1941 VFL Round 8: Hawthorn v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1941 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1941 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Bert Mills captained the hosts. Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Mills and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, E. Elder, R. Bell
Half-back: B. Pavey, A. Naismith, K. Dyer
Centre: A. Angwin, J. Carmody, B. Williams
Half-forward: L. Pabst, J. Barker, W. Bristowe
Forward: A. Hodges, J. Burke, W. Culpitt
Follower: J. Bohan, B. Mills (capt.), A. Albiston
Sub.: D. Pirrie

Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, G. Daly, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, G. Lenne, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman

Hawthorn (6.8.44) were defeated by Melbourne (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Burke (2), A. Albiston, J. Bohan, W. Culpitt, B. Mills
Melbourne: N. Smith (6), J. Mueller (2), P. Beames, M. Gibb, G. Lenne, J. O'Keefe

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Hawthorn v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 June 1941
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 2,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.8.44 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 2 3 . 4 4 . 6 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Melbourne 3 . 1 8 . 4 10 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin MELB by 5 MELB by 30 MELB by 38 MELB by 40 MELB by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Mills (Hawthorn), Frank Hughes (Melbourne)
Captains: Bert Mills (Hawthorn), Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Albiston, Alec RO ? 1 ?
4 Angwin, Andrew WL ? 0 ?
5 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack CHF ? 0 ?
29 Bell, Reg BPR ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim RU ? 1 ?
25 Bristowe, Wally HFFR ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack FF ? 2 ?
11 Carmody, Jack C ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FPR ? 1 ?
30 Dyer, Ken HBFR ? 0 ?
28 Elder, Ern FB ? 0 ?
23 Hodges, Alby FPL ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) RU ? 1 ?
1 Naismith, Alby CHB ? 0 ?
16 Pabst, Len HFFL ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
30 Pirrie, Dick SUB ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 8

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
15 Baggott, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 1 ?
27 Daly, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
34 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 0 ?
9 Emselle, Richie ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
10 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
32 Hingston, Dick ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Lenne, George ? ? 1 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane ? ? 0 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 2 ?
29 O'Keefe, Jack ? ? 1 ?
19 Roberts, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 6 ?
23 Wartman, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 12

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

Hawthorn Coach: Bert Mills
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






15 J. Bohan 30 D. Pirrie
2 W. Culpitt 10 J. Burke 23 A. Hodges 12 B. Mills (c)

FORWARD 17 A. Albiston

HALF-BACK













25 W. Bristowe 6 J. Barker 16 L. Pabst



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













3 B. Williams 11 J. Carmody 4 A. Angwin FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













30 K. Dyer 1 A. Naismith 19 B. Pavey



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













29 R. Bell 28 E. Elder 5 C. Austen



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Frank Hughes