1940 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1940 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 17 of the 1940 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
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
J. Mueller (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, B. Baxter, P. Beames, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, N. Ellis, R. Emselle, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, W. Lock, C. McLean, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Hawthorn
Back:
B. Pavey, D. Bragg, R. Bell
Half-back:
J. Blackman, J. Barker, G. Waters
Centre:
A. Angwin, R. Farrant, S. Spinks
Half-forward:
T. Wellington, A. Barelli, L. Pabst
Forward:
B. Brady, J. Bohan, B. Williams
Follower:
B. Mills (capt.), A. Naismith, J. Carmody
Sub.:
L. Peters
Melbourne (26.20.176) defeated Hawthorn (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (8), P. Beames (6), R. Dowsing (4), R. Baggott (3), M. Gibb (2), J. Mueller (2), A. Rodda
Hawthorn: J. Bohan (4), J. Barker, B. Mills, L. Pabst, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
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 (c) | ? | ? | 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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||