1944 VFL Round 3: Hawthorn v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1944 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 3 of the 1944 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval.
Jim Bohan captained the hosts.
Jack Butcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Lahiff and the visitors were coached by Tom Arklay.
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Wilks, G. Bennett, L. Peters
Half-back:
J. King, A. Prior, J. Blackman
Centre:
L. Taylor, J. Bohan (capt.), M. Worrall
Half-forward:
K. Slater, T. Campbell, N. Alvin
Forward:
P. Ryan, W. Culpitt, A. Brannan
Follower:
J. Burke, J. O'Keefe, J. Carmody
Sub.:
H. Dwan
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), L. Barclay, G. Barrett, H. Beasley, T. Burns, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, C. Graham, P. Leahy, F. McWilliams, J. Morgan, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sing, W. Southern, N. Tucker, L. White
Hawthorn (22.12.144) defeated Geelong (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: W. Culpitt (10), J. Burke (2), J. Carmody (2), K. Slater (2), N. Alvin, J. Bohan, A. Brannan, J. King, J. O'Keefe, P. Ryan
Geelong: L. White (6), T. Burns (4), G. Dougherty (2), W. Southern
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Geelong were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 9 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 9 | 22 | . | 12 | 22 | . | 12 | (144) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | HWTH by 42 | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 33 | HWTH by 53 | HWTH by 53 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Lahiff
(Hawthorn),
Tom Arklay
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jim Bohan
(Hawthorn),
Jack Butcher
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 28 | Alvin, Norm | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bennett, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim (c) | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Brannan, Andy | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Jack | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Campbell, Tom | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carmody, Jack | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FF | ? | 10 | ? |
| 33 | Dwan, Harry | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | King, Jack | HBFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | O'Keefe, Jack | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Peters, Laurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Ryan, Phil | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Slater, Ken | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Taylor, Laurie | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Wilks, Don | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
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| Total (19 players) | 22 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 12 | Barclay, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Barrett, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Beasley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Burns, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McWilliams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Morgan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
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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