1939 VFL Round 7: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1939 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 7 of the 1939 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval.
Len Thomas captained the hosts.
In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Thomas and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, G. Carter, B. Pavey
Half-back:
G. Waters, G. Dower, J. Barker
Centre:
K. Feltscheer, S. Spinks, B. Williams
Half-forward:
L. Pabst, B. Deague, J. Blackman
Forward:
F. Booth, A. Hird, A. Albiston
Follower:
B. Mills, L. Thomas (capt.), A. Davidson
Sub.:
C. Van Der Bist
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, S. Livingstone, D. Menzies, A. Olliver, C. Page, R. Porter, B. Ryan, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, T. Tribe, J. Zimmerman
Hawthorn (12.15.87) defeated Footscray (7.23.65).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Hird (3), L. Thomas (3), F. Booth (2), A. Davidson (2), A. Albiston, B. Deague
Footscray: J. Greenham (3), H. Hickey (2), T. Tribe (2)
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 5th on the ladder and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Footscray
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1939
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 22 | 7 | . | 23 | 7 | . | 23 | (65) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 20 | HWTH by 2 | HWTH by 22 | HWTH by 22 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Thomas
(Hawthorn),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Len Thomas
(Hawthorn),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Albiston, Alec | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Albiston, Harold | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Blackman, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Booth, Frank | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Carter, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Davidson, Arthur | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Deague, Bill | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Feltscheer, Ken | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hird, Allan | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Pabst, Len | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pavey, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thomas, Len (c) | RU | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Van Der Bist, Charlie | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Waters, Gordon | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Bob | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Zimmerman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 23 | |||
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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| 34 | J. Blackman | 17 | B. Deague | 33 | L. Pabst |
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| 6 | J. Barker | 25 | G. Dower | 28 | G. Waters |
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