title: 1952 Hawthorn Football Club season
text: # 1952 Hawthorn Football Club season
  
  The 1952 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 28th season in the Victorian Football League and 51st overall.
  
  ## Fixture
  
  ### Lightning Premiership
  
  The lightning premiership was played between rounds 5 and 6.
  
  | Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
  | 1 | Saturday, 24 May | Collingwood | 4.3 (27) | 0.4 (4) | Lost by 23 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | |
  
  ### Premiership Season
  
  | Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record |
  | 1 | Saturday, 19 April (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 2.8 (20) | 15.16 (106) | Lost by 86 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 0–1 |
  | 2 | Saturday, 26 April (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 12.10 (82) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 20 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 13,000 | 0–2 |
  | 3 | Saturday, 3 May (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | 10.14 (74) | Won by 14 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 13,529 | 1–2 |
  | 4 | Saturday, 10 May (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 11.3 (69) | 8.12 (60) | Won by 9 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,000 | 2–2 |
  | 5 | Saturday, 17 May (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 6.6 (42) | 5.11 (41) | Lost by 1 point | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 9,500 | 2–3 |
  | 6 | Saturday, 31 May (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 5.14 (44) | 15.8 (98) | Lost by 54 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 2–4 |
  | 7 | Saturday, 7 June (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 30 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 11,000 | 2–5 |
  | 8 | Saturday, 14 June (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 17.15 (117) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 37 points | Euroa Oval (A) | 7,500 | 2–6 |
  | 9 | Saturday, 21 June (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 5.11 (41) | 7.6 (48) | Won by 7 points | Junction Oval (A) | 7,500 | 3–6 |
  | 10 | Saturday, 28 June (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 6.8 (44) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 26 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,500 | 3–7 |
  | 11 | Saturday, 5 July (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 5.11 (41) | 9.24 (78) | Lost by 37 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 3–8 |
  | 12 | Saturday, 12 July (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 4.11 (35) | 9.4 (58) | Won by 23 points | Western Oval (A) | 12,218 | 4–8 |
  | 13 | Saturday, 19 July (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 12.15 (87) | 4.4 (28) | Lost by 59 points | Victoria Park (A) | 12,643 | 4–9 |
  | 14 | Saturday, 26 July (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 8.14 (62) | 14.7 (91) | Lost by 29 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 4–10 |
  | 15 | Saturday, 2 August (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 9.3 (57) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 28 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 4–11 |
  | 16 | Saturday, 9 August (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 6.14 (50) | 9.14 (68) | Won by 18 points | Lake Oval (A) | 12,000 | 5–11 |
  | 17 | Saturday, 16 August (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 7.6 (48) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 36 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 5–12 |
  | 18 | Saturday, 23 August (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 20.12 (132) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 55 points | Windy Hill (A) | 12,000 | 5–13 |
  | 19 | Saturday, 30 August (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 8.11 (59) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 23 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 6,000 | 5–14 |
  
  ## Ladder
  
  | (P) | Premiers |
  | - | - |
  | | Qualified for finals |
  | # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
  | 1 | Geelong (P) | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1594 | 1183 | 134.7 | 66 |
  | 2 | Collingwood | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1528 | 1058 | 144.4 | 56 |
  | 3 | Fitzroy | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1233 | 1170 | 105.4 | 52 |
  | 4 | Carlton | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1473 | 1310 | 112.4 | 48 |
  | 5 | South Melbourne | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1411 | 1337 | 105.5 | 46 |
  | 6 | Melbourne | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1420 | 1379 | 103.0 | 38 |
  | 7 | North Melbourne | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1352 | 1396 | 96.8 | 36 |
  | 8 | Essendon | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1579 | 1390 | 113.6 | 34 |
  | 9 | Richmond | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1281 | 1384 | 92.6 | 32 |
  | 10 | Footscray | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1052 | 1364 | 77.1 | 20 |
  | 11 | Hawthorn | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1030 | 1480 | 69.6 | 20 |
  | 12 | St Kilda | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1071 | 1573 | 68.1 | 8 |
  
  Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 70.3 Source: AFL Tables
  
  