1926 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1926 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 5 of the 1926 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval. Paddy Burke captained the hosts with Clem Splatt as vice-captain. Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Bill Doolan as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Hawthorn
Back: P. Keary, C. Nott, C. Lethlean
Half-back: J. Pickford, C. Splatt (vice-capt.), T. Everuss
Centre: B. Calwell, J. McCashney, J. Gill
Half-forward: W. Williams, F. Murphy, D. Logan
Forward: F. Finch, J. Francis, B. Hyde
Follower: P. Burke (capt.), S. Stewart, T. Pool

Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, F. Barton, L. Chapple, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, A. Hopkins, G. Howell, H. Johns, D. Johnstone, P. Krygger, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, J. Nunan, P. O'Brien, C. Rowe, J. Sharpley

Hawthorn (9.13.67) were defeated by Footscray (14.16.100).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Francis (3), F. Murphy (3), B. Hyde, T. Pool, S. Stewart
Footscray: A. Hopkins (5), L. Chapple (3), F. Aked, G. Howell, H. Johns, C. McCarthy, N. McDonald, J. Sharpley

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Hawthorn v Footscray
Date: Saturday 29 May 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Footscray
Score: 9.13.67 - 14.16.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 5 6 . 9 7 . 10 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Footscray 4 . 2 6 . 5 12 . 11 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Margin FOOT by 15 HWTH by 4 FOOT by 31 FOOT by 33 FOOT by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Hawthorn), Jim Cassidy (Footscray)
Captains: Paddy Burke (Hawthorn), Con McCarthy (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: Clem Splatt (Hawthorn), Bill Doolan (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Burke, Paddy (c) RU ? 0 ?
26 Calwell, Bert WL ? 0 ?
17 Everuss, Tom HBFR ? 0 ?
11 Finch, Fred FPL ? 0 ?
33 Francis, Jack FF ? 3 ?
14 Gill, Jack WR ? 0 ?
32 Hyde, Bert FPR ? 1 ?
29 Keary, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie BPR ? 0 ?
13 Logan, Dick HFFR ? 0 ?
8 McCashney, Jim C ? 0 ?
5 Murphy, Frank CHF ? 3 ?
4 Nott, Cyril FB ? 0 ?
15 Pickford, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 1 ?
7 Splatt, Clem (vc) CHB ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart RU ? 1 ?
28 Williams, Wal HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 13

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Aked, Frank ? ? 1 ?
7 Barton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Chapple, Les ? ? 3 ?
30 Doolan, Bill (vc) ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
3 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
33 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 5 ?
32 Howell, Gus ? ? 1 ?
35 Johns, Harry ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnstone, Doug ? ? 0 ?
24 Krygger, Park ? ? 0 ?
9 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 McDonald, Norm ? ? 1 ?
9 Nunan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
34 Sharpley, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 16

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Dan Minogue
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






6 P. Burke (c)

32 B. Hyde 33 J. Francis 11 F. Finch 9 S. Stewart

FORWARD 19 T. Pool

HALF-BACK













13 D. Logan 5 F. Murphy 28 W. Williams



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













14 J. Gill 8 J. McCashney 26 B. Calwell FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













17 T. Everuss 7 C. Splatt (vc) 15 J. Pickford



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













16 C. Lethlean 4 C. Nott 29 P. Keary



BACK



Footscray Coach: Jim Cassidy