1928 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1928 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1928 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Bert Sutton captained the visitors with Bob Sellers as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Bert Sutton.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, J. Lukeman, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, A. Morrison, A. Outen, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, B. Spurling, A. Stevens, W. Warden, J. Watt, G. Woodman
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Fairley, W. Woolf, S. Hayhow
Half-back:
C. Answerth, J. Sharpley, B. McComb
Centre:
B. Brown, B. Sutton (capt.), A. Leitch
Half-forward:
D. Logan, C. Lonsdale, R. Brady
Forward:
R. Tasker, B. Hyde, L. Hughson
Follower:
B. Sellers (vice-capt.), S. Stewart, T. Pool
Footscray (17.19.121) defeated Hawthorn (7.3.45).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (7), F. Aked (3), I. McAlpine (2), A. Hopkins, G. Matheson, P. Scanlan, A. Stevens, G. Woodman
Hawthorn: T. Pool (2), S. Stewart (2), L. Hughson, B. Hyde, C. Lonsdale
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 19 | 17 | . | 19 | (121) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | (45) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 49 | FOOT by 64 | FOOT by 76 | FOOT by 76 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Bert Sutton
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Bert Sutton
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
Bob Sellers
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 22 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Lukeman, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Matheson, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Warden, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 17 | 19 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Answerth, Clarrie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Brady, Rob | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Brown, Bill | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Fairley, Rolland | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hayhow, Syd | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hughson, Les | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Leitch, Archie | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Logan, Dick | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lonsdale, Clarrie | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | McComb, Bert | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sellers, Bob (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sharpley, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Sutton, Bert (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Tasker, Roly | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Woolf, Willie | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 3 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 25 | R. Fairley | 22 | W. Woolf | 6 | S. Hayhow |
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| 6 | C. Answerth | 4 | J. Sharpley | 34 | B. McComb |
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| 17 | B. Brown | 1 | B. Sutton (c) | 2 | A. Leitch |
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| 3 | D. Logan | 12 | C. Lonsdale | 18 | R. Brady | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 29 | R. Tasker | 20 | B. Hyde | 24 | L. Hughson |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Bert Sutton | ||||||||||||||