1939 VFL Round 3: Hawthorn v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1939 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 3 of the 1939 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval. Len Thomas captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Thomas and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

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: C. Pierce, B. Deague, B. Moore
Forward: A. Naismith, J. Burke, A. Albiston
Follower: B. Mills, L. Thomas (capt.), A. Davidson
Sub.: B. Robinson

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Grant, C. Helmer, B. Hore, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, T. Tuohill

Hawthorn (17.14.116) defeated Geelong (8.18.66).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Naismith (6), A. Albiston (4), A. Davidson (4), B. Deague (2), L. Thomas
Geelong: C. Graham (2), C. Helmer (2), J. Grant, J. Lynch, A. Muller, T. Quinn

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Hawthorn v Geelong
Date: Saturday 6 May 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Geelong
Score: 17.14.116 - 8.18.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 4 . 2 8 . 6 13 . 11 17 . 14 17 . 14 (116)
Geelong 2 . 4 4 . 9 7 . 13 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Margin HWTH by 10 HWTH by 21 HWTH by 34 HWTH by 50 HWTH by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Thomas (Hawthorn), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Len Thomas (Hawthorn), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec FPR ? 4 ?
7 Albiston, Harold BPR ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack FF ? 0 ?
34 Carter, George FB ? 0 ?
16 Davidson, Arthur RO ? 4 ?
17 Deague, Bill CHF ? 2 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
18 Feltscheer, Ken WL ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert RU ? 0 ?
22 Moore, Bill HFFR ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby FPL ? 6 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPL↓ ? 0 ?
2 Pierce, Charlie HFFL ? 0 ?
30 Robinson, Bill SUB↑ ? 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 14

B. Robinson replaced B. Pavey during the fourth quarter.

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
25 Glenister, Mick ? ? 0 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Graham, Colin ? ? 2 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 1 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Lynch, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 1 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
5 Tuohill, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 18

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 30 B. Robinson
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 2 C. Pierce



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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



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



BACK



Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey