1940 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1940 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1940 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Lakeside Oval. Herbie Matthews captained the hosts. Stan Spinks captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Bert Mills.

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Graham, H. Gray, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, W. Harris, M. Leonard, N. Matthews, J. McKenzie, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Smith

Hawthorn
Back: R. Bell, D. Bragg, B. Pavey
Half-back: J. Blackman, G. Dower, J. Bohan
Centre: L. Pabst, S. Spinks (capt.), A. Angwin
Half-forward: G. Young, T. Sutherland, J. Carmody
Forward: A. Naismith, M. Carmichael, V. Doherty
Follower: J. Barker, L. Walsh, A. Albiston
Sub.: F. Samblebe

South Melbourne (22.13.145) defeated Hawthorn (16.10.106).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: O. Evans (8), J. McKenzie (7), L. Reiffel (3), J. Graham (2), H. Gray, M. Leonard
Hawthorn: A. Naismith (6), M. Carmichael (3), G. Young (2), J. Carmody, V. Doherty, F. Samblebe, T. Sutherland, L. Walsh

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 18 May 1940
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 22.13.145 - 16.10.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 6 . 3 8 . 8 18 . 10 22 . 13 22 . 13 (145)
Hawthorn 6 . 0 9 . 6 11 . 9 16 . 10 16 . 10 (106)
Margin SMLB by 3 HWTH by 4 SMLB by 43 SMLB by 39 SMLB by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Baggott (South Melbourne), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Captains: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Stan Spinks (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Dineen, Ken ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 8 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 2 ?
27 Gray, Harry ? ? 1 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 0 ?
6 Leonard, Mick ? ? 1 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Norm ? ? 0 ?
26 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 7 ?
12 McNamara, Pat ? ? 0 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 0 ?
5 Reiffel, Lou ? ? 3 ?
11 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
4 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 22 13

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 0 ?
4 Angwin, Andrew WR ? 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 ?
34 Carmichael, Max FF ? 3 ?
11 Carmody, Jack HFFR ? 1 ?
39 Doherty, Vin FPR↓ ? 1 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby FPL ? 6 ?
16 Pabst, Len WL ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
24 Samblebe, Frank SUB↑ ? 1 ?
8 Spinks, Stan (c) C ? 0 ?
14 Sutherland, Tom CHF ? 1 ?
35 Walsh, Len RU ? 1 ?
21 Young, Gus HFFL ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 10

F. Samblebe replaced V. Doherty during the third quarter.

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

South Melbourne Coach: Jack Baggott
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
29 R. Bell 27 D. Bragg 19 B. Pavey













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



17 J. Blackman 25 G. Dower 15 J. Bohan













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



16 L. Pabst 8 S. Spinks (c) 4 A. Angwin









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 6 J. Barker 24 F. Samblebe
HALF-FORWARD 35 L. Walsh

21 G. Young 14 T. Sutherland 11 J. Carmody 5 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



1 A. Naismith 34 M. Carmichael 39 V. Doherty













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bert Mills