1928 VFL Round 17: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1928 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 17 of the 1928 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval.
In the absence of Bert Sutton, vice-captain Bob Sellers captained the hosts.
In the absence of Paddy Scanlan, Alby Outen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Sutton and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Hawthorn
Back:
C. Sherer, B. McComb, P. Keary
Half-back:
J. Sharpley, S. Stewart, W. Lathlain
Centre:
F. Barker, D. O'Brien, J. Pickford
Half-forward:
R. Tasker, D. Withers, R. Goullet
Forward:
R. Fairley, B. Hyde, C. Answerth
Follower:
A. Chandler, B. Sellers (capt.), T. Pool
Footscray
A. Outen (capt.), F. Aked, A. Barlow, L. Conlon, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, H. Johns, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, B. McGann, A. Morrison, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, A. Stevens, R. Thompson, J. Watt, N. Woodman
Hawthorn (8.8.56) were defeated by Footscray (19.9.123).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (4), D. Withers (3), R. Fairley
Footscray: A. Morrison (10), N. McDonald (2), C. Rowe (2), C. Sloley (2), F. Aked, L. Conlon, N. Woodman
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
8,500
Quarter Breakdown
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| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 9 | (123) |
| Margin | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 35 | FOOT by 48 | FOOT by 67 | FOOT by 67 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Sutton
(Hawthorn),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bob Sellers
(Hawthorn),
Alby Outen
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Answerth, Clarrie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Barker, Fred | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chandler, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Fairley, Rolland | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Goullet, Ralph | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Keary, Pat | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lathlain, Wally | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | McComb, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | O'Brien, Dermot | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pickford, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sellers, Bob (ac) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sharpley, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sherer, Charlie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Tasker, Roly | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Withers, Dave | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 8 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 22 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Barlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Conlon, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Matheson, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | McGann, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Woodman, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
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| Total (18 players) | 19 | 9 | |||
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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