1944 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1944 between South Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1944 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval. Jack Graham captained the hosts. Jim Bohan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, C. Culph, J. Danckert, N. Duncan, L. Frost, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, J. Oatey, M. Rippon, J. Sheedy, T. Whitfield, J. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: D. Wilks, L. Peters, A. Story
Half-back: J. Blackman, S. Hamilton, R. Barnes
Centre: M. Worrall, J. Bohan (capt.), R. Horkings
Half-forward: P. Ryan, K. Slater, L. Pabst
Forward: T. Campbell, W. Culpitt, J. King
Follower: J. Burke, B. Rogers, A. Brannan
Sub.: L. Taylor

South Melbourne (15.12.102) defeated Hawthorn (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Culph (4), D. Grossman (3), R. Hartridge (3), J. Oatey (2), V. Castles, N. Duncan, J. Sheedy
Hawthorn: A. Brannan (2), J. Burke (2), W. Culpitt (2), J. Bohan, S. Hamilton, L. Pabst, P. Ryan, K. Slater

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: South Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 1 July 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 15.12.102 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 5 9 . 8 15 . 11 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Hawthorn 2 . 2 5 . 4 7 . 5 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin SMLB by 21 SMLB by 28 SMLB by 54 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Joe Kelly (South Melbourne), Tommy Lahiff (Hawthorn)
Captains: Jack Graham (South Melbourne), Jim Bohan (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Culph, Charlie ? ? 4 ?
24 Danckert, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Duncan, Norm ? ? 1 ?
18 Frost, Lou ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 3 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Hartridge, Ron ? ? 3 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
33 Linden, Alan ? ? 0 ?
7 Matlock, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Oatey, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Rippon, Max ? ? 0 ?
6 Sheedy, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Whitfield, Ted ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 12

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Barnes, Reg HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) C ? 1 ?
3 Brannan, Andy RO ? 2 ?
10 Burke, Jack RU ? 2 ?
12 Campbell, Tom FPL ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 2 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart CHB ? 1 ?
7 Horkings, Reg WR ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack FPR ? 0 ?
28 Pabst, Len HFFR ? 1 ?
25 Peters, Laurie FB ? 0 ?
29 Rogers, Bert RU ? 0 ?
14 Ryan, Phil HFFL↓ ? 1 ?
1 Slater, Ken CHF ? 1 ?
26 Story, Alan BPR ? 0 ?
16 Taylor, Laurie SUB↑ ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPL ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 11

L. Taylor replaced P. Ryan 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

South Melbourne Coach: Joe Kelly
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
21 D. Wilks 25 L. Peters 26 A. Story













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



17 J. Blackman 22 S. Hamilton 18 R. Barnes













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



23 M. Worrall 15 J. Bohan (c) 7 R. Horkings









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Burke 16 L. Taylor
HALF-FORWARD 29 B. Rogers

14 P. Ryan 1 K. Slater 28 L. Pabst 3 A. Brannan











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



12 T. Campbell 2 W. Culpitt 9 J. King













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Tommy Lahiff