1944 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1944 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 7 of the 1944 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Jim Bohan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), L. Bickerton, B. Calverley, B. Clay, C. Curtin, S. Dawson, C. Denning, D. Hall, M. Hearn, T. Hill, N. Hillard, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, C. Linney, W. Miller, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier

Hawthorn
Back: L. Pabst, L. Peters, J. O'Keefe
Half-back: J. Carmody, S. Hamilton, J. Blackman
Centre: A. Jensen, J. King, M. Worrall
Half-forward: P. Ryan, J. Bohan (capt.), J. Burke
Forward: B. Harland, W. Culpitt, H. Dwan
Follower: T. Campbell, T. Fletcher, A. Brannan
Sub.: N. Alvin

Fitzroy (14.13.97) defeated Hawthorn (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (3), W. Miller (3), A. Ruthven (3), B. Calverley, S. Dawson, M. Hearn, A. O'Bryan, N. Price
Hawthorn: W. Culpitt (2), J. King (2), P. Ryan (2), J. Bohan

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 17 June 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Hawthorn
Score: 14.13.97 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 4 7 . 7 8 . 7 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Hawthorn 3 . 3 3 . 4 6 . 7 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin HWTH by 17 FITZ by 27 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 45 FITZ by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Tommy Lahiff (Hawthorn)
Captains: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Jim Bohan (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Bickerton, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 3 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 1 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
4 Hall, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
25 Hill, Ted ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Horan, Monty ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Linney, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 3 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 1 ?
30 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 3 ?
17 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 13

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Alvin, Norm SUB↑ ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) CHF ? 1 ?
3 Brannan, Andy RO ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
12 Campbell, Tom RU ? 0 ?
11 Carmody, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 2 ?
33 Dwan, Harry FPR ? 0 ?
27 Fletcher, Ted RU ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart CHB↓ ? 0 ?
26 Harland, Bob FPL ? 0 ?
5 Jensen, Allan WL ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack C ? 2 ?
8 O'Keefe, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
28 Pabst, Len BPL ? 0 ?
25 Peters, Laurie FB ? 0 ?
14 Ryan, Phil HFFL ? 2 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 10

N. Alvin replaced S. Hamilton during the fourth 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

Fitzroy Coach: Fred Hughson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
28 L. Pabst 25 L. Peters 8 J. O'Keefe













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



11 J. Carmody 22 S. Hamilton 17 J. Blackman













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



5 A. Jensen 9 J. King 23 M. Worrall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 T. Campbell 28 N. Alvin
HALF-FORWARD 27 T. Fletcher

14 P. Ryan 15 J. Bohan (c) 10 J. Burke 3 A. Brannan











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



26 B. Harland 2 W. Culpitt 33 H. Dwan













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Tommy Lahiff