1936 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1936 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1936 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine 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
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, J. Ball, P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, F. Kelly, H. Long, P. McNamara, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, B. Ralston, F. Roberts, R. Wartman
Hawthorn
Back:
J. Mitchell, L. Murphy, E. Loveless (vice-capt.)
Half-back:
C. Lonsdale, G. Dower, D. Abikhair
Centre:
N. Allison, S. Spinks, V. Randall
Half-forward:
I. McAlpine (capt.), A. De Luca, N. Hillard
Forward:
A. Hurley, B. Ripper, S. Bravo
Follower:
B. Ford, B. Mills, T. Pool
Sub.:
H. Maskell
Melbourne (16.20.116) defeated Hawthorn (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. La Fontaine (4), P. Beames (2), E. Glass (2), R. Baggott, B. Deague, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, F. Kelly, B. Ralston, F. Roberts, R. Wartman
Hawthorn: B. Ripper (4), A. De Luca (3), S. Bravo (2), A. Hurley, T. Pool
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1936 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1936
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
10,152
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 20 | (116) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 39 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ernie Loveless
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Ball, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Meehl, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ralston, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 20 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 27 | Abikhair, Dick | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Allison, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bravo, Steve | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | De Luca, Alby | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ford, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hillard, Norm | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hurley, Alf | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lonsdale, Clarrie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Loveless, Ernie (vc) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Maskell, Harold | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McAlpine, Ivan (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mitchell, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Leo | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Randall, Viv | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Ripper, Bill | FF↓ | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
H. Maskell replaced B. Ripper during the fourth quarter.
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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| 15 | J. Mitchell | 16 | L. Murphy | 17 | E. Loveless (vc) |
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| 4 | C. Lonsdale | 25 | G. Dower | 27 | D. Abikhair |
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| 9 | N. Allison | 3 | S. Spinks | 7 | V. Randall |
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| 1 | I. McAlpine (c) | 24 | A. De Luca | 14 | N. Hillard | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 22 | A. Hurley | 26 | B. Ripper | 32 | S. Bravo |
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