1945 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1945 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 10 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Jim Bohan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Keith Shea.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Hughes, R. Irwin, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, C. McLean, K. Molloy, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb, N. Wilson
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Wilks, S. Hamilton, B. Rogers
Half-back:
K. Lippiatt, J. Blackman, J. Taylor
Centre:
M. Worrall, J. Bohan (capt.), R. Baldwin
Half-forward:
B. Furler, D. McVilly, N. Pearson
Forward:
J. Cleary, J. King, A. Albiston
Follower:
J. Barker, G. Barwick, J. McLeod
Sub.:
K. Slater
Melbourne (15.14.104) defeated Hawthorn (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), E. O'Rourke (3), I. Porter (3), N. Smith (3), F. Fanning (2), D. Cordner
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (3), G. Barwick (2), J. Bohan (2), J. Cleary (2), J. King (2), J. McLeod
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 20 | HWTH by 7 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 18 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Keith Shea
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jim Bohan
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Molloy, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wilson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Albiston, Alec | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Baldwin, Roy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barwick, Geoff | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Blackman, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bohan, Jim (c) | C | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cleary, Jack | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Furler, Bob | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hamilton, Stuart | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | King, Jack | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Lippiatt, Ken | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McLeod, Jack | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | McVilly, Don | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Pearson, Neil | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Rogers, Bert | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Slater, Ken | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Taylor, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Wilks, Don | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Worrall, Malcolm | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
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 | 22 | S. Hamilton | 7 | B. Rogers |
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| 18 | K. Lippiatt | 17 | J. Blackman | 5 | J. Taylor |
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| 23 | M. Worrall | 15 | J. Bohan (c) | 11 | R. Baldwin |
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| 30 | B. Furler | 29 | D. McVilly | 32 | N. Pearson | 31 | J. McLeod |
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| 33 | J. Cleary | 9 | J. King | 4 | A. Albiston |
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