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
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Bert Mills
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Hickey
(Footscray),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 5 | C. Austen | 27 | D. Bragg | 38 | P. Ryan |
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| 19 | B. Pavey | 6 | J. Barker | 9 | J. King |
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| 4 | A. Angwin | 8 | S. Spinks | 16 | L. Pabst |
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| CENTRE | 12 | B. Mills (c) | 3 | B. Williams | |||||||||||
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| 2 | W. Culpitt | 7 | A. Barelli | 17 | A. Albiston | 11 | J. Carmody |
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| 18 | B. Graham | 15 | J. Bohan | 10 | J. Burke |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Bert Mills | ||||||||||||||