1941 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1941 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1941 VFL season. Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval. Norm Ware captained the hosts with Harry Hickey as vice-captain. Bert Mills captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Ware and the visitors were coached by Bert Mills.

Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), H. Hickey (vice-capt.), A. Collins, B. Crosling, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, J. Greenham, W. Harris, J. Miller, A. Morrison, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, B. Spargo, T. Tribe

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, D. Bragg, P. Ryan
Half-back: B. Pavey, J. Barker, J. King
Centre: A. Angwin, S. Spinks, L. Pabst
Half-forward: W. Culpitt, A. Barelli, A. Albiston
Forward: B. Graham, J. Bohan, J. Burke
Follower: B. Mills (capt.), A. Naismith, J. Carmody
Sub.: B. Williams

Footscray (13.15.93) defeated Hawthorn (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Page (5), A. Morrison (2), N. Ware (2), A. Collins, H. Hickey, L. Murphy, J. Ryan
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (4), B. Graham (2), J. Burke

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 26 April 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 10,500

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Hawthorn
Score: 13.15.93 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 6 4 . 8 10 . 14 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Hawthorn 1 . 1 4 . 7 4 . 8 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin FOOT by 23 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 42 FOOT by 41 FOOT by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Ware (Footscray), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Captains: Norm Ware (Footscray), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Harry Hickey (Footscray), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan
Boundary Umpire: J. Bates

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 1 ?
5 Crosling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Evenden, Reg ? ? 0 ?
20 Greenham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Hickey, Harry (vc) ? ? 1 ?
14 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Morrison, Alby ? ? 2 ?
21 Murphy, Len ? ? 1 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
26 Page, Charlie ? ? 5 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
18 Sainsbury, Rob ? ? 0 ?
16 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 15

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Albiston, Alec HFFR ? 4 ?
4 Angwin, Andrew WL ? 0 ?
5 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
7 Barelli, Alan CHF ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack CHB↓ ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim FF ? 0 ?
27 Bragg, Dudley FB ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack FPR ? 1 ?
11 Carmody, Jack RO ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally HFFL ? 0 ?
18 Graham, Bert FPL ? 2 ?
9 King, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) RU ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby RU ? 0 ?
16 Pabst, Len WR ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
38 Ryan, Phil BPR ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan C ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob SUB↑ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 10

B. Williams replaced J. Barker 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

Footscray Coach: Norm Ware
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
5 C. Austen 27 D. Bragg 38 P. Ryan













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



19 B. Pavey 6 J. Barker 9 J. King













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



4 A. Angwin 8 S. Spinks 16 L. Pabst









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 B. Mills (c) 3 B. Williams
HALF-FORWARD 1 A. Naismith

2 W. Culpitt 7 A. Barelli 17 A. Albiston 11 J. Carmody











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



18 B. Graham 15 J. Bohan 10 J. Burke













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bert Mills