1928 VFL Season Round 16: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1928 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round sixteen of the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
Bert Sutton captained the visitors with Bob Sellers as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Bert Sutton.
Melbourne (12.16.88) defeated Hawthorn (9.10.64).
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
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Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
6,547
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | HWTH by 1 | HWTH by 6 | level | MELB by 24 | MELB by 24 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Ivor Warne-SmithCoach: Ivor Warne-Smith
Hawthorn
Captain: Bert SuttonVice-Captain: Bob Sellers
Coach: Bert Sutton
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carr, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | London, Hollington | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Answerth, Clarrie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Barker, Fred | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chandler, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Fairley, Rolland | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Goullet, Ralph | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Keary, Pat | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lathlain, Wally | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | McComb, Bert | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pickford, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sellers, Bob (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sharpley, Jack | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sherer, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Sutton, Bert (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Tasker, Roly | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Withers, Dave | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
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
| Melbourne | Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 34 | B. McComb | 23 | P. Keary | 27 | C. Sherer |
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| 6 | C. Answerth | 25 | R. Fairley | 1 | B. Sutton (c) |
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| 5 | F. Barker | 26 | W. Lathlain | 15 | J. Pickford |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | B. Sellers (vc) |
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| 9 | S. Stewart | 4 | J. Sharpley | 16 | R. Goullet | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 29 | R. Tasker | 20 | B. Hyde | D. Withers |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Bert Sutton | ||||||||||||||