1939 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1939 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1939 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval. Herbie Matthews captained the hosts. Len Thomas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Len Thomas.

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Graham, W. Harris, R. Humphries, B. Kelly, M. Leonard, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, A. Mullenger, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, S. Tims

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, L. Murphy, B. Pavey
Half-back: J. Bohan, G. Dower, T. Wellington
Centre: B. Williams, S. Spinks, N. Allison
Half-forward: J. Blackman, B. Deague, L. Pabst
Forward: A. Albiston, G. Carter, A. Naismith
Follower: B. Mills, L. Thomas (capt.), A. Davidson
Sub.: B. Moore

South Melbourne (15.18.108) defeated Hawthorn (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: O. Evans (5), L. Reiffel (3), K. Dineen (2), J. Graham (2), M. Leonard, A. Mitchell, K. Smith
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (6), L. Pabst (2), J. Blackman, B. Deague, G. Dower, B. Moore

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 17 June 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 15.18.108 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 2 7 . 9 13 . 15 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 5 . 4 7 . 9 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin level SMLB by 17 SMLB by 42 SMLB by 22 SMLB by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Len Thomas (Hawthorn)
Captains: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Len Thomas (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Collard, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Dineen, Ken ? ? 2 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 5 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 2 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 0 ?
26 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
31 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
6 Leonard, Mick ? ? 1 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 McNamara, Pat ? ? 0 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 1 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 0 ?
5 Reiffel, Lou ? ? 3 ?
11 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
4 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 1 ?
19 Tims, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 18

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec FPL ? 6 ?
7 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
9 Allison, Neil WR ? 0 ?
34 Blackman, Jack HFFL ? 1 ?
15 Bohan, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
34 Carter, George FF↓ ? 0 ?
16 Davidson, Arthur RO ? 0 ?
17 Deague, Bill CHF ? 1 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 1 ?
12 Mills, Bert RU ? 0 ?
22 Moore, Bill SUB↑ ? 1 ?
38 Murphy, Leo FB ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby FPR ? 0 ?
33 Pabst, Len HFFR ? 2 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan C ? 0 ?
1 Thomas, Len (c) RU ? 0 ?
37 Wellington, Tom HBFR ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 14

B. Moore replaced G. Carter during the fourth quarter.

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

South Melbourne Coach: Herbie Matthews
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 H. Albiston 38 L. Murphy 19 B. Pavey













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



15 J. Bohan 25 G. Dower 37 T. Wellington













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



3 B. Williams 8 S. Spinks 9 N. Allison









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 B. Mills 22 B. Moore
HALF-FORWARD 1 L. Thomas (c)

34 J. Blackman 17 B. Deague 33 L. Pabst 16 A. Davidson











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



5 A. Albiston 34 G. Carter 1 A. Naismith













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Len Thomas