1937 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1937 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1937 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval.
Ivan McAlpine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Ivan McAlpine.
Fitzroy
B. Calverley, E. Clark, H. Dawson, W. Gray, A. Hall, M. Hearn, L. Hughson, T. Laskey, J. McKenzie, L. Morgan, J. O'Meara, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, B. Treweek, L. Watt, A. White, T. Williams
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, L. Murphy, E. Shea
Half-back:
A. Neeson, G. Dower, C. Lonsdale
Centre:
N. Allison, S. Spinks, V. Randall
Half-forward:
I. McAlpine (capt.), T. Byrne, B. Williams
Forward:
A. Hurley, N. Hillard, L. Walsh
Follower:
B. Ford, B. Mills, T. Pool
Sub.:
D. Abikhair
Fitzroy (15.15.105) defeated Hawthorn (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Sharp (5), L. Hughson (3), A. White (3), M. Hearn (2), A. Hall, J. O'Meara
Hawthorn: A. Hurley (3), N. Hillard (2), I. McAlpine (2), T. Byrne, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Hawthorn were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | FITZ by 47 | HWTH by 5 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 36 | FITZ by 36 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Jurss
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Laskey, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | O'Meara, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Stott, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Watt, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 27 | Abikhair, Dick | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Albiston, Harold | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Allison, Neil | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Byrne, Tom | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ford, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hillard, Norm | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Hurley, Alf | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Lonsdale, Clarrie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McAlpine, Ivan (c) | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Leo | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Neeson, Alf | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Randall, Viv | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Eddie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Walsh, Len | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, Bob | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 15 | |||
D. Abikhair replaced N. Allison 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
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| 35 | H. Albiston | 16 | L. Murphy | 18 | E. Shea |
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| 11 | A. Neeson | 25 | G. Dower | 4 | C. Lonsdale |
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| 9 | N. Allison | 8 | S. Spinks | 7 | V. Randall |
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| 1 | I. McAlpine (c) | 2 | T. Byrne | 31 | B. Williams | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 22 | A. Hurley | 14 | N. Hillard | 33 | L. Walsh |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Ivan McAlpine | ||||||||||||||