1940 VFL Season Round 17: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1940 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round seventeen of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
In the absence of Allan La Fontaine, vice-captain Jack Mueller captained the hosts.
Bert Mills captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bert Mills.
Melbourne (26.20.176) defeated Hawthorn (8.14.62).
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
8,722
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 15 | 26 | . | 20 | 26 | . | 20 | (176) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 62 | MELB by 114 | MELB by 114 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Jack Mueller (acting)Coach: Frank Hughes
Hawthorn
Captain: Bert MillsCoach: Bert Mills
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ellis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 26 | 20 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Angwin, Andrew | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Barelli, Alan | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | CHB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Bell, Reg | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Brady, Brendan | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bragg, Dudley | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carmody, Jack | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Farrant, Reg | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Naismith, Alby | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pabst, Len | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Pavey, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Peters, Laurie | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waters, Gordon | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wellington, Tom | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Bob | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
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
| Melbourne | Coach: Frank Hughes | ||||||||||||||
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| 19 | B. Pavey | 27 | D. Bragg | 29 | R. Bell |
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| 17 | J. Blackman | 6 | J. Barker | 32 | G. Waters |
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| 4 | A. Angwin | 30 | R. Farrant | 8 | S. Spinks |
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| CENTRE | 12 | B. Mills (c) | 39 | L. Peters | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 1 | A. Naismith |
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| 23 | T. Wellington | 28 | A. Barelli | 16 | L. Pabst | 11 | J. Carmody |
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| 30 | B. Brady | 15 | J. Bohan | 3 | B. Williams |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Bert Mills | ||||||||||||||