1940 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1940 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1940 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Corio Oval. Bert Mills captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Everett and the visitors were coached by Bert Mills.

Geelong
T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, N. Muller, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor, N. Tucker

Hawthorn
Back: W. Culpitt, D. Bragg, R. Long
Half-back: F. Samblebe, B. Mills (capt.), J. Blackman
Centre: A. Angwin, S. Spinks, K. Feltscheer
Half-forward: J. Bohan, G. Dower, B. Moore
Forward: T. Wellington, J. Burke, B. Williams
Follower: J. Barker, A. Naismith, J. Carmody
Sub.: L. Murphy

Geelong (12.18.90) defeated Hawthorn (6.10.46).

Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Grant (3), P. Taylor (3), C. Helmer (2), G. Mahon (2), G. Gniel, J. Knight
Hawthorn: J. Burke (3), G. Dower (2), J. Bohan

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 22 June 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 4,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 12.18.90 - 6.10.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 3 5 . 10 9 . 15 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Hawthorn 3 . 4 5 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Margin HWTH by 13 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 33 GEEL by 44 GEEL by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Everett (Geelong), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Hutchinson

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
26 Bethune, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
25 Glenister, Mick ? ? 0 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 1 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 3 ?
12 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 1 ?
17 Lynch, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
16 Muller, Nick ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Taylor, Percy ? ? 3 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 18

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Angwin, Andrew WL ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack RU ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim HFFL ? 1 ?
27 Bragg, Dudley FB ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack FF ? 3 ?
11 Carmody, Jack RO ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally BPL ? 0 ?
25 Dower, George CHF ? 2 ?
18 Feltscheer, Ken WR ? 0 ?
20 Long, Roy BPR ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) CHB ? 0 ?
22 Moore, Bill HFFR ? 0 ?
26 Murphy, Leo SUB↑ ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby RU ? 0 ?
24 Samblebe, Frank HBFL ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan C ? 0 ?
23 Wellington, Tom FPL↓ ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob FPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 10

L. Murphy replaced T. Wellington during the fourth 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

Geelong Coach: Allan Everett
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
2 W. Culpitt 27 D. Bragg 20 R. Long













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



24 F. Samblebe 12 B. Mills (c) 17 J. Blackman













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



4 A. Angwin 8 S. Spinks 18 K. Feltscheer









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 6 J. Barker 26 L. Murphy
HALF-FORWARD 1 A. Naismith

15 J. Bohan 25 G. Dower 22 B. Moore 11 J. Carmody











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



23 T. Wellington 10 J. Burke 3 B. Williams













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bert Mills