1939 VFL Season Round 18: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1939 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round eighteen of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (11.17.83) defeated Hawthorn (6.7.43).
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
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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
Footscray
Captain: Norm Ware (acting)Coach: Joe Kelly
Hawthorn
Captain: Len ThomasCoach: Len 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
| Footscray | Coach: Joe Kelly | ||||||||||||||
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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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| CENTRE | 6 | J. Barker | 21 | G. Young | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||