1945 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1945 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1945 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Keith Shea captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Williams and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.

Geelong
I. Brown, K. Brown, J. Butcher, J. Finn, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, C. Graham, F. Hose, J. Howie, M. Leslie, A. Lindsay, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sing, N. Tompkins, L. Toyne, L. White

Hawthorn
Back: D. Wilks, S. Hamilton, P. Ryan
Half-back: K. Lippiatt, J. Barker, J. Blackman
Centre: M. Worrall, J. Bohan, R. Baldwin
Half-forward: J. McLeod, K. Slater, K. Shea (capt.)
Forward: N. Pearson, K. Bodger, G. Barwick
Follower: T. Campbell, J. King, A. Albiston
Sub.: A. Prior

Geelong (10.16.76) defeated Hawthorn (10.8.68).

Goalkickers
Geelong: V. Nankervis (4), L. White (2), N. Glenister, C. Graham, N. Tompkins, L. Toyne
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (6), K. Bodger (3), G. Barwick

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 26 May 1945
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 10.16.76 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 4 8 . 5 9 . 13 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Hawthorn 3 . 0 4 . 2 8 . 3 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin GEEL by 16 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Williams (Geelong), Keith Shea (Hawthorn)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Keith Shea (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Brown, Ian ? ? 0 ?
21 Brown, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Finn, Joe ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Glenister, Norm ? ? 1 ?
17 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Graham, Colin ? ? 1 ?
8 Hose, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Howie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Leslie, Max ? ? 0 ?
32 Lindsay, Alwyn ? ? 0 ?
15 Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Nankervis, Vic ? ? 4 ?
10 Patman, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
24 Sing, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Tompkins, Neil ? ? 1 ?
33 Toyne, Len ? ? 1 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 16

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Albiston, Alec RO ? 6 ?
11 Baldwin, Roy WR ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
14 Barwick, Geoff FPR ? 1 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
26 Bodger, Ken FF ? 3 ?
15 Bohan, Jim C ? 0 ?
12 Campbell, Tom RU ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart FB ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack RU ? 0 ?
18 Lippiatt, Ken HBFL ? 0 ?
31 McLeod, Jack HFFL↓ ? 0 ?
32 Pearson, Neil FPL ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert SUB↑ ? 0 ?
13 Ryan, Phil BPR ? 0 ?
1 Shea, Keith (c) HFFR ? 0 ?
2 Slater, Ken CHF ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPL ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 8

A. Prior replaced J. McLeod 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

Geelong Coach: Jack Williams
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
21 D. Wilks 22 S. Hamilton 13 P. Ryan













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



18 K. Lippiatt 6 J. Barker 17 J. Blackman













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



23 M. Worrall 15 J. Bohan 11 R. Baldwin









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 T. Campbell 24 A. Prior
HALF-FORWARD 9 J. King

31 J. McLeod 2 K. Slater 1 K. Shea (c) 4 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



32 N. Pearson 26 K. Bodger 14 G. Barwick













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Keith Shea