1939 VFL Season Round 7: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1939 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round seven of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (12.15.87) defeated Footscray (7.23.65).
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
Hawthorn
Captain: Len ThomasCoach: Len Thomas
Footscray
Captain: Norm Ware (acting)Coach: Joe Kelly
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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| 5 | A. Albiston | 29 | A. Hird | 36 | F. Booth | 1 | L. Thomas (c) |
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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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| 19 | B. Pavey | 34 | G. Carter | 7 | H. Albiston |
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| Footscray | Coach: Joe Kelly | ||||||||||||||