1939 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1939 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1939 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Len Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Len Thomas.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), P. Cahill, A. Collins, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, L. Hillis, A. Jacobsen, H. McPherson, J. Miller, A. Olliver, C. Page, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, T. Tribe
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, G. Carter, T. Wellington
Half-back:
T. Davey, G. Dower, J. Blackman
Centre:
L. Pabst, B. Moore, K. Feltscheer
Half-forward:
L. Thomas (capt.), B. Deague, A. Naismith
Forward:
B. Williams, J. Burke, J. Bohan
Follower:
J. Barker, B. Mills, A. Albiston
Sub.:
G. Young
Footscray (11.17.83) defeated Hawthorn (6.7.43).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Page (7), B. Ryan (2), H. Hickey, J. Ryan
Hawthorn: B. Mills (3), J. Burke, B. Deague, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
3,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 40 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Len Thomas
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Len Thomas
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Thomas
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Hillis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Albiston, Alec | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Albiston, Harold | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Blackman, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Jack | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Carter, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Davey, Tom | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Deague, Bill | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Feltscheer, Ken | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | RU | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Moore, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Naismith, Alby | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Pabst, Len | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thomas, Len (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wellington, Tom | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Bob | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Young, Gus | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 7 | H. Albiston | 34 | G. Carter | 37 | T. Wellington |
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| 27 | T. Davey | 25 | G. Dower | 34 | J. Blackman |
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| 33 | L. Pabst | 22 | B. Moore | 18 | K. Feltscheer |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 12 | B. Mills |
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| 1 | L. Thomas (c) | 17 | B. Deague | 1 | A. Naismith | 5 | A. Albiston |
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| 3 | B. Williams | 10 | J. Burke | 15 | J. Bohan |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Len Thomas | ||||||||||||||