 24 pointsSubiaco Oval (A)35,00114–6
23Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm)Carlton8.10 (58)23.18 (156)Won by 98 pointsPrinces Park (A)18,52115–6
24Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm)Essendon9.9 (63)21.17 (143)Won by 80 pointsWaverley Park (A)48,31116–6
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Finals series

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RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying finalSunday, 8 September (2:30 pm)West Coast15.11 (101)18.16 (124)Won by 23 pointsSubiaco Oval (A)44,142
2nd semi-finalSaturday, 14 September (2:30 pm)Geelong13.17 (95)13.15 (93)Won by 2 pointsWaverley Park (H)63,733
Grand FinalSaturday, 28 September (2:50 pm)West Coast20.19 (139)13.8 (86)Won by 53 pointsWaverley Park (H)75,230
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Ladder

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(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1West Coast22193024851532162.276
2Hawthorn (P)22166027932055135.964
3Geelong22166026602021131.664
4St Kilda22147125122087120.458
5Melbourne22139023552123110.952
6Essendon22139022032017109.252
7Collingwood22129123492033115.550
8North Melbourne22121002456269391.248
9Adelaide22101202041228289.440
10Footscray2291211815206487.938
11Carlton2281401878211388.932
12Sydney2271412360277885.030
13Richmond2271502141245087.428
14Fitzroy2241801837277166.316
15Brisbane Bears2231901976284269.512

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

References

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