1939 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1939 between St Kilda and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1939 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval. Ansell Clarke captained the hosts. Len Thomas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Len Thomas.

St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Coles, C. Curyer, B. Fitzsimmons, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, S. Lloyd, J. Lowry, B. Maslen, A. Robertson, B. Sharp, S. Snell, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, J. Yewers

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, G. Carter, B. Pavey
Half-back: B. Mills, G. Dower, F. Samblebe
Centre: B. Williams, S. Spinks, A. Angwin
Half-forward: B. Deague, A. Naismith, J. Bohan
Forward: G. Barker, J. Burke, A. Albiston
Follower: J. Barker, L. Thomas (capt.), A. Davidson
Sub.: B. Moore

St Kilda (18.20.128) defeated Hawthorn (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Yewers (4), A. Clarke (2), C. Coles (2), A. Killigrew (2), C. Vontom (2), K. Walker (2), A. Weiss (2), R. Fountain, J. Kelly
Hawthorn: A. Davidson (3), A. Albiston (2), J. Bohan, J. Burke, A. Naismith, L. Thomas

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: St Kilda v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 22 April 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 15,500

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Hawthorn
Score: 18.20.128 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 6 7 . 8 10 . 12 18 . 20 18 . 20 (128)
Hawthorn 2 . 1 5 . 6 7 . 12 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin STKL by 5 STKL by 14 STKL by 18 STKL by 61 STKL by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ansell Clarke (St Kilda), Len Thomas (Hawthorn)
Captains: Ansell Clarke (St Kilda), Len Thomas (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Clarke, Ansell (c) ? ? 2 ?
18 Coles, Clive ? ? 2 ?
11 Curyer, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Fitzsimmons, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 1 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 2 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
9 Lowry, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Maslen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
31 Sharp, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
15 Vontom, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 2 ?
8 Weiss, Alby ? ? 2 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
14 Yewers, Jim ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 20

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec FPR ? 2 ?
7 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
4 Angwin, Andrew WR ? 0 ?
11 Barker, George FPL ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack RU ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim HFFR ? 1 ?
10 Burke, Jack FF ? 1 ?
34 Carter, George FB ? 0 ?
16 Davidson, Arthur RO ? 3 ?
17 Deague, Bill HFFL ? 0 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert HBFL ? 0 ?
22 Moore, Bill SUB ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby CHF ? 1 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
24 Samblebe, Frank HBFR ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan C ? 0 ?
1 Thomas, Len (c) RU ? 1 ?
3 Williams, Bob WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 13

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 50s

Player Line-Up

St Kilda Coach: Ansell Clarke
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 H. Albiston 34 G. Carter 19 B. Pavey













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



12 B. Mills 25 G. Dower 24 F. Samblebe













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



3 B. Williams 8 S. Spinks 4 A. Angwin









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 6 J. Barker 22 B. Moore
HALF-FORWARD 1 L. Thomas (c)

17 B. Deague 1 A. Naismith 15 J. Bohan 16 A. Davidson











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



11 G. Barker 10 J. Burke 5 A. Albiston













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Len Thomas