1928 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1928 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1928 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Bert Sutton captained the hosts with Bob Sellers as vice-captain. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Sutton and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

Hawthorn
Back: C. Answerth, W. Woolf, S. Hayhow
Half-back: B. Browne, J. Sharpley, B. McComb
Centre: B. Brown, S. Stewart, A. Leitch
Half-forward: B. Sutton (capt.), L. Hughson, R. Brady
Forward: M. Yelland, B. Hyde, C. Lonsdale
Follower: R. Fairley, B. Sellers (vice-capt.), R. Tasker

Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, V. Driver, H. Dunbar, B. Johnson, B. Latham, T. McConville, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, H. White, S. Wittman, B. Wood

Hawthorn (14.17.101) were defeated by Melbourne (16.14.110).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (5), C. Lonsdale (4), B. Sellers (2), L. Hughson, R. Tasker, M. Yelland
Melbourne: J. Abernethy (5), H. Dunbar (3), T. McConville (3), S. Wittman (2), B. Johnson, B. Tymms, H. White

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Hawthorn v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 May 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Melbourne
Score: 14.17.101 - 16.14.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 4 . 5 7 . 13 10 . 15 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Melbourne 6 . 2 9 . 7 13 . 11 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Margin MELB by 9 MELB by 6 MELB by 14 MELB by 9 MELB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Sutton (Hawthorn), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Bert Sutton (Hawthorn), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Bob Sellers (Hawthorn), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Barlow

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Answerth, Clarrie BPL ? 0 ?
18 Brady, Rob HFFR ? 0 ?
17 Brown, Bill WL ? 0 ?
31 Browne, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
25 Fairley, Rolland RU ? 0 ?
6 Hayhow, Syd BPR ? 0 ?
24 Hughson, Les CHF ? 1 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FF ? 5 ?
2 Leitch, Archie WR ? 0 ?
12 Lonsdale, Clarrie FPR ? 4 ?
34 McComb, Bert HBFR ? 0 ?
8 Sellers, Bob (vc) RU ? 2 ?
4 Sharpley, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart C ? 0 ?
1 Sutton, Bert (c) HFFL ? 0 ?
29 Tasker, Roly RO ? 1 ?
22 Woolf, Willie FB ? 0 ?
10 Yelland, Merv FPL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 17

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 5 ?
18 Barnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
7 Driver, Vince ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 3 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
39 Latham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 McConville, Tommy ? ? 3 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 2 ?
2 Wood, Barney ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 14

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: Bert Sutton
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






25 R. Fairley

12 C. Lonsdale 20 B. Hyde 10 M. Yelland 8 B. Sellers (vc)

FORWARD 29 R. Tasker

HALF-BACK













18 R. Brady 24 L. Hughson 1 B. Sutton (c)



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













2 A. Leitch 9 S. Stewart 17 B. Brown FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













34 B. McComb 4 J. Sharpley 31 B. Browne



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













6 S. Hayhow 22 W. Woolf 6 C. Answerth



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith