1939 VFL Round 15: Hawthorn v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1939 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1939 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Glenferrie Oval. Len Thomas captained the hosts. Frank Curcio captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Thomas and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, G. Carter, B. Pavey
Half-back: J. Barker, G. Dower, T. Wellington
Centre: L. Pabst, B. Moore, K. Feltscheer
Half-forward: J. Blackman, T. Sutherland, G. Young
Forward: B. Williams, B. Deague, J. Bohan
Follower: B. Mills, L. Thomas (capt.), A. Albiston
Sub.: H. Jacobs

Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, A. Fields, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, A. Hurley, L. Morgan, N. Price, W. Smallhorn, K. Stackpole, B. Treweek, A. White

Hawthorn (10.20.80) defeated Fitzroy (12.7.79).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (4), B. Williams (4), B. Deague, G. Young
Fitzroy: B. Calverley (3), C. Denning (3), A. Hart (2), N. Price (2), A. Hurley, L. Morgan

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 5 August 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Fitzroy
Score: 10.20.80 - 12.7.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 5 4 . 16 6 . 19 10 . 20 10 . 20 (80)
Fitzroy 3 . 2 3 . 3 6 . 5 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Margin FITZ by 3 HWTH by 19 HWTH by 14 HWTH by 1 HWTH by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Thomas (Hawthorn), Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy)
Captains: Len Thomas (Hawthorn), Frank Curcio (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 4 ?
7 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
34 Blackman, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim FPR ? 0 ?
34 Carter, George FB ? 0 ?
17 Deague, Bill FF ? 1 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
18 Feltscheer, Ken WR ? 0 ?
8 Jacobs, Harry SUB ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert RU ? 0 ?
22 Moore, Bill C ? 0 ?
33 Pabst, Len WL ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
14 Sutherland, Tom CHF ? 0 ?
1 Thomas, Len (c) RU ? 0 ?
37 Wellington, Tom HBFR ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob FPL ? 4 ?
21 Young, Gus HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 20

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 3 ?
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 3 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
17 Fields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Gillespie-Jones, Audley ? ? 0 ?
25 Hall, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
9 Hart, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
3 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
31 Hurley, Alf ? ? 1 ?
2 Morgan, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 2 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 0 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 White, Allan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 7

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 8 H. Jacobs
15 J. Bohan 17 B. Deague 3 B. Williams 1 L. Thomas (c)

FORWARD 5 A. Albiston

HALF-BACK













21 G. Young 14 T. Sutherland 34 J. Blackman



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













18 K. Feltscheer 22 B. Moore 33 L. Pabst FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













37 T. Wellington 25 G. Dower 6 J. Barker



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













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



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: Gordon Rattray