1928 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1928 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1928 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at 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
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, C. Carr, B. Chadwick, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, B. Johnson, H. London, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman
Hawthorn
Back:
B. McComb, P. Keary, C. Sherer
Half-back:
C. Answerth, R. Fairley, B. Sutton (capt.)
Centre:
F. Barker, W. Lathlain, J. Pickford
Half-forward:
S. Stewart, J. Sharpley, R. Goullet
Forward:
R. Tasker, B. Hyde, D. Withers
Follower:
A. Chandler, B. Sellers (vice-capt.), T. Pool
Melbourne (12.16.88) defeated Hawthorn (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Wittman (5), B. Johnson (3), B. Chadwick, J. Davidson, H. London, I. Warne-Smith
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (4), T. Pool (2), D. Withers (2), R. Goullet
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
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
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Bert Sutton
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Bert Sutton
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Bob Sellers
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Barlow
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
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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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| 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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