1928 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1928 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1928 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval. Bert Sutton captained the visitors with Bob Sellers as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Tyson and the visitors were coached by Bert Sutton.

North Melbourne
C. Cameron, F. Coutts, T. Dea, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, E. Jones, A. Lambe, J. Lovett, L. McConnell, J. Morrissey, L. Murphy, C. Nolan, L. Richards, B. Russ, O. Saunders, B. Smith, D. Watson

Hawthorn
Back: P. Murphy, W. Woolf, F. Barker
Half-back: B. Browne, J. Sharpley, E. Utting
Centre: R. Tasker, C. Sherer, J. Gill
Half-forward: B. Sutton (capt.), F. Murphy, T. Barwick
Forward: B. Sellers (vice-capt.), B. Hyde, F. Lester
Follower: C. Lonsdale, S. Stewart, T. Pool

North Melbourne (10.16.76) defeated Hawthorn (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: O. Saunders (4), F. Coutts (3), C. Cameron, C. Healy, L. Richards
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (4), F. Murphy (2), T. Barwick, T. Pool

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 28 April 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 10.16.76 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 6 . 4 6 . 6 9 . 14 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Hawthorn 2 . 2 4 . 7 5 . 7 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin NMLB by 26 NMLB by 11 NMLB by 31 NMLB by 15 NMLB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne), Bert Sutton (Hawthorn)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Bert Sutton (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Bob Sellers (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny
Boundary Umpire: W. Thomas

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Coutts, Frank ? ? 3 ?
15 Dea, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Jones, Edgar ? ? 0 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 McConnell, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
Richards, Les ? ? 1 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Saunders, Orm ? ? 4 ?
8 Smith, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 16

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Barker, Fred BPR ? 0 ?
7 Barwick, Tom HFFR ? 1 ?
31 Browne, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
14 Gill, Jack WR ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FF ? 4 ?
33 Lester, Fred FPR ? 0 ?
12 Lonsdale, Clarrie RU ? 0 ?
32 Murphy, Frank CHF ? 2 ?
32 Murphy, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 1 ?
8 Sellers, Bob (vc) FPL ? 0 ?
4 Sharpley, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
27 Sherer, Charlie C ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart RU ? 0 ?
1 Sutton, Bert (c) HFFL ? 0 ?
29 Tasker, Roly WL ? 0 ?
2 Utting, Ernie HBFR ? 0 ?
22 Woolf, Willie FB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 13

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

North Melbourne Coach: Charlie Tyson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
32 P. Murphy 22 W. Woolf 5 F. Barker













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



31 B. Browne 4 J. Sharpley 2 E. Utting













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



29 R. Tasker 27 C. Sherer 14 J. Gill









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 C. Lonsdale

HALF-FORWARD 9 S. Stewart

1 B. Sutton (c) 32 F. Murphy 7 T. Barwick 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



8 B. Sellers (vc) 20 B. Hyde 33 F. Lester













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bert Sutton