1944 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1944 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 14 of the 1944 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Jack Butcher captained the hosts. Jim Bohan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Arklay and the visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.

Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), T. Arklay, L. Barclay, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Howie, P. Leahy, B. McHenry, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, L. Powell, J. Sellwood, J. Sing, W. Southern, N. Tucker, L. White

Hawthorn
Back: D. Wilks, D. Bragg, B. Pavey
Half-back: L. Peters, A. Prior, J. Blackman
Centre: M. Worrall, J. Bohan (capt.), A. Jensen
Half-forward: W. Culpitt, T. Campbell, S. Hamilton
Forward: A. Story, J. King, J. Carmody
Follower: B. Rogers, K. Slater, A. Brannan
Sub.: L. Taylor

Geelong (11.20.86) defeated Hawthorn (9.7.61).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (6), L. Barclay (3), G. Dougherty, V. Nankervis
Hawthorn: J. King (3), W. Culpitt (2), J. Bohan, J. Carmody, S. Hamilton, A. Story

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 5 August 1944
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.20.86 - 9.7.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 6 4 . 10 7 . 17 11 . 20 11 . 20 (86)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 7 . 5 9 . 5 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Margin HWTH by 2 HWTH by 13 level GEEL by 25 GEEL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Arklay (Geelong), Tommy Lahiff (Hawthorn)
Captains: Jack Butcher (Geelong), Jim Bohan (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
12 Barclay, Lionel ? ? 3 ?
1 Butcher, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
30 Howie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Leahy, Pat ? ? 0 ?
27 McHenry, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Nankervis, Vic ? ? 1 ?
10 Patman, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
4 Powell, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
24 Sing, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Southern, Wally ? ? 0 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 20

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Blackman, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) C ? 1 ?
27 Bragg, Dudley FB ? 0 ?
3 Brannan, Andy RO ? 0 ?
12 Campbell, Tom CHF ? 0 ?
11 Carmody, Jack FPR ? 1 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally HFFL ? 2 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart HFFR ? 1 ?
5 Jensen, Allan WR ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack FF ? 3 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
25 Peters, Laurie HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert CHB ? 0 ?
29 Rogers, Bert RU ? 0 ?
1 Slater, Ken RU ? 0 ?
26 Story, Alan FPL ? 1 ?
16 Taylor, Laurie SUB ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPL ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 7

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

Geelong Coach: Tom Arklay
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
21 D. Wilks 27 D. Bragg 19 B. Pavey













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



25 L. Peters 24 A. Prior 17 J. Blackman













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



23 M. Worrall 15 J. Bohan (c) 5 A. Jensen









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 29 B. Rogers 16 L. Taylor
HALF-FORWARD 1 K. Slater

2 W. Culpitt 12 T. Campbell 22 S. Hamilton 3 A. Brannan











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



26 A. Story 9 J. King 11 J. Carmody













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Tommy Lahiff