1940 VFL Round 6: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1940 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1940 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
Bert Mills captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Mills and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, L. Murphy, B. Pavey
Half-back:
F. Samblebe, D. Bragg, W. Culpitt
Centre:
K. Feltscheer, S. Spinks, A. Angwin
Half-forward:
J. Blackman, T. Sutherland, B. Moore
Forward:
A. Naismith, J. Bohan, C. Van Der Bist
Follower:
J. Barker, B. Mills (capt.), J. Carmody
Sub.:
R. Bell
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, J. Atkins, R. Baggott, B. Baxter, P. Beames, R. Emselle, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, G. Jones, W. Lock, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Hawthorn (12.15.87) defeated Melbourne (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Bohan (3), B. Mills (2), L. Murphy (2), A. Naismith (2), J. Carmody, B. Moore, T. Sutherland
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), H. Murnane (2), J. Atkins, R. Baggott, M. Gibb, J. Mueller
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
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
Coaches:
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
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 | ? |
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| 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 | ? | ? | 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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