1937 VFL Round 8: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1937 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1937 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Ivan McAlpine captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ivan McAlpine and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Hawthorn
Back:
J. Barker, L. Murphy, H. Albiston
Half-back:
D. Abikhair, G. Dower, F. Samblebe
Centre:
V. Randall, S. Spinks, N. Allison
Half-forward:
I. McAlpine (capt.), B. Deague, B. Williams
Forward:
M. Wheeler, N. Hillard, T. Byrne
Follower:
B. Ford, B. Mills, T. Pool
Sub.:
B. Pavey
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer, E. Glass, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Hawthorn (12.10.82) were defeated by Melbourne (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: B. Williams (3), N. Hillard (2), I. McAlpine (2), S. Spinks (2), T. Byrne, B. Ford, T. Pool
Melbourne: R. Baggott (6), K. Truscott (3), R. Barassi (2), P. Beames, R. Fischer, H. Murnane, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Melbourne
Date:
Monday 14 June 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 50 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 23 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 27 | Abikhair, Dick | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Albiston, Harold | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Allison, Neil | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Byrne, Tom | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Deague, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ford, Bill | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hillard, Norm | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | McAlpine, Ivan (c) | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Leo | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pavey, Bill | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Randall, Viv | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Samblebe, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Wheeler, Max | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, Bob | HFFR | ? | 3 | ? |
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| Total (19 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 15 | |||
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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