1943 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1943 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1943 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval. Percy Beames captained the hosts. Bob Williams captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.

Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, F. Fanning, T. Ferguson, M. Gibb, B. Herbert, R. Hobba, N. Matthews, H. McPherson, K. Molloy, A. Rodda, N. Smith, B. Stone, D. Walsh

Hawthorn
Back: B. Pavey, G. Bennett, D. Wilks
Half-back: L. Taylor, J. Barker, L. Peters
Centre: R. Horkings, J. Bohan, A. Angwin
Half-forward: T. Lahiff, J. Burke, B. Williams (capt.)
Forward: A. Naismith, W. Culpitt, A. Clements
Follower: J. O'Keefe, P. Ryan, J. Carmody
Sub.: G. Withers

Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Hawthorn (17.15.117).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Dullard (3), F. Fanning (3), H. McPherson (2), T. Ferguson, N. Smith
Hawthorn: W. Culpitt (9), B. Williams (3), A. Clements (2), J. Burke, A. Naismith, P. Ryan

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 22 May 1943
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 10.12.72 - 17.15.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 4 4 . 8 6 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Hawthorn 3 . 5 6 . 9 12 . 13 17 . 15 17 . 15 (117)
Margin HWTH by 7 HWTH by 13 HWTH by 40 HWTH by 45 HWTH by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Beames (Melbourne), Roy Cazaly (Hawthorn)
Captains: Percy Beames (Melbourne), Bob Williams (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Archibald, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
2 Dowsing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
34 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 3 ?
9 Emselle, Richie ? ? 0 ?
6 Fanning, Fred ? ? 3 ?
22 Ferguson, Tom ? ? 1 ?
10 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
20 Herbert, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Hobba, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Matthews, Norm ? ? 0 ?
16 McPherson, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
3 Molloy, Keith ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 1 ?
7 Stone, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Walsh, Darcy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 12

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Angwin, Andrew WR ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
18 Bennett, George FB ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim C ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack CHF ? 1 ?
11 Carmody, Jack RO↓ ? 0 ?
24 Clements, Arthur FPR ? 2 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 9 ?
7 Horkings, Reg WL ? 0 ?
17 Lahiff, Tommy HFFL ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby FPL ? 1 ?
8 O'Keefe, Jack RU ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
26 Peters, Laurie HBFR ? 0 ?
14 Ryan, Phil RU ? 1 ?
16 Taylor, Laurie HBFL ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPR ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob (c) HFFR ? 3 ?
20 Withers, George SUB↑ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 15

G. Withers replaced J. Carmody during the second 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 50s

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Percy Beames
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
19 B. Pavey 18 G. Bennett 21 D. Wilks













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



16 L. Taylor 6 J. Barker 26 L. Peters













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 R. Horkings 15 J. Bohan 4 A. Angwin









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 8 J. O'Keefe 20 G. Withers
HALF-FORWARD 14 P. Ryan

17 T. Lahiff 10 J. Burke 3 B. Williams (c) 11 J. Carmody











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



1 A. Naismith 2 W. Culpitt 24 A. Clements













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Roy Cazaly