1939 VFL Round 11: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1939 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1939 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Tom Byrne captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Thomas and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, L. Murphy, B. Pavey
Half-back:
G. Waters, J. Barker, T. Wellington
Centre:
K. Feltscheer, B. Moore, L. Pabst
Half-forward:
A. Hird, T. Sutherland, J. Blackman
Forward:
C. Van Der Bist, J. Burke, B. Deague
Follower:
T. Byrne (capt.), A. Naismith, A. Albiston
Sub.:
B. Williams
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), H. Ball, R. Barassi, G. Daly, R. Emselle, J. Furniss, I. Giles, H. Harley, D. Hingston, L. Jones, R. Kimberley, W. Lock, J. Maher, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Hawthorn (8.4.52) were defeated by Melbourne (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Burke (2), J. Blackman, T. Byrne, A. Hird, T. Sutherland, C. Van Der Bist, T. Wellington
Melbourne: J. Mueller (2), R. Wartman (2), H. Ball, R. Barassi, H. Harley
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | (52) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | HWTH by 4 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 2 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Thomas
(Hawthorn),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Tom Byrne
(Hawthorn),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Albiston, Alec | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Albiston, Harold | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Blackman, Jack | HFFR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Jack | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Byrne, Tom (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Deague, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Feltscheer, Ken | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hird, Allan | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moore, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Murphy, Leo | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Naismith, Alby | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Pabst, Len | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pavey, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sutherland, Tom | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Van Der Bist, Charlie | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Waters, Gordon | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wellington, Tom | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Bob | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 4 | |||
B. Williams replaced J. Blackman during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Giles, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
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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