1935 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1935 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1935 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Colin Niven captained the hosts.
Ivan McAlpine captained the visitors with Ernie Loveless as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Ivan McAlpine.
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), F. Backway, J. Ball, P. Beames, R. Fischer, J. Foster, M. Gibb, D. Hooper, G. Jones, L. Jones, F. Kelly, A. La Fontaine, C. Longhurst, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, A. Roberts, B. Sweeney, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Giblett, B. Chandler, E. Loveless (vice-capt.)
Half-back:
C. Rohde, C. Lonsdale, A. Fuller
Centre:
B. Ashby, I. McAlpine (capt.), V. Randall
Half-forward:
M. Smethurst, V. Smith, R. Duff
Forward:
A. Hurley, J. Green, G. Hickey
Follower:
B. Ford, B. Mills, T. Pool
Sub.:
D. Abikhair
Melbourne (15.19.109) defeated Hawthorn (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Mueller (6), M. Gibb (3), R. Wartman (2), F. Backway, P. Beames, C. Niven, B. Sweeney
Hawthorn: J. Green (5), T. Pool (2), V. Smith (2), R. Duff, B. Ford
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
7,788
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Colin Niven
(Melbourne),
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ernie Loveless
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. McDermott
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 21 | Backway, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Ball, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 2 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Sweeney, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 19 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Abikhair, Dick | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ashby, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Chandler, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Duff, Ralph | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ford, Bill | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Fuller, Alan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Giblett, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Green, Jack | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Hickey, Gerry | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hurley, Alf | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lonsdale, Clarrie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Loveless, Ernie (vc) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McAlpine, Ivan (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Randall, Viv | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rohde, Carl | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Smethurst, Max | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Smith, Vin | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
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: Frank Hughes | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 | A. Giblett | 5 | B. Chandler | 17 | E. Loveless (vc) |
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| 18 | C. Rohde | 4 | C. Lonsdale | 25 | A. Fuller |
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| 15 | B. Ashby | 1 | I. McAlpine (c) | 7 | V. Randall |
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| 13 | M. Smethurst | 30 | V. Smith | 14 | R. Duff | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 22 | A. Hurley | 6 | J. Green | 11 | G. Hickey |
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