1941 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1941 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1941 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Tom Arklay captained the hosts with Joe Sellwood as vice-captain. Bert Mills captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Metherell and the visitors were coached by Bert Mills.

Geelong
T. Arklay (capt.), J. Sellwood (vice-capt.), R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, R. Grove, C. Helmer, S. Howard, D. Jerram, J. Knight, K. Miller, A. Muller, M. Nicolson, L. Toyne, N. Tucker, L. White

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, E. Elder, B. Pavey
Half-back: L. Pabst, K. Pirrie, J. King
Centre: A. Angwin, W. Culpitt, J. Brain
Half-forward: J. Bohan, J. Burke, A. Naismith
Forward: P. Ryan, F. Jones, B. Williams
Follower: R. Elliott, B. Mills (capt.), A. Albiston
Sub.: A. Hodges

Geelong (22.12.144) defeated Hawthorn (19.15.129).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (6), G. Dougherty (5), D. Jerram (3), J. Knight (3), C. Helmer (2), R. Grove, J. Sellwood, L. Toyne
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (7), F. Jones (5), B. Williams (4), P. Ryan (2), J. Burke

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 9 August 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 4,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 22.12.144 - 19.15.129

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 4 12 . 4 19 . 9 22 . 12 22 . 12 (144)
Hawthorn 2 . 4 9 . 9 13 . 10 19 . 15 19 . 15 (129)
Margin GEEL by 24 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Metherell (Geelong), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Captains: Tom Arklay (Geelong), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Joe Sellwood (Geelong), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Clayton

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Bethune, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 5 ?
25 Glenister, Mick ? ? 0 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Grove, Ron ? ? 1 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
2 Jerram, Doug ? ? 3 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 3 ?
16 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
9 Nicolson, Max ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe (vc) ? ? 1 ?
18 Toyne, Len ? ? 1 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Lindsay ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 22 12

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Albiston, Alec RO ? 7 ?
4 Angwin, Andrew WL ? 0 ?
5 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim HFFL ? 0 ?
13 Brain, Jack WR ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack CHF ? 1 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally C ? 0 ?
28 Elder, Ern FB ? 0 ?
40 Elliott, Russ RU ? 0 ?
23 Hodges, Alby SUB ? 0 ?
39 Jones, Fred FF ? 5 ?
9 King, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) RU ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby HFFR ? 0 ?
16 Pabst, Len HBFL ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
24 Pirrie, Kevin CHB ? 0 ?
38 Ryan, Phil FPL ? 2 ?
3 Williams, Bob FPR ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 15

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

Geelong Coach: Len Metherell
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
5 C. Austen 28 E. Elder 19 B. Pavey













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



16 L. Pabst 24 K. Pirrie 9 J. King













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



4 A. Angwin 2 W. Culpitt 13 J. Brain









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 40 R. Elliott 23 A. Hodges
HALF-FORWARD 12 B. Mills (c)

15 J. Bohan 10 J. Burke 1 A. Naismith 17 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



38 P. Ryan 39 F. Jones 3 B. Williams













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bert Mills