1939 VFL Round 2: Hawthorn v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1939 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1939 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Len Thomas captained the hosts. In the absence of Keith Forbes, vice-captain Ted Ellis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Thomas and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.

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

North Melbourne
T. Ellis (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, J. Baker, W. Carter, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, R. Sitch, A. Turner, L. Tyrrell

Hawthorn (17.13.115) defeated North Melbourne (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Davidson (7), A. Albiston (3), J. Burke (3), A. Naismith (2), J. Bohan, L. Thomas
North Melbourne: S. Murray (5), B. Findlay (2), G. Kennedy (2), J. Harrison, L. Tyrrell

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (up from 12th) and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 April 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. North Melbourne
Score: 17.13.115 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 0 . 4 7 . 7 11 . 9 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
North Melbourne 3 . 5 7 . 7 8 . 7 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin NMLB by 19 level HWTH by 20 HWTH by 38 HWTH by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Thomas (Hawthorn), Keith Forbes (North Melbourne)
Captains: Len Thomas (Hawthorn), Ted Ellis (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn
Goal Umpire: T. Shorten

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

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

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Baker, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted (ac) ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 2 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 1 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 2 ?
28 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
24 Murray, Sel ? ? 5 ?
13 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
29 Parks, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
12 Sitch, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Turner, Allen ? ? 0 ?
25 Tyrrell, Leo ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 11

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

Hawthorn Coach: Len Thomas
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






12 B. Mills 4 A. Angwin
5 A. Albiston 10 J. Burke 1 A. Naismith 1 L. Thomas (c)

FORWARD 16 A. Davidson

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22 B. Moore 17 B. Deague 15 J. Bohan



HALF-FORWARD



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3 B. Williams 8 S. Spinks 18 K. Feltscheer FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



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24 F. Samblebe 25 G. Dower 6 J. Barker



HALF-BACK



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7 H. Albiston 34 G. Carter 19 B. Pavey



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Keith Forbes