1944 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1944 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1944 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Jim Bohan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, B. Herbert, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, K. Levey, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Minnis, H. New, C. Newman, B. Scanlan, N. Smith
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Wilks, L. Peters, S. Hamilton
Half-back:
K. Lippiatt, A. Prior, J. Blackman
Centre:
M. Worrall, J. Bohan (capt.), R. Baldwin
Half-forward:
T. Spear, W. Culpitt, J. Carmody
Forward:
J. O'Keefe, J. King, A. Brannan
Follower:
B. Rogers, K. Slater, A. Jensen
Sub.:
A. Angwin
Melbourne (14.27.111) defeated Hawthorn (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (6), P. Beames (3), D. Heywood (2), R. Dowsing, B. Herbert, F. Kennedy
Hawthorn: A. Brannan (2), J. King (2), J. Blackman, J. O'Keefe
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
4,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 4 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 26 | 14 | . | 27 | 14 | . | 27 | (111) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | MELB by 26 | MELB by 63 | MELB by 63 | MELB by 62 | MELB by 62 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Tommy Lahiff
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Jim Bohan
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | New, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 27 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Angwin, Andrew | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Baldwin, Roy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brannan, Andy | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Carmody, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hamilton, Stuart | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jensen, Allan | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | King, Jack | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Lippiatt, Ken | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | O'Keefe, Jack | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Peters, Laurie | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rogers, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Slater, Ken | RU↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Spear, Tom | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Wilks, Don | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 13 | |||
A. Angwin replaced K. Slater 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 21 | D. Wilks | 25 | L. Peters | 22 | S. Hamilton |
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| 20 | K. Lippiatt | 24 | A. Prior | 17 | J. Blackman |
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| 23 | M. Worrall | 15 | J. Bohan (c) | 18 | R. Baldwin |
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| 26 | T. Spear | 2 | W. Culpitt | 11 | J. Carmody | 5 | A. Jensen |
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| 8 | J. O'Keefe | 9 | J. King | 3 | A. Brannan |
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