1938 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1938 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1938 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Bert Mills captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Ivan McAlpine.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, J. Furniss, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, T. Regan, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, J. Barker, D. Abikhair
Half-back:
G. Waters, G. Dower, F. Samblebe
Centre:
B. Williams, S. Spinks, V. Randall
Half-forward:
A. Albiston, G. Carter, B. Deague
Forward:
G. Cartwright, A. Neeson, T. Byrne
Follower:
B. Mills (capt.), A. Naismith, C. Pierce
Sub.:
K. Feltscheer
Melbourne (14.8.92) were defeated by Hawthorn (16.15.111).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), P. Beames (3), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, A. La Fontaine, W. Lock, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, R. Wartman
Hawthorn: G. Cartwright (5), A. Neeson (4), A. Albiston (2), K. Feltscheer (2), A. Naismith (2), B. Mills
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
11,327
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | HWTH by 14 | MELB by 10 | HWTH by 19 | HWTH by 19 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Ivan McAlpine
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Goal Umpire:
E. Sanneman
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Regan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 8 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 27 | Abikhair, Dick | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Albiston, Alec | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Albiston, Harold | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | FB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Byrne, Tom | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Carter, George | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cartwright, Gilbert | FPL | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Deague, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Feltscheer, Ken | SUB↑ | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Naismith, Alby | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Neeson, Alf | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Pierce, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Randall, Viv | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Samblebe, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Waters, Gordon | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, Bob | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 15 | |||
K. Feltscheer replaced J. Barker 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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| 35 | H. Albiston | 6 | J. Barker | 27 | D. Abikhair |
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| 28 | G. Waters | 25 | G. Dower | 24 | F. Samblebe |
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| 31 | B. Williams | 8 | S. Spinks | 7 | V. Randall |
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| 5 | A. Albiston | 26 | G. Carter | 17 | B. Deague | 23 | C. Pierce |
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| 21 | G. Cartwright | 11 | A. Neeson | 2 | T. Byrne |
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