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.
Bert Mills captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Ware and the visitors were coached by Bert Mills.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, B. Crosling, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, J. Greenham, W. Harris, H. Hickey, 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)
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 | ? | ? | 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 | ||||||||||||||