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. Bert Mills captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Metherell and the visitors were coached by Bert Mills.

Geelong
T. Arklay (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, J. Sellwood, 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)

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 ? ? 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