1940 VFL Round 1: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1940 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1940 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Bert Mills captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bert Mills and the visitors were coached by Len Thomas.
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Bell, D. Bragg, B. Pavey
Half-back:
J. Blackman, G. Dower, J. Bohan
Centre:
A. Angwin, S. Spinks, B. Williams
Half-forward:
G. Young, T. Sutherland, J. Carmody
Forward:
B. Hone, G. Carter, V. Doherty
Follower:
J. Barker, B. Mills (capt.), A. Albiston
Sub.:
A. Naismith
North Melbourne
J. Adamson, W. Carter, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, H. Green, J. Harrison, H. Jones, G. Kennedy, J. McCorkell, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, J. Ryan, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, J. Stewart, L. Thomas, B. Wells
Hawthorn (25.11.161) defeated North Melbourne (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (10), V. Doherty (7), G. Carter (4), T. Sutherland (2), J. Carmody, B. Hone
North Melbourne: S. Murray (6), S. Dyer (3), J. Stewart (2), B. Findlay, L. Thomas
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
25.11.161 - 13.11.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 5 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 9 | 25 | . | 11 | 25 | . | 11 | (161) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | HWTH by 18 | HWTH by 47 | HWTH by 55 | HWTH by 72 | HWTH by 72 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn),
Len Thomas
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Goal Umpire:
F. McDermott
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Albiston, Alec | RO | ? | 10 | ? |
| 4 | Angwin, Andrew | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bell, Reg | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bragg, Dudley | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carmody, Jack | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Carter, George | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 39 | Doherty, Vin | FPR | ? | 7 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Hone, Bruce | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Naismith, Alby | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pavey, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sutherland, Tom | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Bob | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Young, Gus | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
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| Total (19 players) | 25 | 11 | |||
A. Naismith replaced B. Williams during the fourth quarter.
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
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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