1940 VFL Season 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 one of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (25.11.161) defeated North Melbourne (13.11.89).
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Hawthorn
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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
Hawthorn
Captain: Bert MillsCoach: Bert Mills
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Len Thomas
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 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| 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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| 39 | V. Doherty | 34 | G. Carter | 38 | B. Hone | 12 | B. Mills (c) |
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| 11 | J. Carmody | 14 | T. Sutherland | 21 | G. Young |
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| 15 | J. Bohan | 25 | G. Dower | 17 | J. Blackman |
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| 19 | B. Pavey | 27 | D. Bragg | 29 | R. Bell |
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| North Melbourne | Coach: Len Thomas | ||||||||||||||