1940 VFL Round 8: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1940 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 8 of the 1940 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval.
Bert Mills captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Mills and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Hawthorn
Back:
E. Elder, D. Bragg, B. Pavey
Half-back:
G. Waters, G. Dower, W. Culpitt
Centre:
A. Angwin, S. Spinks, K. Feltscheer
Half-forward:
J. Blackman, A. Naismith, B. Moore
Forward:
J. Bohan, J. Burke, B. Williams
Follower:
J. Barker, B. Mills (capt.), J. Carmody
Sub.:
R. Bell
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, B. Flanigan, H. Hickey, H. McPherson, J. Miller, L. Murphy, C. Page, A. Palmer, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, J. Thoms
Hawthorn (8.17.65) were defeated by Footscray (15.20.110).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Naismith (2), B. Williams (2), J. Carmody, G. Dower, K. Feltscheer, B. Mills
Footscray: B. Ryan (5), C. Page (3), H. Hickey (2), L. Murphy (2), A. Palmer, J. Ryan, J. Thoms
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 15 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 20 | (110) |
| Margin | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 45 | FOOT by 45 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Angwin, Andrew | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bell, Reg | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bragg, Dudley | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Jack | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carmody, Jack | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Elder, Ern | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Feltscheer, Ken | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moore, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Naismith, Alby | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Pavey, Bill | BPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waters, Gordon | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Bob | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
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| Total (19 players) | 8 | 17 | |||
R. Bell replaced B. Pavey during the second quarter.
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 20 | |||
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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| 19 | B. Pavey | 27 | D. Bragg | 37 | E. Elder |
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