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 with Johnny Lewis as vice-captain.
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.), J. Lewis (vice-capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer, E. Glass, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, 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
v
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)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
Johnny Lewis
(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 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| 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 (vc) | ? | ? | 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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