1940 VFL Season Round 6: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1940 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round six of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Bert Mills captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors with Jack Mueller as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bert Mills and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Hawthorn (12.15.87) defeated Melbourne (11.15.81).
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | HWTH by 5 | HWTH by 9 | HWTH by 6 | HWTH by 6 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: Bert MillsCoach: Bert Mills
Melbourne
Captain: Allan La FontaineVice-Captain: Jack Mueller
Coach: Frank Hughes
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 7 | Albiston, Harold | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Angwin, Andrew | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bell, Reg | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Bragg, Dudley | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carmody, Jack | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Feltscheer, Ken | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert (c) | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Moore, Bill | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Murphy, Leo | FB | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Naismith, Alby | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Pavey, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Samblebe, Frank | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sutherland, Tom | CHF↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Van Der Bist, Charlie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
R. Bell replaced T. Sutherland during the first quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Atkins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
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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| 9 | C. Van Der Bist | 15 | J. Bohan | 1 | A. Naismith | 12 | B. Mills (c) |
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| 22 | B. Moore | 14 | T. Sutherland | 17 | J. Blackman |
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| 2 | W. Culpitt | 27 | D. Bragg | 24 | F. Samblebe |
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| 19 | B. Pavey | 26 | L. Murphy | 7 | H. Albiston |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Frank Hughes | ||||||||||||||