The 1925 season is the

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's first season in the

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and 24th overall. The club was allowed entry to join the VFL crossing over from the

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. Alex Hall was the first coach for the VFL team while Jim Jackson was the first captain. The club's first match in the

was against the at the

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on the 2 May 1925. The club finished 3–14 in their first season which placed them 12th and last on the ladder, receiving the

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. Hawthorn's

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was awarded to

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while Les Woodford was the leading goalkicker with twenty goals for the season.

Roster

Season summary

Hawthorn began their 1925 season on the 2 May against at Glenferrie Oval as one of the three new teams competing (the others being and . In the opening game, they scored the first VFL goal from

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as they would lose by 39 points. The following week they suffered a 54 point loss to . It would not be until Round 5, that Hawthorn would record their first victory in the VFL as Les Woodford scored three goals in a sixteen point victory over fellow newcomers who was missing seven players from the previous week. The following week would see Hawthorn give up a seventeen point lead at the half time break to lose by four points at

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to North Melbourne. That loss to North Melbourne, would see the start of a seven-game losing streak which included losses to the defending VFL champions (31 points), (67 points) and (84 points). The streak of losses would be broken on the 10 August with a three point win over at home in Round 13 with

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getting three goals for Hawthorn in the victory. They evently finish with the wooden-spoon with a third win in the final match of the season against North Melbourne at home in what was their biggest win of the season (25 points).

Results

Ladder

References

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