1944 VFL Round 11: Hawthorn v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1944 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1944 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Jim Bohan captained the hosts. Percy Beames captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tommy Lahiff and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.

Hawthorn
Back: R. Barnes, D. Bragg, J. O'Keefe
Half-back: J. King, L. Peters, J. Blackman
Centre: R. Horkings, J. Bohan (capt.), M. Worrall
Half-forward: A. Story, K. Slater, L. Taylor
Forward: T. Fletcher, W. Culpitt, A. Brannan
Follower: T. Campbell, B. Rogers, D. Wilks
Sub.: K. Bodger

Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, L. Bennett, T. Bizzaca, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, B. Herbert, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, C. McLean, J. Minnis, J. Mueller, I. Porter, B. Scanlan, N. Smith, J. Stock

Hawthorn (7.10.52) were defeated by Melbourne (22.25.157).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: W. Culpitt (2), D. Wilks (2), A. Brannan, B. Rogers, L. Taylor
Melbourne: F. Fanning (11), P. Beames (3), B. Herbert (3), J. Mueller (2), L. Bennett, T. Bizzaca, I. Porter

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Hawthorn v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 July 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Melbourne
Score: 7.10.52 - 22.25.157

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 3 6 . 5 6 . 7 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Melbourne 6 . 10 9 . 14 18 . 21 22 . 25 22 . 25 (157)
Margin MELB by 25 MELB by 27 MELB by 86 MELB by 105 MELB by 105
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tommy Lahiff (Hawthorn), Percy Beames (Melbourne)
Captains: Jim Bohan (Hawthorn), Percy Beames (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Perry

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Barnes, Reg BPL ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
18 Bodger, Ken SUB ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) C ? 0 ?
27 Bragg, Dudley FB ? 0 ?
3 Brannan, Andy FPR ? 1 ?
12 Campbell, Tom RU ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 2 ?
27 Fletcher, Ted FPL ? 0 ?
7 Horkings, Reg WL ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
8 O'Keefe, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
25 Peters, Laurie CHB ? 0 ?
29 Rogers, Bert RU ? 1 ?
1 Slater, Ken CHF ? 0 ?
26 Story, Alan HFFL ? 0 ?
16 Taylor, Laurie HFFR ? 1 ?
21 Wilks, Don RO ? 2 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 10

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Archibald, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy (c) ? ? 3 ?
19 Bennett, Lloyd ? ? 1 ?
22 Bizzaca, Tony ? ? 1 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
36 Downey, Es ? ? 0 ?
2 Dowsing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Fanning, Fred ? ? 11 ?
20 Herbert, Bob ? ? 3 ?
26 Heywood, Doug ? ? 0 ?
3 Irwin, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
32 Minnis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 2 ?
9 Porter, Ivan ? ? 1 ?
38 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 0 ?
39 Stock, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 22 25

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

Hawthorn Coach: Tommy Lahiff
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






12 T. Campbell 18 K. Bodger
3 A. Brannan 2 W. Culpitt 27 T. Fletcher 29 B. Rogers

FORWARD 21 D. Wilks

HALF-BACK













16 L. Taylor 1 K. Slater 26 A. Story



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













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



HALF-FORWARD













17 J. Blackman 25 L. Peters 9 J. King



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













8 J. O'Keefe 27 D. Bragg 18 R. Barnes



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Percy Beames